N. Ya. DANILEVSKY AND THE TRADITION OF SECULAR THEOLOGY IN RUSSIA

Annotation

The article analyzes the tradition of secular theology in Russia. Its origins are revealed, and a classification of the main stages of development is given. One of the most striking episodes in the development of secular theology on Russian soil is the concept of N.Ya. Danilevsky. Danilevsky developed his concept within the framework of Orthodox theology, in a polemic with Catholicism and its Russian followers. The most prominent adept of Catholicism on Russian soil was V.S. Solovyov. Accordingly, N.Ya. Danilevsky’s theological concept was personally directed against the latter’s ecclesiology («Vladimir Solovyov on Orthodoxy and Catholicism», 1885). In the future, the followers of V.S. Solovyov did everything to ensure that the theological concept of their idol’s opponent did not receive proper dissemination. It is time to restore the violated justice.

Keywords

secular theology, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Slavophiles, conservatism

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This study was supported by grant No. 24-28-00533 from the Russian Science Foundation,
https://rscf.ru/project/24-28-00533/; the Dostoevsky Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy