CHURCH ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AT RISK WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN A DIFFICULT LIFE SITUATION

Nikolay Fedorovich Basov

Kostroma Theological Seminary, Kostroma, Russia

Email: bibliokds@mail.ru

Issue: № 3 (19), 2022

Pages: 139

Annotation

The article describes the forms of church assistance to families in difficult life situations. Among the crisis points the following can be identified: problems of family and childhood protection, areas of assistance to children left without parental care, support for a large family and opposition to abortion. In general, there are several areas of church support for the family: educational; assistance to women and families; parish work; resource mobilization; training and exchange of experience. This article is the last work of the Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences Nikolai Fedorovich Basov and is published in the journal «Ipatievsky Bulletin» at the personal lifetime request of the author. It presents the material collected by the author for writing a chapter of a textbook on social work.

Keywords

Russian Orthodox Church, social service, family, coronavirus.

For citation

Basov N. F. Church assistance to families at risk who find themselves in a difficult life situation // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2022. № . 3. Р. 139–149 (In Russian). https:// doi.org/10.24412/2309–5164–2022–3–139–149