PROBLEMS OF STUDYING LITURGICS IN THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND NEW APPROACHES TO OVERCOMING THEM
The article is devoted to understanding the problems associated with the study of liturgics as a science of worship at the undergraduate level of theological educational institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. One of the main problems associated with the study of Orthodox worship in theological seminaries is the low level of residual knowledge of liturgics among graduates of Bachelor of theological seminaries. To solve this problem, it is important to formulate an accurate and achievable goal of studying liturgics at the undergraduate level. It is important to adjust the structure of the curriculum of the discipline “Liturgics”, so that, on the one hand, students could study the procedure for performing the statutory divine service, on the other hand, gain the skills to assimilate its content and meaning in the context of preparing for pastoral ministry. In the course of studying liturgics, it is necessary to correlate theoretical training with practical training of students associated with direct regular participation in Orthodox worship during training. The existing problems associated with the assimilation of liturgics by undergraduate students can be solved during the consistent introduction of new approaches to the study of Orthodox worship into the educational process of the theological educational institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. They are contained in the Standard Work Program of the discipline “Liturgics”, approved by the Board of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2021, and the development of a professional community of teachers of liturgics.