Wolff writes beautifully and conveys the twists and turns of his argument with finesse, providing a stimulating presentation of these issues. His facility with Italian and Latin bring sources from the Uniate hierarchy and the Vatican to life in a way that so many working on this subject cannot achieve…Scholars of religion and identity in Eastern Europe should appreciate this thoughtful analysis of a significant and complex period in Uniate Church history.
- Barbara Skinner, Russian Review
Wolff has performed brilliantly in providing a new view of how the Enlightenment influenced the rulers and states who reshaped the Uniate Church.
- Frank E. Sysyn, Slavonic and East European Review
Offer[s] a convincing synthesis of the dynamics within the Uniate Church triggered by the partitions of Poland…Though-provoking.
- Paweł Zając, Austrian History Yearbook
Rich in detail and attentive to numerous shifts across several dimensions of history…a decidedly engaging piece which presents a wealth of historical detail, situated within the last two decades of emerging research, and advance[es] our understanding of episodic shifts in religion and identity in East Central Europe.
- Joel Brady, Catholic Historical Review