Theology officially become Russia’s scientific specialty – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, October 12 – RIA Novosti. Higher Attestation Commission under the Federal Ministry of Education has approved Russia’s new scientific specialty “theology”, her passport posted on the website of the Commission.

“Function reveals the content of theology , base sections of theology, studying the sources of theological knowledge, the basics of faith and religious rituals, historical forms and practices of the religious organization, its religious service, religious cultural heritage in different contexts, “- the document says.

“The theological study aims to identify, analyze and interpret the relevant aspects of religious life, and their correlation with the norms of a particular religious tradition. An important area subject field specialty” Theology “is the study of the history and current status of religious organizations other denominational teachings and organizations, as well as the state and society “- follows from the passport.

Among the theological areas of research indicated the history of religions, the theory of culture, an analysis of sacred texts, doctrine of religious traditions and religious apologetics, domestic law confessions, the methodology of theology and Comparative theological study, teaching about the relationship between faith and reason, and attitudes toward science, understanding of the problems of the individual, the actual problems of modernity and the historical process, the study of the religious factor in politics, as well as religious ceremonies and religious education.

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The Russian Orthodox Church earlier explained that the religious higher education was finally formed two lines – spiritual formation to train clergy and secular religious education. Example Orthodox secular universities – Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox University, and the Russian Orthodox University. In a number of secular Russian universities appeared the department of theology. President Vladimir Putin said in August that the administration of the department of theology in secular institutions of higher education – the prerogative of the universities themselves.

Patriarch Kirill, among other things, Professor Emeritus of the Russian Scientific Center of Surgery, said that “science – one of the deepest expression of our spiritual nature.” He also said that the theological schools of the Russian Church are ready to invite professors of natural science universities that future priests could learn about the latest achievements of science and to speak with the public in the language they understand, and the Church, in turn, will be familiar with modern theological science students of the university, to be interested in it.