THE DOGMATIC SYSTEM OF ARCHIMANDRITE MAKARIY (PETROVICH; † 1765) RECTOR OF TVER SEMINARY: SYNTHESIS OF SCHOLASTICISM AND ORTHODOX DOGMA IN RUSSIAN THEOLOGY OF THE XVIII CENTURY

Igor Alexandrovich Sidorov

Training Center for Church Specialists of the Kostroma Diocese, St. Petersburg Theological Academy

Email: spdakods@yandex.ru

Issue: № 4 (32), 2025

Pages: 34

Annotation

The study examines the dogmatic system of an outstanding Russian theologian, preacher of Slavic- Greek- Latin Academy, Archimandrite of the Zheltikov monastery and rector of Tver Theological Seminary Makariy (Petrovich). As rector and teacher of Tver Seminary, Archimandrite Makariy proposed his own and original dogmatic system, enriching the Russian dogmatic school. The topic of the article is devoted to the study of the theological legacy of Archimandrite Makariy (Petrovich), and is related to a systematic study of the history of dogmatic theology of the synodal period. The article is based on the analysis of the text of Archimandrite Makariy (Petrovich) 's work "Dogmatic Theology or the Eastern Orthodox Church, which contains everything that a Christian seeking his salvation should know and do" in historical context, and is intended to make a small contribution to the formation of a holistic view of Russian theology as an integral part of the entire patristic heritage of the Church. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that Archimandrite Macarius' work deserves the highest theological assessment. Archimandrite Macarius' presentation of the Orthodox doctrine of faith was a harmonious synthesis of scholastic methodology and Orthodox dogma in 18th-century Russian theology.

Keywords

Archimandrite Makariy (Petrovich), rector of Tver Theological Seminary, dogmatic theology, scholasticism, doctrine of faith, Russian theology of the XVIII century

For citation

Sidorov I. A. The Dogmatic System of Archimandrite Makariy (Petrovich; † 1765) Rector of Tver Seminary: synthesis of Scholasticism and Orthodox dogma in Russian theology of the XVIII century // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2025. № 4. Р. 34–50 (In Russian). https:// doi.org/10.24412/2309–5164–2025–4–34–50