Archimandrite Simeon (Tomachinsky) | Faces of the Academy
Why do they read secular literature in theological academies? How can a student be taught to preach? What can informal culture and the university environment offer a Christian? We spoke with an Moscow State University graduate who defended two dissertations and founded three Orthodox media outlets.
0:00 Monologue of a Hero
2:11 Why do students in theological schools need literature?
6:05 How is Russian poetry related to hymnography?
10:00 "Everything good that anyone has ever said belongs to us."
10:59 Do Christians have taboo books?
11:42 Father Simeon's favorite writers
13:34 Is there any literature left in Russia today?
14:46 On the crisis of preaching in the Russian Church
20:43 What is the "rule of three Us"?
24:41 "Preaching is a creative process in which one can experiment"
29:54 What is the difference between defending a dissertation at Moscow State University and the Moscow Theological Academy?
31:16 Does the Church need regional seminaries?
38:14 "Is it true that your father was a political prisoner?"
40:56 What was it like to be the child of a repressed person in a Soviet school?
42:08 On coming to faith and the "most Christian faculty" at Moscow State University
43:24 What can informal culture give a Christian?
45:11 When was it more difficult to defend Christian beliefs?
46:09 How an Orthodox newspaper appeared at Moscow State University
48:02 "Tatiana's Day" - the most outrageous Orthodox publication"
53:11 How did an MSU graduate become a monk?
1:01:28 Blitz
With the support of the International Grant Competition "Orthodox Initiative – 2022."
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