ACTUALIZATION OF CONCILIARITY:BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALISM

Through the concept of conciliarity, the author explores the issues of the place of modern man in society, the right to national identity, national self-awareness and worldview. The relationship between communality and conciliarity is revealed. Communality is defined as the initial factor in the emergence of conciliarity, since conciliar consciousness is formed through the experience of life of the church and secular community. This creates a unique worldview that incorporates church and secular principles. The experience of the changes of Russian society in the post-Soviet period to the values of Western-style individualism is discussed. It is proved that despite serious losses, the moral framework of society has demonstrated its stability, restoring the course towards unity and solidarity. At the same time, the presence of conciliar freedom remains an important factor in Russian self-awareness. The author defines conciliar freedom as the freedom of the individual within the framework of a conscious, shared orientation towards the common good. It is claimed that conciliar freedom imparts moral stability to the individual, strengthens them with life meanings, and provides the right to be a bearer and conductor of traditions. Consequently, conciliarity does not absorb the individual, but on the contrary, protects it. Rooted in Orthodox culture, domestic philosophical thought and the entire life of the Russian people, conciliarity is currently experiencing a new round of research interest. Such areas of practical application of its characteristics as education and upbringing, communications, and national security are indicated.