ONTOLOGY OF SPIRITUAL TRADITION: NATURE AND STRUCTURE

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze the essence of spiritual tradition and its static and dynamic structure. The research methodology includes content and activity approaches, the former provided for the identification of the static, and the latter - the dynamic structure of the spiritual tradition. According to the content approach, spiritual tradition is a set of social qualities through which the self-identification of a citizen with their society and culture is expressed. The activity approach provided for the identification of the dynamic structure of spiritual tradition, including: the subject of tradition (personality), its object (spiritual culture) and the relationship between the subject and the object. Theoretically this will allow of deeper understanding of spiritual tradition in educational process, taking into account the trends of the world development, and practically - to form a social mechanism for rooting spiritual traditions at the state, social and personal levels. The article is aimed at students, graduate students and teachers of Liberal Arts colleges, centers of training in Humanities and advanced training courses.