The concept of the church history in the writings of Russian academical theologians of the first quarter of 19th century

Theological-academical reform of 1809-1814 years made unavoidable the writing of “classed books”, i.e. school-books for new Academies. Just in the context of this period were written “The outline of the church-biblical history” by archim. Filaret (Drozdov) and “The outline of the church history” by archim. Innocent (Smirnov). It is well-known, that both books were written according to the common plan, which belongs to archim. Filaret, and that writings of protestant historians F. Buddeus and I. Mosheim were used by authors of the books. To understand the conceptual features, it should be considered, that they also were written simultaneously und in “the field of the effects” of the work of St. Augustine “De civitate Dei” and the work J.-B. Bossuet “Speech of Universal History”, which were very influential from the point of view on the problem of the history of Church generally. These works were well known to Russian reader in the end of 18th century. Consisting in the article analysis demonstrates, that in the concept of the Russian theologians was not word for word repeated neither one concepts of the mentioned above authors; yet the Russian theologian tried to answer in their doctrine, how is possible for sacral history of New Testament Church its inseparable relation with the history of the world.