THE EASTERN ORTHODOX TRADITION IN LIGHT OF F. M. DOSTOYEVSKY THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, AND ITS KEY THEOLOGICAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES WITH EVANGELICALISM
THE EASTERN ORTHODOX TRADITION IN LIGHT OF F. M. DOSTOYEVSKY THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, AND ITS KEY THEOLOGICAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES WITH EVANGELICALISM

Summary/Abstract: In the 21st century, Western society has shifted from Christian culture into a culture of almost complete agnosticism or even atheism. This caused the need for unification among the church and the different denominations increased their ecumenical dialogues with each other. In recent times, the Russian-Ukrainian war, blessed by the current Russian Eastern Orthodox patriarch Kirill, has caused some controversies and confusion for Western Christians. Given that, it is interesting and necessary to research Eastern Orthodox Christianity from an Evangelical perspective. Instead of focusing on the current situation, the paper investigates the Eastern Orthodox church in the 18th century Russia as described by F. M. Dostoyevsky in the Brothers Karamazov, and gives a comparison the theology of the Orthodox Church and Evangelicalism, followed by a conclusion. To conduct the research, the author’s resources were used both from the evangelical movement and from the Orthodox denomination.

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