Features of the dialogue between Christian organizations and the scientific community in modern Russia
The article presents the results of a sociological study of modern Russian Christians' opinions about relations with the scientific community and their scientific ideas about the world. The research methodology is based on a typology that identifies such types of interrelationships between religion and science as confrontation and conflict, independence, dialogue, rapprochement and synthesis. The participants in the study conducted in 2023-2024 were both ordinary parishioners, church rectors, pastors, and clergymen who are teachers at Christian educational institutions in different regions of Russia. The sample included clergymen of the Russian Orthodox Church and the main Protestant denominations registered in the territory of the Russian Federation. The research used the methods of standardized interviews and online surveys. An analysis of the results showed that the majority of respondents believe that there is a dialogue between Christianity and science today. However, most Christians lack the necessary competence in the field of scientific knowledge, especially in the field of natural sciences, which significantly limits the number of participants in this process. At the same time, the analysis of expectations from science has shown that the leadership of the dialogue position is not so obvious. A much larger number of Christians are actually oriented towards both confrontation with science and rapprochement and synthesis. In this regard, during the dialogue with scientists, Christians can also pursue goals such as proving their own ideas through science or creating a fundamentally new picture of the world.
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