Criticism of Peter the Great synodical solutions in the Russian Orthodox Church in beginnings of the XX century Cover Image

Krytyka piotrowych rozwiązań synodalnych w łonie Rosyjskiej Cerkwi Prawosławnej w początkach XX wieku
Criticism of Peter the Great synodical solutions in the Russian Orthodox Church in beginnings of the XX century

Author(s): Kamila Pawełczyk-Dura
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: The Russian Orthodox Church; The Most Holy Governing Synod; reforms

Summary/Abstract: The synodal system, established on Russia by the tsar of Peter the Great, in beginnings of the 20th century was in the deep ideological crisis and the organizational impasse. Social and political tensions, characteristic of the being on the decline autocracy state, were felt also by the Orthodox intelligence, which - carried with the slogans of freedom and self-determination – began to openly criticize the solutions of Peter and demanded the restitution of conciliarity of the Russian Orthodox Church.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 187-195
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish