November 19-20, 2024 on the basis of the Saratov Theological Seminary with the support of the Teaching Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church held the IV seminar of the Community of Teachers and Researchers of Church History disciplines, combined with the profile professional development program «Actual problems of teaching and studying the history of the Russian Orthodox Church». The event was aimed at improving the professional level of teachers of the history of the Russian Orthodox Church working in theological schools and secular educational organizations. During the seminar, lectures were delivered by researchers from leading theological schools of the Russian Orthodox Church and secular universities.
On the first day of the seminar there was a solemn opening, during which the participants were addressed by Metropolitan Ignatius of Saratov and Volga. The welcoming speech of the Chairman of the Training Committee, Protopriest Maxim Kozlov, was also announced.
Further lectures were delivered by: Doctor of Theological Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of General and Russian Church History and Canon Law at Protopriest Maxim Kozlov of the Orthodox Svyato-Tikhonovsky Humanitarian University. University N.Y. Sukhova; Doctor of Historical Sciences Professor of St. Petersburg Theological Academy S.L. Firsov; Candidate of Historical Sciences Vice-Rector for Research of the Ekaterinburg Seminary Archpriest Peter Mangilev; Candidate of Historical Sciences, Doctor of Philological Sciences Professor of The Church Postgraduate School and Doctoral School named after Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius A.Y. Vinogradov. Vinogradov.
Also with brief presentations on auxiliary historical disciplines, spoke: Doctor of Historical Sciences, leading researcher of the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences K.A. Averyanov; Candidate of Historical Sciences, Candidate of Theology, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Theological Work of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences Archpriest Konstantin Kostromin; Doctor of Historical Sciences, leading researcher of the St. Petersburg Institute of Historical Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences E.K. Piotrovskaya; Candidate of Historical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of codicological research and scientific and technical expertise of documents of the Department of Manuscripts and Documents of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
On November 20, lectures were delivered to the participants of the course by: Ph. Hegumen Ferapont (Shirokov) of the Vologda Theological Seminary; Candidate of Theology, Associate Professor of the Department of Church History at Moscow Theological Academy P.E. Lipovetsky; Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the St. Petersburg V.B. Bobkov Branch of the Russian Customs Academy I.V. Petrov; Archpriest Kirill Krasnoshchekov, Candidate of Theology, Head of the Department of Church History of the Saratov Theological Seminary; Deacon Sergius Kulpinov, Doctor of Church History, Professor of the Department of Church History and Philology of the Ekaterinburg Theological Seminary; M.V. Pervushin, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Church History of the MDA.
Course attendees had the opportunity to ask questions to the lecturers, as well as in the format of round tables to exchange experiences and opinions on current issues of research and teaching the history of the Russian Orthodox Church. The most active discussion was devoted to the issues of methodological support for teaching the subject and the preparation of term papers and graduate qualification works on church history, the work of researchers and students in archives, and the scientific and publishing work of church history publications.
The advanced training courses were attended by more than one hundred people from spiritual educational institutions and theological divisions of state universities.
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