Approaches to the study of religious identity

THE ARTICLE PRESENTS A BRIEF THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY. SEVERAL MAIN DIRECTIONS OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCHES OF THIS PHENOMENON ARE ALLOCATED, DEBATABLE DESIGNATIONS OF DEFINITIONS "IDENTITY" AND "RELIGIOUS IDENTITY"ARE SHOWN. THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS ENRICH THE IDEAS CONCERNING TO THE PROBLEM OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY.