The book by Deacon Andrei Kuraev, professor at the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute, is devoted to the issue that is at the center of Orthodox-Protestant discussions - the question of what place the Bible occupies in the life of the Church. Was it only the Bible that Christ left to people? Is it only through the Bible that Christ comes and addresses us? The book raises questions about the relationship between Scripture and Church Tradition, about the Christian perception of history, about the relationship between matter and Spirit. The purpose of the book is to protect people (both Protestants, Orthodox, and secular researchers) from overly simplified understanding of Orthodoxy and explain what exactly makes Orthodoxy a religious tradition significantly different from Protestantism. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus'