The organization of sacral squares of historical cities, which not only emphasizes the importance of sacral objects, but also plays an important role in the formation of the spatial structure of the city, is researched. On the basis of our analysis, the peculiarities of formation, which allow to preserve an aesthetic and spiritual value of the squares during the centuries, are studied.
The article explores the unity of the system of church canons. The main attention is focused on the problem of the search for spirituality, which are examined in the article in anthropological, ethical and existence aspects.
The article analyzes the work of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky devoted to the problem of unification of Ukrainian churches. The Metropolitan’s view on the issues of separation caused by foreign influences on historical, cultural and mental development of the Ukrainian people is being researched. It turns out that A.Sheptytsky put great hopes in the reunification of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, which, being combined dogmatically with the West and ritually with the East, was objectively intended to work. Practical activity of A.
Jn the basis of scientific, historical, philosophical and religious sources in the article analyzed the role and place of the Christian religion in the life and wod of the brilliant poet Taras Shevchenko, rating of philosopher of religion as an important factor in the formation of high morals and spirituality as an individual and all-people.
In the article the features of canonical and legal interpretation of the concept “Church”. The basic approaches dogmatic understanding of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ, the Divine institution. We study two stages of institution of the Church: old Testament and new Testament.