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Hainickaya E.A.

Orthodox female monasticism of Amur Region: Past and Present

This article discusses the modern tradition of monasticism with the Amur Region convents as an example. The article reflects the main stages of the convent history and the features of the convent lifestyle. The article also identifies the main functions and mission of convents. The article denotes the main problems, which convents face nowadays in the process of formation.

Keywords: the traditions of the Orthodox Culture, degree of monkhood, Amur region, Bogorodichno-Albazinsky St. - Nicholas Monastery, Tyndensky Pokrovsky convents, Petropavloskiy convents in Khabarovsk Territory, Diocesan convents in the name of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow in the JAR.

Kotlyar E.R.

Ethno-cultural parallels in the symbolism, semantics, and arts and crafts attributes of the Jewish synagogue and Orthodox liturgy

The article defines the term «Liturgy» in Judaism and Orthodoxy, and gives a comparative analysis of the semantics and the design of objects used in the Orthodox and Jewish liturgical practice: synagogue menorahs, Hanukkah and church menorahs, the Jewish Torah and the Orthodox Gospel, Jewish bsamim and Orthodox censers, vessels for wine and ritual meals.

Keywords: Liturgy, temple, ritual, worship, the synagogue, the Orthodox Church.

Abbyasov R.R.

Implementation of basic principles of the social program of Russian Muslims through Muslim organizations activities

The article discusses the social program of Russian Muslims from the perspective of the practical implementation of its provisions in the work of Muslim organizations. As a result of the research, the author comes to a number of important conclusions: the implementation of the directions outlined in the policy document complies with the objectives, however, it is more of a spontaneous character. The author concludes on the need to develop common mechanisms for implementing the key provisions of the social program of Russian Muslims.

Keywords: Islam, implementation of the social program of Russian Muslims, Muslims’ social activity.

Dzutsev H.V.

Hugaeva А.А.

Dibirova A.P.

Islamism as a form of religious extremism in the modern world

This article is written on the materials of modern world literature on the problem of religious extremism.

Keywords: post-industrial society, a Christian country, religious pluralism and religious tolerance, the traditional Muslim society, religious fundamentalism, insurgents, sin, self-identity, the emancipation of women in Western society, the sacred passwords of Islam, the French «secularism» and Islam, sectarian conflict, confrontation line: «power-people», economic crisis.

Osokin A.N.

Philosophers and theologists discuss the sourсes of Christian ethics

The article deals with the problem of sources of ethics in the XX century. Philosophers and theologists’ approaches of different confessions (for example, Protestantism, Catholicism) are analyzed. The question if believers and atheists may come to an agreement is discussed. There is an attempt to find the way of development of philosophical and religious dialogue. The author underlines the importance of avoiding a recurrence of events which happened in the second third of the 20th century.

Keywords: transcendentality, immanency, secular culture, ethical category, dialectical theology, political category, secular ethics.

Authors

Abbyasov R.R., The Russia Muftis Council, The First Deputy Chairman.

Dibirova A.P., Candidate of Biological Sciences, a senior researcher at the North Ossetian Institute for Social Research Center of the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Dzutsev H.V., Doctor of Social Sciences, head of the North Ossetian Social Research Center, Institute of Socio-Political Studies, Head of the department of sociology and social processes of the K.L. Khetagurov North Ossetian State University, Vladikavkaz.

Hainickaya E.A., Graduate student of the FGBOU VPO “Sholom -Aleichem Priamursky State University”, Assistant Department of History and Archival.

Hugaeva А.А., Candidate of Sociological Sciences, assistant professor of sociology and social processes of the K.L. Khetagurov North Ossetian State University, Vladikavkaz.

Kotlyar E.R., Associate Professor, Department of Decorative Arts of Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University, Simferopol.

Osokin A.N., Pedagogical Institute of Vologda State University, Law Faculty, the department of theoretical and law subjects, assistant.