On the issue of the interactions of competitive discourses in sectarian studies of the Russian Orthodox Church

The presence of competitive discourses in theoretical and practical sectarian studies testifies the existence of contradictions in the church environment, provoking interpersonal conflicts. This contributes to the emergence of intra-church groups based on sympathy for a particular concept and does not contribute to the harmonious development of Orthodox sectarian studies. Public irreconcilable positions of sectarian approaches for the “outsiders” testify an intra-church crisis of attitudes towards non-Orthodox.