Alexandru Scarlat Sturza (Sturdza) – filosof, istoric, diplomat, consilier la curtea lui Alexandru I, reprezentant de frunte al sociologiei religioase, teologiei laice şi politice – de la naşterea căruia se împlinesc la 18 noiembrie curent 220 de ani (1791 – 1854), provoacă interes tot mai viu la cercetătorii din ţară şi de peste hotare. Deşi […]

From the nineteenth century the Russian Patrology science has been experiencing a new stage. Patrology has been placed as a separate discipline in the history section of the Russian theological education. From the early years of the nineteenth century started the studying of the life, the Saint Fathers works and teachings. There appeared a series […]

The nineteenth century signed various reforms in the Russian theological education. The tsar Alexander I issued new regulations for the organization of religious and theological education. It continued with a lay and scholastic spirit, the political element monopolizing the Church. Although more structured, theological education was undergoing a series of innovative challenges, which had not […]

Church and sects has always been a painful chapter in the contemporary period of the Russian Orthodoxy, which for centuries has been banned in Russia. From the nineteenth century it received regulation and support from the state. Thus, the missionary work of the Russian Orthodox Church began, which arose not only the missionary’s, but studies […]