Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: biography, date of birth, family, ministry, works and awards

Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov

Vorobyov Vladimir Nikolaevich
(born 1941), mitred archpriest, rector of the Moscow Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kuznetsy, professor, rector of the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University, deputy chairman for licensing, accreditation and standards of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church, secretary of the Synodal Commission on Canonization of Saints, member of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church Born on March 28, 1941 in Moscow. His father taught at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University, his grandfather - Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov - was a dean, rector of the Moscow Church of St. Nicholas in Plotniki on Arbat.

In 1959–1965 he studied at the Faculty of Physics of Moscow State University. In 1973, he received the academic degree of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and was hired at the Computing Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

In 1978 he entered the Moscow Theological Seminary, which he graduated in absentia in 1980, and in 1982 he graduated from the Moscow Theological Academy.

On March 18, 1979, he was ordained a deacon, and on April 30, a priest.

He served in the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Kolomenskoye, then in the St. Nicholas Church near the Transfiguration Cemetery. In 1984 he was transferred to the Assumption Church in Veshnyaki, in 1990 - to the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kuznetsy, in 1997 he was appointed rector of the Nikolo-Kuznetsky Church and the attached Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Veshnyaki, which was opened and restored under his leadership.

In October 1990, he participated in the creation of a brotherhood in the name of the All-Merciful Savior, which over time turned into one of the largest brotherhoods in Russia (in 1994 it looked after 14 churches, of which 13 were being restored). Became the brotherhood's confessor. Under his leadership, Orthodox general education and Sunday schools, children's camps, a canteen for the poor, and the Orthodox Word bookstore were created.

In the late 80s, together with other priests, he organized an Orthodox lecture hall. In January 1991, theological and catechetical courses were opened on the basis of the lecture hall, and in May of the same year he was elected rector of the courses. On his initiative and with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus', the courses in 1992 were transformed into the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute (PSTBI), (since 2004, the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University). While remaining rector, in 1997 he was awarded the title of professor. At the university he lectures on the subjects “Introduction to the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church” and “Pastoral Theology.” Under his leadership, the PSTBI developed a state educational multi-confessional standard in theology, which became the basis for the opening of the specialty “Theology” in the state classifier and the creation of theological faculties and departments in state universities.

He is one of the organizers of the study of the history of the Russian Church in the century and the glorification of the new Russian martyrs. At PSTGU, he heads the Department of Contemporary History of the Russian Orthodox Church, which does a lot of work on collecting materials about the persecution of the Orthodox Church in Russia in the 20-40s of the century and publishes the scientific series “Materials on the Contemporary History of the Russian Orthodox Church” (since 1994). In 1998, he joined the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints, and actively participated in the preparation of the large-scale canonization of new martyrs and confessors of Russia at the Bishops' Jubilee Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

He is deputy chairman for licensing, accreditation and standards of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church, a member of the Synodal Theological Commission, the Publishing Council of the Moscow Patriarchate, the scientific and editorial council for the publication of the Orthodox Encyclopedia, and other church and secular scientific and educational associations and organizations.

Since July 27, 2009, member of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church.

On October 22, 2015, he was appointed secretary of the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints [1].

Author of many works on the modern history of the Russian Orthodox Church, liturgical tradition of the Church, and pastoral theology.

About family

Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov was named in honor of his grandfather, who died in prison in 1940. He was a member of the council under Patriarch Tikhon. He was born into a very simple family, but thanks to the efforts of the estate manager, he became literate. He quickly became interested in the idea of studying at a theological seminary. Having already graduated from it, he found a wife, and then Nikolai Vorobyov, the father of Archpriest Vladimir Nikolaevich Vorobyov, was born. From an early age he showed great talent for music and sang in the choir.

In 1910, the ancestors of Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov moved to the capital. There, my grandfather became a graduate of the Archaeological Institute, and my father became a high school student. Also, the grandfather of Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov began holding services in the Sorrow Church. A shelter for disabled children was established in this place. In the courtyard there were apartments for the clergyman’s family.

After 8 years, my grandfather was transferred to the Church of St. Nicholas in Plotniki on Arbat instead of the deceased rector. In 1924, my grandfather was first arrested. He spent approximately 6 months in prison. The second arrest took place in 1930. It is noteworthy that the investigator turned out to be a young man named Kazansky, a former neighbor of the family of the future rector of St. Tikhon’s University, Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov. He knew the grandfather whom he interrogated personally, showing particular cruelty. As a result, my grandfather was exiled to Sevlag for 10 years. Already in 1933 he was “written off” from there due to the fact that he was unwell. He was sent to the city of Spassk near Kazan. In 1938 he was arrested again, and a year and a half later he died of a heart attack. A year later, the biography of Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov began. He was named after his recently deceased grandfather.

Publications[ | ]

articles

On the 4th Sunday after Pentecost // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 1985. - No. 7. - P. 37-38.
On the 12th Sunday after Pentecost // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 1985. - No. 8. - P. 43.
Word // Bulletin of the Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Theological Institute. 1992. - No. 1. - P. 37-40
Live life... // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 1993. - No. 11. - P. 51-54. (co-author)
The unity of the Orthodox Church and the temptation of schism today // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 1995. - No. 9-10. — P. 68-73.
Modern problems of pastoral ministry // Bulletin of the Pastoral Seminar. 1996. - No. 1. - P. 10-15.
Modern traditions of celebrating Easter in Moscow parishes // Bulletin of the Pastoral Seminar. 1996. - No. 1. - P. 35-41. (co-author)
Orthodox teaching on marriage // Bulletin of the Pastoral Seminar. 1996. - No. 2. - P. 2-14.
On licensing and accreditation of higher educational institutions and state standards in the areas of “Theology” and “Religious Studies” // Christmas Readings, 4th. 1996. - pp. 110-118.
Prospects for higher Orthodox school // Christmas readings, 5th. 1997. - pp. 57-67.
Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute // Theological collection. 1997. - No. 1. - P. 168-178. (co-authored with A. V. Posternak and O. I. Khailova)
Archpriest Gleb Kaleda is the first rector of the Catechetical Courses: In Memory of Archpriest. Gleb Kaleda // Theological collection. 1997. - No. 1. - P. 301-306.
Archpriest Vladimir Rozhkov // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 1997. - No. 11. - P. 71-72.
Features of documents of investigative cases of the 20-40s // Annual Theological Conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute: Materials 1997 / ch. ed. V. N. Vorobyov, prot. - M.: Publishing house PSTBI, 1997. - 242 p. — P. 163—166
Memory of the New Martyrs and the Contemporary History of the Russian Orthodox Church // Annual Theological Conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Theological Institute. 1998. - pp. 182-186.
Pastoral ministry in the Russian Orthodox Church in the 20th century. // Annual theological conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute: Materials 1999 / ch. ed. V. N. Vorobyov, prot. - M.: Publishing house PSTBI, 1999. - 380 p. — P. 248—264
Materials for the biography of Hieromonk Paul (Trinity) // Annual Theological Conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute: Materials 1999 / ch. ed. V. N. Vorobyov, prot. - M.: Publishing house PSTBI, 1999. - 380 p. — P. 264—271
A. B. Saltykov: To the 40th anniversary of his death // Theological collection. 1999. - No. 3. - P. 275-277.
Will our children leave us? // Not like everyone else: How to teach a teenager to live among his peers. - M.: Danilovsky blagovestnik, 2000. - 152 p.
The place of religious education in higher education and educational standards in theology // Christmas readings, 8th. 2000. - pp. 177-179.
Letters of the Hieromartyrs - Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church to St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia // Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute. Theological collection. - 2000. - Issue. 6. - pp. 5-17
Some problems of theological-historical science and church life in Russia on the eve of the 2000th anniversary of the Nativity of Christ. On the need to intensify the research and missionary activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in the face of heterodox and ecumenical expansion in Russia // Annual Theological Conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Theological Institute. 2000. - pp. 257-267.
Problems of Orthodox education today (actual speech at the Institute holiday on November 18, 2001) // Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Theological Institute. Theological collection. 2002. - Issue. 9. - pp. 5-14
Orthodox education - problems and prospects // Collection of plenary reports of the X International Christmas educational readings. - M.: Department of Religious Education and Catechesis of the Russian Orthodox Church, 2002. - 352 p. — P. 129—135
On the centenary of the birth of Archpriest Vsevolod Shpiller // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 2002. - No. 7. - P. 64-72.
Some problems of the canonization of saints today // Annual Theological Conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute: Materials 2002 / ch. ed. V. N. Vorobyov, prot. - M.: Publishing house PSTBI, 2002. - 439 p. — P. 156—162
Opening remarks // PSTGU Bulletin: Pedagogy. Psychology. Series IV. — 2006. — No. 3 — P. 7-19
The role of education in the development of Christian mission // Christianity in the Far East / International scientific and practical conference (September 19-21, 2006; Khabarovsk); International scientific and practical conference (September 19-21, 2006; Khabarovsk). - Khabarovsk: Khabarovsk Theological Seminary, 2006. - 220 p. - pp. 213-217.
University without walls // Higher education today. 2006. - No. 8
Irina Vasilievna Vatagina // Art of the Christian world: Collection of articles. Vol. 10 / ch. ed. A. A. Saltykov, prot., resp. ed. A. A. Voronova. - M.: PSTGU, 2007. - 627 p. — P. 603—604 (co-authored with Archpriest A. A. Saltykov)
On the importance of theological education in the Russian Federation // Bulletin of PSTGU: Pedagogy. Psychology. Series IV. - 2007. - No. 4 (7) - P. 7-20
Temporary Life and Eternal Life // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 2008. - No. 6. - P. 91-93.
About the rich man and Lazar // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 2008. - No. 6. - P. 93-95.
The Word of the Locum Tenens: Letters from the Locum Tenens Hieromartyr Metropolitan Peter (Polyansky) to Metropolitan Sergius (Stragorodsky) from Tobolsk exile and the people who contributed to the appearance of these documents // PSTGU Bulletin: History. History of the Russian Orthodox Church. Series II. 2009. - No. 3 (32). — P. 37-69 (co-authored with O. V. Kosik)
Metropolitan Arseny (Stadnitsky) about the Council of 1917-1918. and restoration of the patriarchate // Annual Theological Conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University: Materials. - T. 1: XIX / ch. ed. V. N. Vorobyov, prot. - M.: PSTGU, 2009. - 404 p.
St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia // Annual Theological Conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University: Materials. - T. 1: XX / ch. ed. V. N. Vorobiev, prot. - M.: PSTGU, 2010. - 417 p.
Teaching theology at the university is a necessary alternative to the atheistic paradigm in the humanities and education // Bulletin of PSTGU: Theology. Philosophy. Series I. - 2010. - No. 1 (29). - M. : PSTGU - pp. 165-170
In memory of a friend - Nikolai Evgenievich Emelyanov // PSTGU Bulletin: History. History of the Russian Orthodox Church. Series II. — 2010. — No. 1 (34) — P. 149—156
Faith and natural science knowledge // PSTGU Bulletin: Theology. Philosophy. 2012. - No. 2 (40) (co-authored with A. V. Shchelkachev)
Some problems of glorifying saints for local and church-wide veneration at the end of the 20th - beginning of the 21st centuries. // Bulletin of the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University: History. History of the Russian Orthodox Church. Series II. — 2010. — No. 2 (35)
Studying the modern history of the Russian Orthodox Church at PSTGU: results of twenty years // Annual theological conference of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University: Materials. XXIII / ch. ed. V. N. Vorobiev, prot. - M.: PSTGU, 2013. - 417 p.
Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University // Great Russian Encyclopedia: [in 35 volumes] / ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. — M.: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.

books

Repentance, confession, spiritual guidance. - With. Remsha (Ivan region): Rodnik, 2000. - 94 p.; 17 cm. - (Christian interlocutor / Published by Makariev-Reshem. monastery “Light of Orthodoxy”). — ISBN 5-89466-007-6
Hieromonk Pavel Troitsky. Biography / Comp. prot. Vladimir Vorobiev. - M.: Orthodox St. Tikhon's Theological Institute, 2003. - 135 p. — ISBN 5-7429-0211-5.

interview

Faith gives meaning // Sunday school. 1997. - No. 2. - P. 1.
Questions for the priest // World of God. 1997. - No. 1 (2). — P. 30-33.
If there is faith, then it is impossible to break such a people // Radonezh. 1998. - No. 7 (72). — P. 10-11.
To be or not to be... godfather? // Foma. 1998. - No. 2 (6). — P. 12-14.
Why do we come to church? // Foma. 1999. - No. 2 (8). — P. 6-9.
Testifying to the truth // Orthodox conversation. 2001. No. 2. - P. 6-9; No. 3. - P. 6-10.
All life is obedience // Neskuchny Sad. 2002. - No. 3. - P. 34-37.
Russia has never existed without Orthodoxy // Orthodox Moscow. 2002. - No. 24 (282). — P. 4.
What is religious education // Neskuchny Sad. 2003. - No. 6. - P. 50
Repaying the debt of gratitude // Orthodox conversation. 2003. - No. 3. - P. 12-13.
Is money evil? // Boring Garden. 2003. - No. 6. - P. 35-42
INTERVIEW: Rector of St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological University, Archpriest VLADIMIR VOROBYEV: “Now our life has become much better than it was. A professor earns about 5-6 thousand” // portal-credo.ru, November 5, 2004
To educate by living example // Foma. 2004. - No. 3 (20). — P. 58-61.
Commentary on the article by E. Delaunay “Warm Heart” // Neskuchny Sad. 2004. - No. 4. - P. 77.
Hate your father and mother? // Foma. 2004. - No. 5 (22). — P. 44-47.
The priest always sacrifices himself. Interviewed by Vladimir Legoyda // Foma. 2005. - No. 3 (26). — pp. 16-19, 22-23, 28-31.
There is no life without faith // Orthodox conversation. 2005. - No. 3. - P. 10-13.
A university without walls. Conversation with the rector of the Orthodox St. Tikhon University, Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov // Higher education today. 2006. - No. 8. - P. 16-19.
The Church will have its own sociologists / insert into the article “The Face of the Crowd” // Neskuchny Sad. 2007. - No. 8(28).
“Orthodox forge of personnel”, interview with Archpriest. V. Vorobyov, author Pavel Krug // “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” dated 06/20/2007
Preparing for communion: each confessor needs to look for his own answer // Alpha and Omega. 2007. - No. 49,
“SADNESS BIRTS JOY” Interview with Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov, rector of the Orthodox St. Tikhon Humanitarian University, rector of the Church of St. Nicholas in Kuznetskaya Sloboda // Solovetskoe Sea. December 2008
Life is temporary and life is eternal. About the rich man and Lazar // ZhMP. 2008. - No. 6. - P. 91-95.
On the difference between happiness and pleasure // Foma. 2008. - No. 11 (67).
"Who has the future?" // pravoslavie.ru, December 30, 2008
Personnel for teaching the fundamentals of Orthodox culture should be prepared first of all by the Church // interview for the portal Patriarchia.ru; published August 1, 2009
Rector of PSTGU calls on the state to give theologians the right to an academic degree // RIA Novosti, April 24, 2009.
I All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren on the fundamentals of Orthodox culture // ZhMP. 2009.
Why is reprimanding so popular now? // Boring Garden. 2009.
There is no such thing as a convenient Christianity // Orthodoxy and modernity. 2009. - No. 11 (27). - pp. 93-96.
On the threshold of an alarming century // Foma. 2009.
Now Christianity is greatly compromised // Bogoslov.ru, October 1, 2009.
The structure of the soul // Russian birch, April-May 2010.
Lessons of love // Pokrov. 2010. - No. 1 (469).
To be talented, smart, independent and work for the Church // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 2011. - No. 4. - P. 64-71.
Rus' has always been sanctified by the feat of sacrificial love // Pokrov. 2011. - No. 1
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: Only a combination of pastoral love with rigor can bear good fruit in the education and upbringing of students // Patriarchia.Ru, November 29, 2011.
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: Missionary trips are one of the best means of educating future shepherds // Patriarchia.Ru, December 13, 2011.
Unconscious remnants of the Soviet past and consumer psychology of new parishioners // patriarchia.ru, January 11, 2012
There is no need to be afraid of having many children // patriarchia.ru, February 1, 2012
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: It was the feat of the new martyrs that overcame the division of the two parts of the Russian Church // patriarchia.ru, May 19, 2012
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: The main result of PSTGU is our graduates // pravoslavie.ru, November 16, 2012
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov. People thirsted for a word about faith: at the origins of St. Tikhon // pravmir.ru, November 17, 2012
PSTGU turned out to be too non-profit from the point of view of the state // patriarchia.ru, December 17, 2012
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: Orthodox theology is a great treasure that must be preserved and increased // patriarchia.ru, January 9, 2013
Does the Church need a “secular” theology? // Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. 2013. - No. 1. - P. 44-45.
Children from believing families are the most difficult problem for a priest // pravmir.ru, February 26, 2013
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: It is naive to expect holiness from all those who call themselves Christians today // patriarchia.ru, April 22, 2013
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: “Slandering a person is a terrible sin” // pravoslavie.ru, January 28, 2014
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov: The diocesan house has risen from the dead - and this is a miracle // pravmir.ru, July 24, 2015

Childhood

The archpriest's most vivid memories of his childhood are associated with the people around him. There were always a lot of different people around his family. The family lived in a communal apartment, and in these conditions the family tried to maintain contact with believers.

In the 40s and 50s you couldn't go to church on a regular basis. This threatened with expulsion from school and dismissal from work. However, Vladimir Vorobyov’s mother took the child to confession. At that time, the rector of the nearest church said that Vladimir would become a priest.

From an early age, Vladimir was drawn to serve. This desire was probably provoked by stories about his grandfather, whom the family loved very much. Representatives of the church intelligentsia gathered in churches in those years. They sought to be friends with families.

Adult years

Later, Vladimir found his spiritual fathers. He met with historical figures who personally knew Patriarch Tikhon, Metropolitan Peter and many holy people. At one time his spiritual father was John. When Khrushchev's power ended, some changes began in church life.

One day Father John fell ill and was taken to the capital. It was necessary to attend to his confession and communion. At that time it was difficult to do this, and at that moment Father Vsevolod was suggested to those around John. He agreed to perform these sacraments.

And then Vsevolod became the spiritual father of Vladimir. One day he died, and then Paul became the spiritual father. He was a perspicacious old man who knew how to answer unasked questions. He was a strict and demanding person. At the same time, he lived in love.

Admission to the seminary

By the end of the 70s, Vladimir received a blessing for the priesthood from Vsevolod. And the difficult admission process began. To enter the theological seminary, in those days you had to work at the church. And at the same time it was necessary to abandon the Academy of Sciences. No one hired Vladimir to work at the church. But one day he got lucky.

Vladimir became an altar server in 1978. Just 6 months later he entered the theological seminary. This was also difficult; admission involved some subtleties. Vladimir was warned about them in advance, and he was among those enrolled.

Afterwards, Vladimir began to serve in churches. He was summoned to the executive committee several times, and dissatisfaction with his activities grew. He was transferred to a church on the outskirts of the city. In the 90s, he recorded a record for a children's church choir.

In those same years, Vladimir created catechetical courses, the Brotherhood in the name of the All-Merciful Savior. He rented premises and was engaged in preaching activities. Soon Vladimir, from among his colleagues, was elected rector of these courses. On their basis, a theological institute was born. Patriarch Alexy II gave his consent to the founding.

hierarchy

On March 18, 1979, he was ordained a deacon, and on April 30, a priest[4], after which he served as a cleric in the Church of St. Nicholas at the Transfiguration Cemetery[1].

In 1984 he was transferred to the clergy of the Church of the Assumption in Veshnyaki[1]. In 1990 he was appointed cleric of the Nikolo-Kuznetsk Church.

On September 12, 1997, he was appointed rector of the St. Nicholas Church[4] and the associated Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Vishnyaki, the home gymnasium church of the Hieromartyr Peter (Polyansky), and the home church in the Diocesan House in Likhov Lane[1].

Ministries

The main result of university activities in those days was the understanding that it was important to accredit an educational program. This was a big step towards the legalization of church life in modern Russia. At first, university employees worked for free.

At this point, Vladimir notes that it is important that the Church understands the importance of education. He believes that one cannot be a missionary if one is uneducated. Thanks to the fact that believers work in many areas of life, they integrate into society.

Achievements

In addition to all this, Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov also wrote a great work. “Father Arseny” is a collection of memoirs about the life of the elder. The brotherhood that Vladimir created became one of the largest in the country. Vladimir opened Sunday schools, camps for children, and canteens for the poor. He also opened the Orthodox Word bookstore. He taught at the university he opened.

In addition, it was Vladimir who stood at the origins of organizing the study of the history of the Russian Church in the twentieth century. He made a great contribution to the glorification of the new martyrs in Russia. The archpriest collected voluminous material about the persecutions that were organized by the Soviet government against the Orthodox. Vladimir also became a member of the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints.

Awards[ | ]

State

Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (August 11, 2000) - for great contribution to strengthening civil peace and the revival of spiritual and moral traditions
[9]
Medal “In Memory of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow” (1997)

Departmental

Badge “Honored Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation” (2001)
Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation (2007)

Church

The right to wear the Patriarchal Cross (05/02/2016)[10]
Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir, III degree (July 26, 2015; “in consideration of the work on the restoration of the house church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Humanitarian University and the Moscow Diocesan House” [11])
A pectoral cross made on the occasion of the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir (July 26, 2015; “in consideration of the work on the restoration of the home church of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Humanitarian University and the Moscow Diocesan House”)[11].
Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna II degree (April 30, 2011)[12]
Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna III degree (ROC, 2001)
Medal of St. Seraphim of Sarov, II degree (October 3, 2007)[13].
Order of St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, II degree (December 5, 2007; “for hard work and in connection with the 15th anniversary of PSTGU” [14])
Medal of St. Sergius of Radonezh
Medal of St. Seraphim of Sarov, II degree (ROC, 2007)
Medal of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna (ROC, 2000)

Awards and works

Vladimir Vorobyov has dozens of departmental and church awards. He also has two state awards. His main work is “Repentance, Confession, Spiritual Guidance.” The archpriest himself notes that he really wants there to be less suspicion in society. He notes that this is a natural relic of past eras. People are accustomed to seeing KGB agents in everything, they are accustomed to not trusting each other. And this evil and aggressive energy remained in the country. Moreover, it continues to flourish and will not soon completely disappear, according to Vladimir.

He notes that even among believers, at first there was a high degree of mistrust in the Orthodox university. Many decided that Vladimir was an adventurer and sought to reform the Church. However, this turned out not to be the case. The university opened by Vladimir already has several thousand graduates. Many make missionary trips to the most remote corners of the country. Hundreds of textbooks are published every year.

Over the decades of existence of this educational institution, both the students themselves and the learning process have changed a lot. The number of specialties has increased significantly and the level of education has increased. Many young people strive to be Orthodox and get a good education. And the institute gives them many opportunities for this. It is possible to receive two diplomas at the same time - a state diploma and a diploma from a theological school. The latter acts as evidence that a person is ready to accept a new rank.

pathological speech

Knows the language of secularism:

Theological, or theological, faculties and departments at universities... successfully prepare personnel capable of conducting the urgently needed dialogue between the Church and society[7].

Image stamps

: “It is important to improve
the image of a large family
” [8].

Peace and harmony

: “Here (at a meeting of the Council on Theology of the Educational and Methodological Association for Classical University Education. - Ed.) we act very amicably, showing interreligious peace and harmony”[9].

Perspective, vision, measurement

: The services of Holy Week “lead us to a spiritual perspective, to a comprehensive vision of life - not only in its earthly dimension, but what is much more important - in the spiritual dimension”[10].

Openness to the world

: “The usual problems for a denominational educational institution: the need to constantly increase the level of attractiveness of the educational institution, while improving professional training, not to lose the “spiritual component”, while maintaining
the openness of the educational institution to the world
, not to lose the main thing - the “otherworldliness” of the Christian dispensation, the readiness to selflessly serve God, and not just their own interests”[11].

Positioning

: The positioning of theology in the educational space, found as a result of the joint efforts of the authorities, confessions and the whole society, allows us to saturate the confessional sphere, the area of state-confessional and interreligious dialogue with domestic, rather than imported, specialists, without which achieving civil harmony in a multi-confessional and multi-ethnic country is problematic [12].

Archetype

techniques

oxymoron

We have proven that religious secular education
can exist[16].
Our job is to show that religious secular education
[17].

pathological vocabulary

Archetype, Vision, Ghetto, Affordable, Dimension, Image, Roots, Peace and harmony, Volumetric, Openness to the world, Perspective, Secular, Modern format, Component, Legalism, Legal