Relevance of interpretations of church-and-state relations in the context of the dichotomy of power and society

The article discusses relevance of interpretations of church-and-state relations in the context of the dichotomy of power and society. The author substantiates a thesis that it is the socio-philosophic analysis that provides the integral and comprehensive understanding of the relations between the state and the church. As far as the dynamics of their correlation is developing on the background of sociocultural, political, economic, and transcendent metaphysical environment, it is essential to take into account these coordinates.