State-confessional relations in Russia: trends and prospects

The article deals with current problems of the development of stateconfessional relations in modern Russia, as well as analyzes individual historical stages that directly determined the main directions in the interaction between the institutions of the Church and the state. The author highlights the key areas of relations between the Church and the state in modern conditions, and notes the difficulties in spreading the religious worldview. The article identifies the challenges and threats that arise in the conditions of functioning of stateconfessional relations, as well as considers the positive and negative aspects of the impact of religious organizations on various spheres of society. Based on empirical data, it is shown how adherents of various religious doctrines perceive the activities of religious organizations in the framework of cooperation with the state. The influence of religious values and attitudes on the functioning of moral norms in society is analyzed. New prospects and ways of development in the interaction of various public institutions and religious organizations in the modern socio-political space are outlined. As a result, we identified common tasks directed towards transforming the social life of society, which are being solved jointly at the state-Church level in our country.

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