Ilarion Zeremski and Irinej Ćirić at The Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy: A Contribution to the History of Formation of Serbian Theological Elite in Russia Cover Image

Иларион Зеремски и Иринеј Ћирић на Московској духовној академији: прилог историји формирања српске богословске елите у Русији
Ilarion Zeremski and Irinej Ćirić at The Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy: A Contribution to the History of Formation of Serbian Theological Elite in Russia

Author(s): Vladislav Puzović
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Sociology of Religion
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: Ilarion Zeremski; Irinej Ćirić; Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy; Serbian theology; Serbian-Russian theological connections

Summary/Abstract: According to documents from Moscow archives, the religious and scientific context, historical course and theological significance of the studying of two important Serbian bishops and theologians, Ilarion Zeremski and Irinej Ćirić, at the Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries have been researched. The process of their theological education in Sergiev Posad, so far unknown to Serbian science, was of a decisive importance for their theological and scientific work latter. In this paper, through the educational and scientific activities of their professors, are presented the currents of Russian academic theological thought at the time of their schooling. Their schooling is followed from the admission to the Academy to the acquisition of candidate of theology degree, with an emphasis on the importance of the final results in the form of their candidate dissertations. It is pointed out that Zeremski and Ćirić represent the best testimony to the justifiability of theological and academic cooperation between Serbia and Russia in this period. Possitive outcomes, in their case, were the most visible in the field of Serbian biblical studies, church history and liturgical studies.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 162
  • Page Range: 251-266
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian