Ipatievsky Vestnik № 1 (17), 2022

This article presents a student essay by the future professor Archpriest F.A. Golubinsky, which he wrote at the Kostroma Theological Seminary in 1813 at the age of 16. This work also has a second author’s title: «The Word about false shame». This work is composed in the style of a sermon and is devoted to the consideration of false shame as a phenomenon in the field of morality. The author examines the causes of the origin of false shame, its influence on the life and soul of a person, and also suggests ways to combat it. The author confirms each conclusion with examples and/or quotations from the Holy Scriptures.

Based on the material of the so-called «dispute about Sophia» (20s – 30s of the XX century), the article formulates the problem of the rationalist methodology of Archpriest Sergius Bulgakov. As an illustration of the following method it is proposes analysis of the key points of the kenotic Christology of Fr. Sergius. The author comes to the conclusion that this teaching, as an attempt to build a consistent and understandable Christology, in its method contradicts the main idea of the Christological dogma — the hypostatic unity of the God-man.

The doctrine of the high priestly ministry of Jesus Christ in the material heavenly sanctuary was conditioned by the original antitrinitarianism of the founders of Adventism. In the visions of Elena White, this is emphasized by the different scale of the glory and power of the Father and the Son. Traces of these views have been preserved in the underestimation of the role of the Holy Spirit in the work of our salvation and the not fully resolved question of the sinful nature of Jesus Christ. The doctrine of the heavenly sanctuary has significantly distorted the traditional church teaching about our salvation history, adding to it, in particular, the idea of the Sabbath as the seal of God.

This article, as well as the previously published collection of materials on the 19th century, presents in chronological order the texts from various sources collected by the author for writing a book about Theodorovskaya Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. All dates in the text are given according to the old style, abbreviations are disclosed without additional reservations or (in case of their possible ambiguity) by means of square brackets, the author’s explanations are highlighted in square brackets. Quoting is done primarily in accordance with modern spelling and punctuation standards.

The article presents the history of the development of monastic and church libraries in the Kostroma province. It is demonstrated for how long they performed the most important historical and cultural functions: religious, educational, missionary, etc. In the XIX century, along with the monasteries — the main book centers in the province, other largest libraries emerged (theological seminary, provincial gymnasium, etc.), and, in addition, private individuals began to collect books.

The article examines the history of the revival of Russian theological schools of the Russian Orthodox Church in the late XX – early XXI centuries. and the establishment of new periodical scientific and theological magazines. Theological magazines became not only the fruit of the intense research work of representatives of the professorial and teaching corporations of the universities of the Russian Church, but also evidence of the revival of Russian theological thought, the living intellectual preaching of the Gospel, making a significant contribution to the global theological heritage.

This article is devoted to the description of the experience of compiling a missionary calendar. In its structure, it is divided into Liturgical, public and educational orientation of information. The practical significance of the calendar is that there are more missionary reasons in the public space to share knowledge about the Orthodox tradition, discuss various issues on the topics of calendar events, try to spend holidays in their parishes, Sunday schools, families, friends, businesses and any professional environment.

The article is devoted to the fundamental differences in the understanding of the reform of parish administration adopted by the Russian Orthodox Church under state pressure during the campaign to return to «Leninist norms» in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The adoption of the external forms of the congregational structure of the parish turned into an ecclesiastical and canonical catastrophe due to the difference in understanding and goals of the state and the Church. Based on the study and comparison of various meanings embedded by the ideologically atheistic party and state apparatus on the one hand, and the church hierarchy on the other, it was possible to determine the boundaries of different understanding and goals of the state and the Church. On the basis of the studied documents, it was possible to find out and determine the conclusions about the form and content of the reform, which, due to the difference in meanings and the contradictions that arose, led to a crisis in church parish life.

The missionary activity of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church on the North American continent during the existence of Russian America (1741–1867) is a vivid example of the successful preaching of the Gospel among peoples who did not know about the Christian faith. The article is devoted to a review of the apostolic works of Russian missionaries in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, which served not only to acquaint local peoples with the Orthodox faith, but also to form a positive attitude towards the Russian state and the Russian Orthodox Church. The result of the activities of Orthodox missionaries was the creation in Alaska of stable centers of the Orthodox Church, which contributed to the preservation of Russian spiritual culture up to the present day.

This article presents an interview with the oldest teacher of the Kostroma Theological Seminary, head of the Department of Church History and Church-practical Disciplines, Candidate of theology Archpriest Alexander Karyagin (b. 1949). In this interview, Father Alexander, in particular, talks about the life of the Church in the 60–80s of the twentieth century; study at Leningrad theological schools; his church and diplomatic service in Bulgaria. Special attention in the interview is paid to the person of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov), who became for Father Alexander an example of service to the Church of Christ and Holy Russia.