Religious education: foreign practice

Abstract

Problems of state-church relations in modern Ukraine were and remain in the center of the increased attention of both academics and state authorities, public and religious organizations. They have a high level of social updating. Their conception in practical, as well as in the theoretical sense, is, in our opinion, important and necessary. This is determined by the transformational processes that took place and / or happening in Ukraine, the quantitative and qualitative changes in the religious environment, the growing role of the religious factor, and in this regard - and the need for serious corrections of the system of state-confessional relations, legal principles of ensuring freedom of religion , freedom of activity of religious organizations.