Первый выпуск возрожденной Саратовской духовной семинарии 1947–1951 годов: начальствующие, учащие и учащиеся

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the revival process of theological education in the conditions of pressure on the Russian Orthodox Church of the atheistic Soviet state, using the example of the first graduates of the Saratov Theological Seminary, revived in 1947. The article shows the traditions and problems inherited from the pre-revolutionary Saratov Theological Seminary, and new challenges dictated by the godless atheistic state. Changes in the teaching staff of the seminary during the period under study and their impact on the process of education and upbringing of seminarians are considered. The results of teaching the seminarians are illustrated by the memories of colleagues and parishioners, reviews of the clergy, and archival documents of the authorized of the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church (hereinafter referred to as the Council). Based on the analysis of the first seminary graduates’ destiny, a conclusion was made about the effectiveness of the educational process at the Saratov Theological Seminary in 1947–1951.