Heretical Orthodoxy: Lev Tolstoi and the Russian Orthodox Church

Abstract

Heretical Orthodoxy er ny historisk fremstilling af forholdet mellem Lev Tolstoj og den russisk-ortodokse kirke. Pål Kolstø analyserer indflydelsen af ortodoks teologi og spiritualitet på Tolstojs religiøse tænkning, samt hvordan den russisk-ortodokse kirke reagerede på Tolstojs religiøse ideer og forsøgte at modvirke dem. Heretical Orthodoxy provides a new historical account of the relationship between Leo Tolstoy and the Russian Orthodox Church. Pål Kolstø analyses the connections and influences of Orthodox teachings on Tolstoy’s religious thinking, and also investigates how the Russian Orthodox Church reacted to Tolstoy’s religious ideas and attempted to counteract them.