Leo Tolstoy is a world famous writer. Many of his creations have become true masterpieces of literature. At the same time, the outstanding author had some of his own religious views, which drew significant criticism from the Russian Orthodox Church.
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy received the sacrament of holy baptism and belonged to the Orthodox Church. However, over time, the writer in a number of his works puts forward thoughts that contradict the Christian Orthodox tradition. So, in the work "Resurrection" Tolstoy clearly demonstrated his unwillingness to accept the basic doctrinal truths of Christianity.
Lev Nikolaevich rejected the main teaching of Orthodoxy about the Trinity of God. Tolstoy did not recognize faith in the Holy Trinity. In addition, he considered the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary impossible, which led to the derogatory image of the Most Holy Theotokos. The dogma about the divine nature of Christ was also not accepted by the author, and the event of the Resurrection of Christ in the eyes of the writer was an ordinary myth.
Lev Nikolaevich not only adhered to such views, he announced his teaching to the people. That is why at the end of the 19th century a special heretical trend appeared in Christianity - "Tolstoyism".
Tolstoy dared to write his own view of the sacred history of the New Testament. The result of this was the writing by the author of his gospel. In addition, Tolstoy created a serious work on the study of the New Testament, about 800 pages in length, in which he spoke out sharply against the basic truths of Christianity, sometimes used abuse in words and compromised the modern clergy in every possible way.
Such activities of Count Leo Tolstoy simply could not fail to attract the attention of the Church. The result of the writer's anti-Christian works was the excommunication of the author from the Church in 1901. Tolstoy was offered the possibility of repentance, but the writer never renounced his religious views. Therefore, until now, Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy is considered excommunicated from the Orthodox Church.
