Spiritual Christianity
The Spiritual Christianity or Duchownoje christianstwo ( Russian духовное христианство , scientific. Transliteration Duchovnoe christianstvo ) is a group in the 17th and 18th centuries produced trodden religious mostly church-critical (protest) movements from the perspective of Russian Orthodoxy as a religious sectarianism ( Russian сектантство , sektantstwo , wiss. transliteration sektantstvo ) were perceived and combated. Members of these groups do not have a common self-designation, but are referred to as spiritual Christians or Duchownyje christiane ( Russian духовные христиане , scientific transliteration duchovnye christiane ) in order to avoid the derogatory term “old Russian sectarianism” .
The religious movements of this group, some of which have common roots, include: Molokans , Duchoborzen , Chlysten , Skopzen , Novy Israil , Stary Israil . Their views on spirituality and their ritual practices are often very different. The common denominator is that they seek God "in spirit and in truth" (cf. John 4: 19-26 EU ), instead of in the church of official Orthodoxy or in the old rites of the Old Believers . There was no division between the laity and the clergy .
literature
- Nikolai Berdjajew : Spiritual Christianity and sectarianism in Russia (Духовное христианство и сектантство в России). In: Russkaja Mysl , 1916. ( online text [English translation])
See also
Web links
- Mstislav Voskressensky: Православие и христианские разделения. St. Philaret Institute for Theological Studies in Moscow, archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; Retrieved July 19, 2017 (Russian).
- Doukhobor Genealogy Website (English)