The experience of reforming theological education in Russia in the 1990-2000s: directions and prospects

Grigoryeva Natalia А., Simonova Maria А., Resnyanskiy Sergei I.

The article, which continues the series of authors' publications on the history of theological education, examines the evolution of the secular and confessional systems of theological education in Russia over the past thirty years. Particular attention is paid to the tasks of the state and the church in this area and the choice of ways to solve them. The stages of reforming domestic systems of theological education are determined and characterized. The assessments of the process and expected results of the reform of domestic systems of theological education are presented. The importance of church-state interaction in the development of the institutional, content and value foundations of theological education is emphasized. The methodological basis of the research is made up of the principles of historicism, scientific objectivity, consistency and complexity, which make it possible to study the historical experience of the development of theological education, problems and achievements in this area. The novelty of the research lies in the rethinking of the conceptual foundations of the historical experience of reforming theological education in Russia in the 1990-2000s.

Keywords:theological education; value bases; reforms.