Russian Orthodox Church

The article is devoted to theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of Sunday school in the religious education system of the Russian Orthodox Church. Discusses the origin and historical development of the Sunday school in Russia. The structure of the modern system of religious education of the Russian Orthodox Church, describes the features of the organization of religious education in the Saratov diocese. Describes basic functions, forms, types, levels, typological properties of the modern Sunday schools for children.

The article is devoted to theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of Sunday school in the religious education system of the Russian Orthodox Church. Discusses the origin and historical development of the Sunday school in Russia. The structure of the modern system of religious education of the Russian Orthodox Church, describes the features of the organization of religious education in the Saratov diocese. Describes basic functions, forms, types, levels, typological properties of the modern Sunday schools for children.

The article is devoted to the analysis of social practices of modern Orthodox Sunday parochial education in the Russian Orthodox Church. The characteristic of the system Sunday parochial education in intercession Pokrovskaya and Nikolaev diocese. Discusses the basic aspects of the functioning of the modern Sunday educational groups. Presents the results of the survey of parents‘ attitudes towards teaching children in Sunday school.

In article participation of Russian Orthodox Church in political socialization of modern youth in Russia is analyzed. Characteristics of forms and methods of church youth policy with which the ROC expands are distinguished and deepens the religious influence on youth, at the same time promoting process of assimilation by the person of the values and regulations leading to forming of the qualities and properties allowing to adapt in this political system and to carry out political roles and functions.

This article contains an overview of the historical and sociological institutional features of the first church and Sunday schools in Russia, carried out by drawing on the works of S. I. Miropol’skii, N. А. Lavrovskii, Y. V. Abramov. It describes the historical and social conditions of the emergence of church and Sunday schools in Russia.

The article is devoted to the sociological analysis of modern Orthodox youth of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROCh)churching phenomenon. The empirical basis of the analysis is formed by the all-Russian sociological surveys of Levada-Center, VTsIOM, as well as by the results of regional quantitative and qualitative sociological studies of Russian youth religiosity. The quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the churching of modern Orthodox youth are presented.