History of teaching the new discipline of Church history in Russia
https://doi.org/10.15829/1728-8800-2025-4476
EDN: OOOBEI
Abstract
When studying the medicine history from antiquity to the present day, the issue of knowledge level that a researcher must have in order to competently select and analyze historical records, prepare a related analytical article or program cannot be ignored. The article is devoted to a new discipline, which has access to a huge part of material for analysis, which is outside the field of view of a specialist historian or a physician studying history. Familiarity with the history of teaching this discipline and the knowledge requirements of a modern Church historian can direct researchers to identify new aspects of a complete understanding of medicine history.
About the Authors
V. V. Simonov (archimandrite Philip)
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
E. S. Zhdanova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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- Teaching Church history is diverse and covers a field that is limitedly studied by the usual history discipline.
- When studying the history of medicine, knowledge of Church history should be used so that the related source selection and conclusion reliability are made using the full scientific apparatus of the researcher.
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Simonov (archimandrite Philip) V.V., Zhdanova E.S. History of teaching the new discipline of Church history in Russia. Cardiovascular Therapy and Prevention. 2025;24(2S):4476. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15829/1728-8800-2025-4476. EDN: OOOBEI
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