Theoretical and methodological foundations of the pedagogical concept “tradition of the orthodox culture”

In the present article, the author attempts to identify and substantiate the theoretical and methodological foundations of the pedagogical concept of the tradition of Orthodox culture. The article substantiates the relevance of the stated topic by the close attention of the Russian Orthodox Church and the policy pursued by the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin.The works of domestic and foreign scientists who paid close attention to the study of the phenomenon of "tradition" and defined the concept of "tradition" are analyzed. In the article, these concepts are considered in relation to educational practice, namely the process of designing classes on spiritual and moral education. The expected results of such classes are indicated. The definitions of tradition given in the article are summarized. On this basis, the pedagogical concept of "traditions of Orthodox culture" is formulated.The article considers the traditions of Orthodox culture as a cultural and historical way of life of a certain group of people and the people as a whole, which preserves, transmits and reproduces in rituals and rituals, habits and skills, goal-setting and experience: moral categories of good and evil, spiritual and material values, examples and guidelines for moral choice and value self-determination; defines the ideal of personality and the means to achieve it, the foundations of unity and the rules of interpersonal relations, behavioral stereotypes and human ideas about the world, human life, people; reflected in scientific and creative human activity.The stages of entry into the tradition by a student are indicated from the lowest – the recognition of values, to the highest, at which the student builds a life strategy of his life path. The main conclusion of the article was the position that the theoretical and methodological foundations of the pedagogical concept of "traditions of Orthodox culture" are rooted in the "spiritual practice" of Orthodoxy - the experience of knowledge of God and, as a result, knowledge of the world and self–knowledge.