Russian Orthodox University

Russian Orthodox University of Saint John the Divine(ROU; Russian: Российский православный университет святого Иоанна Богослова[1]) is an institution of higher religious education of the Russian Orthodox Church, reestablished in 2011 in accordance with the decree of Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Kirill I of Moscow at the base of Russian Orthodox Institute of St. John the Divine which were founded in 1992 by the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Alexy II of Moscow. Rector of the University — Hegumen Peter (Yeremeev). University has a state educational license[2] and accreditation[3].

Administration building of Russian Orthodox University

The university were located on the territory of the temple complex in the name of St. John the Evangelist at the Elm - patriarchal Metochion in Kitay-gorod (on New Square), Moscow. Nowadays RPU is located in Chernyshevsky lane.

Structure
Faculties
  • Faculty of Philosophy and Theology
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Psychology
  • Faculty of Church Ministry
  • Department of Philology and Journalism

Assessments

Russian religious scholar and historian of philosophy Kontantin M. Antonov think, that along with the Moscow Theological Academy, ROU is "leading church universities"[4].

References
  1. Российский православный университет святого Иоанна Богослова // Патриархия.ру
  2. Лицензия № 2803 от 05.02.2019
  3. Свидетельство о государственной аккредитации № 3063 от 11.04.2019
  4. Антонов К. М. Религиоведение на Богословском факультете: идея и проблемы // Богослов.ру, 04.10.2010

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