HOMILETICS IN KYIV THEOLOGICAL ACADEMY: SPECIFIC FEATURES OF TEACHING PEDAGOGICALLY ORIENTED DISCIPLINE (THE END OF THE 19th CENTURY – THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY)

Abstract

Based on the analysis of original sources, the changes in pedagogical component of Homiletics (Church Eloquence) in Kyiv Theological Academy at the end of the 19^th century – at the beginning of the 20^th century have been revealed in the article. The forms of teaching this discipline have been characterized. They were lectures, practical classes, repetitions, colloquiums, exams, students’ independent extra-curriculum work, writing sermons and candidate works. Educational and methodical support of teaching has been determined. The general professional level of Homiletics lecturers (V. Pevnytskyi, M. Grossu, T. Liashchenko (Archimandrite Tikhon)) has been characterized. The article focuses on V. Pevnytskyi’s contribution to development of Homiletics as a subject in Kyiv Theological Academy in the period under research.