Science and Religion in the Russian Federation nowadays:Conflict or dialogue?

• Main Author: German E. Bokov
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Academic Publishing House Researcher 2016-09-01
• Series: Evropejskij Issledovatelʹ
• Subjects: science and religion; the Russian Orthodox Church; theology; religious studies; secular culture; a human being; technology; violence; atheism; ethics
• Online Access: http://www.erjournal.ru/journals_n/1475241163.pdf

The article discusses the main aspects of the relationship between science and religion in the Russian Federation nowadays. It shows an official position of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the latest scientific developments, secular culture, and education as well as separate views of different scientists, theologians, and philosophers about it. In particular, the paper examines reaction from academic community in the Russian Federation towards some attempts of introduction of theology in to secular space science and education. This article introduces different points of view about the problem of choice of the world view reference points in contemporary conditions when Christian theology substantiates the necessity of science and religion interaction.