TY - JOUR N2 - Although the Russian Orthodox Church participates in the activities of the ecumenical movement, it remains sceptical about the evolution of Western Christianity, mainly Protestantism. In particular, attempts to challenge traditional dogmatic and ethical formulations are unacceptable. The Russian Orthodox criticism goes even further when it reveals the sources of the rejection of church tradition in early Protestant theology. In this context, the article presents the main elements of the contemporary Russian Orthodox critique of the Reformation’s rejection of tradition as an authoritative source of Christian faith. The first part outlines the theological and ideological specificity of the Russian Orthodox discourse on the Reformation. The second part presents the Orthodox concept of the authority of tradition in the Church as a starting point for the criticism of the Reformation. The third part discusses the main elements of the criticism of the reformatory concept of sola Scriptura with particular emphasis on its socio-political reasons and consequences. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/104103/PDF/7.%20Skladanowski.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/104103 PY - 2018 EP - 107 DO - 10.24425/119663 KW - Russian Orthodox Church KW - Reformation KW - tradition A1 - Składanowski, Marcin PB - Polskia Akademia Nauk - Komitet Nauk Teologicznych VL - Tom 13 DA - 2019.02.25 T1 - Tradition and politics. Contemporary russian orthodox criticism of the Reformation onthe example of the dispute over the authority of tradition SP - 93 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/104103 T2 - Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN ER -