Christmas readings-2021: topics and problems of the scientific forum

The article provides an overview of the history, socio-cultural traditions, conceptual content and research prospects of the largest scientific and practical conference of the Krasnoyarsk Territory - Krasnoyarsk Regional Christmas Educational Readings (Krasnoyarsk, January 2021). The article contains a thesis description of the reports presented in the framework of the thematic section "Church and Culture", as well as substantiation of the relevance of the research papers presented by the authors in the context of the prospects for the development of the religious and public forum under consideration.