On November 27, 2024, in the Church of Martyr Tatiana at Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow, a round table was held, completing the joint project «Priest of the XXI century» of the portal Bogoslov.ru and the online magazine «Tatiana's Day».
The round table was held in the Church of Martyr Tatiana at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The discussion was attended by: Protpriest Vladimir Vigilyansky, rector of the Church of Martyr Tatiana at Moscow State University; Archpriest Nikolai Emelyanov, vice-rector for strategic development at Orthodox Svyato-Tikhonovsky Humanitarian University; Hieromonk Iriney (Pikovsky), acting vice-rector for academic work at St.html">Sretensky Theological Academy; Oksana Kuropatkina, associate professor at the Center for the Study of Religions at the Russian State University for the Humanities; Peter Chistyakov, associate professor at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at PSTU; Roman Lunkin, head of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Elizaveta Shiryaeva-Ordynskaya, graduate student at the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University; Ekaterina Shevchenko, student at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University; Alexander Karasev, student at Moscow Theological University academy. The discussion was moderated by Daniel Sidorov, editor of «Tatiana's Day» and Priest Anatoly Kolot, deputy editor-in-chief of the portal Theologov.ru.
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The following issues were touched upon during the round table:
- has the clergy in modern Russia become an organic part of society or are they still people from another planet?
- what does secular society expect from priests and how realistic are these expectations?
- the rise of anti-clerical sentiment — myth or fact?
- Is there a crisis of pastoral vocations in Russia, what are its causes and ways out of it?
The participants of the discussion also discussed articles published within the framework of the project «Priest of the XXI century».
The participants of the discussion also discussed articles published within the framework of the project «Priest of the XXI century».
According to those present, the figure of the Orthodox priest in Russian society is of keen interest, but his image is still contradictory, and the expectations of secular people from the pastor — vague. Experts' opinions on anticlericalism in Russia and the crisis of pastoral vocations were divided. The participants emphasized that such discussions are important both for the scientific study of the issue and for intra-church reflection, and they should be continued.
The transcript of the roundtable will be published in the online journal «Tatyanin Day».
Special project «Priest XXI century» dedicated to the perception of the Orthodox priest by Russian society, was launched on February 26 by the scientific theological portal Bogoslov.ru and the Christian online magazine of Moscow State University «Tatyanin Day». Over the course of the year, both publications published articles on how our compatriots see want to see a priest, as well as the extent to which their expectations correspond to reality. Published articles include— surveys, expert commentary, analytical reviews, photo stories.
Bogoslov.ru/Patriarchy.ru
