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Sokolovskiy O.

Historic and spiritual sources and features of .

Modern historical epoch characterized as a turning changes in social and political life, and in the field of spiritual values. The reorientation of Ukrainian in new life paradigms overcoming the imposed ideological schemes is based on the revival of cultural and historical heritage, which is an important component of the religious traditions of the Ukrainian people. Today we live in a society where the person is free to follow or promote religious doctrine of their choice. Over the past decade in Ukraine began to actively restore activity convert religious organizations, which are doctrinally-institutional meaning identify with . However, when individuals or whole groups publicly assert that only their doctrines are true, unlike other religious teachings, there is a need for detailed acquainted with the history of dogma and features of , place of which on the religious map of Ukraine is growing every year. Modern historical era is characterized by critical changes in public and political life, and in the sphere of spiritual values. A reorientation of Ukrainian in the new paradigm of life, overcoming imposed by his earlier ideological schemes occurs through the revival of cultural and historical heritage, important component of which are the religious traditions of the Ukrainian people. today we live in a a society where the individual has the freedom to promote to follow the religious teachings of their choice. over the last decades on the territory of Ukraine started to recover presentino activities of religious organizations, which doctrinarianism content to identify themselves with Christianity. However, when individuals or entire groups to publicly argue that their doctrines are true, in contrast to from other religious teachings, there is a need to get acquainted with the history the occurrence and peculiarities of , religious , whose place on the religious the map of Ukraine is growing every year. The relevance of the study of the process of the emergence of religious associations Christadelphian in Ukraine due to several factors. So, on the one hand, familiarity with the history of the movement today in connection with the need have a comprehensive history of religious process in Ukraine. on the other hand, it is the desire to objectively analyze the religious foundations and institutional features religious Association Christadelphian. In the modern period in the history of Christadelphian as a religious organization were not the object of thorough scientific analysis. A comprehensive study of this religious community, the disclosure of its features and relations with cultural and religious processes in Ukraine, prospects of its development in the period of independence had not yet been performed. An important step in the understanding of the phenomenon of Christadelphians and its doctrinal the steel content of the scientific development S. Gushchina, and Robert hill. But the self-sufficiency of this community in Ukraine today remains unexplored and unclear is the attitude to it companies. The revival of the United States in the ideological sphere is to a large extent was influenced by the European revolutionary ideas. Many Protestants emigrated to Northern America and were free to declare their views about the foundations of Christian creed. The colonization of America was characterized by the fact that people were often geographically isolated from experienced pastors. Spiritually this has created favorable conditions for the flourishing of . However, the disparate Protestant denominations were not able to form a sacred religious dimension, and in a secular, individualistic environment of the unitary philosophers of the romantic era was an attempt borrowing from the spiritual history of mankind and bringing in a perception of Americans to those sacred fundamental principles that have guided the ethical ideal. Antitrinitarian movement in America in the first half of the Nineteenth century. did not get a clear doctrinal-institutional content. A characteristic feature of this movement was criticism of traditional Christian doctrine and the denial of the basic tenets the Orthodox Churches. Antitrinitarian religious groups denied the dogma The , the existence before the birth of as a divine personality, the personality of , as a receptacle of eternal fire, the sky as a reward of the righteous, the of the . They have replaced the traditional Christian ideas of that is the son of , who he was without sin and had a human nature, as it came to light after birth from Mary. the was seen as the power of God, not a divine person. Human nature and the soul, as noted Antichrist was mortal. Finding a way out of spiritual crisis and ways to recovery tried to implement one with antitrinitarian communities created on the initiative of John Thomas. After arriving in America in 1832, he came under the influence of the religious principles of the , which was led by Alexander Campbell. since its emergence in the United States in the early Nineteenth century. the restoration movement was not so much the individual Christian creed, how much spiritual current within the various Protestant groups some members were not willing to stay on the traditional Catholicism of their denominations as a single point of growth, and to put up with those consequences, which brought the . However, the theological views of the representatives of this movement, and, above all, O. Campbell regarding the fundamental principles of the doctrine of the , the soteriology, led to the exit of John. Thomas of this movement. The relevance of the research of the process of Christadelphians religious association in Ukraine due to several factors. On the one hand, acquaintance with the history of the formation of the movement relevant today because of the need to have a complete history of the religious process in Ukraine. On the other hand, is the desire to make an objective analysis of the religious foundations and institutional features of Christadelphians religious association. Condition and dynamics of modern Christadelphians indicate a potential of socio-cultural movement. It seeks to expand the scope of activities of social, religious, national, interfaith life, treating such activities as an integral part of its vision. There has recognized the trend to strengthen of its position in the center of the world on the path of maximum adaptation to the new realities of life, diversity of forms and methods of evangelization, the rise of advocacy, professional theological education believers flexible Interfaith position. Key words: Christadelphians, Christology, soteriology, the dogma of the Holy Trinity, the ecclesia.