Description
Heretical Orthodoxy provides a comprehensive analysis of Lev Tolstoi’s spiritual philosophy and his fraught relationship with Russian Orthodoxy. Pål Kolstø examines how Tolstoi, despite being branded a heretic by the Church, maintained a profound commitment to Christian principles and Orthodox theological traditions.
The book explores Tolstoi’s critique of institutional religion while tracing his intellectual debt to Orthodox thought. Kolstø demonstrates how Tolstoi’s heretical positions on faith, morality, and church authority paradoxically emerge from deeply Orthodox sources. Through careful textual analysis and historical context, the work illuminates the philosophical foundations of Tolstoi’s spiritual journey and his attempt to reconcile personal conscience with religious tradition. This study is essential for understanding both Tolstoi’s religious thought and the broader relationship between individual belief and institutional religion in Russian intellectual history.
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