THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EDUCATION IN A THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN THE WRITINGS OF ST. THEOPHAN THE RECLUSE
The article analyses the basic principles which St. Theophan the Recluse offered as an educational component of theological schools. The author reconstructs the Saint Bishop's standpoint on the fundamentals of education in theological schools, based on a variety of sources, including published and unpublished works of St. Theophan. The fulcrum is sorted out from the only objective, according to the Saint, that is to foster righteous clergy. The gist of St. Theophan's reflections comes down to the organization in seminaries and academies some special way of life that would help students perfect themselves as Christians. The Saint Bishop suggests getting students involved in the Divine Service as much as possible. He assigns great importance to the personality of a teacher, whose major concern is to provide a positive impact on an educatee by their own example. Even the process of education is subordinated to the educational goals and directed to a student compliance with the Gospel truth.