Особенности генезиса христианского антитринитарного движения в Польско-Литовском государстве и формирования Малой реформатской церкви

Abstract

The article examines the genesis of the Christian anti-Trinitarian movement in the Polish-Lithuanian state and the subsequent formation of the Lesser Reformed Church. To achieve this goal, the authors identify three main factors that in their combination led to the unique situation of the emergence of religious freedom in the Polish-Lithuanian state in the second half of the XVI century, including: weak royal power, the struggle of Catholic and Orthodox religious denominations, and a tense foreign policy situation. According to the article, the creation of the Minor Reformed Church was a landmark event in the history of the country and Europe, as it consolidated the position of the adherents of Christian anti-trinitarian ideas. The article distinguishes and describes the char-acteristic features of the Polish radical Reformation, playing an important role in the formation of Christian ide-as based on the belief in One God and rejecting the concept of the Trinity in Europe as well as contributing to the development of social thought, culture and science of all the peoples of the Polish-Lithuanian state.