An Athos Beyond Athos: The Spiritual Commonwealth of the Holy Mountain
by Reader Nicholas Chapman A review of: Speake, Graham. A History of the Athonite Commonwealth: The Spiritual and Cultural Diaspora of Mount Athos (Cambridge University Press). 294 pp. • $39.95 • Paperback • ISBN: 978–1-10834–922-2 I am writing this review on the feast day of the Elevation…