Current problems and perspectives of Ukrainian Science about religion (оn the 25th anniversary of the Department of Religious Studies)

Abstract

The article of the Ukrainian leading researchers of Religion dedicated to the
25th anniversary of academic religious studies. The authors summarize the fruitful
activities of the Department of Religious Studies of the Institute of Philosophy of
NAS of Ukraine, determine the current problems of its nowadays state, criticize the
imperfections and propose the ways of its future development.
Key words: Academic Religious Studies, Department of Religious Studies of the
Institute of Philosophy of NAS of Ukraine, theoretical and practical Religious Studies,
Religious Studies as a scientific research, Religious Studies as a learning discipline