Typology of historical development: persona, society, universe. Research method

This article is a continuation of the article published in No. 3 of the journal Christian Reading for 2021 [Legeev, Methodius Zinkovsky, 2021, 262-275], which considered the primary foundations of the typology of historical development, rooted in the aggregate mode of action (τρóπος τῆς ἐνεργείας) of the Holy Trinity, directed towards the world and man and law-making history. In this article, an attempt is made to construct a unified typological model of historical processes that takes into account a number of introductory components, primarily such as the trinity of the stages of historical development, as well as the subjects and forces of historical processes and their modes of action (τρóπος τῆς ἐνεργείας), serving as a reflection of the mode of action of the Holy Trinity, and after it the cumulative feat of Christ’s earthly ministry, which has a historical and law-like character. On the basis of these introductory notes, a number of models of historical processes are proposed for consideration, both exclusively typological (human history, the history of a community [society]) and a unique character (general history, the history of the Church, the history of the “era of the lost oecumene”). Each model is represented by two ultimate, antithetical paths - the Church and the world. The article calls on the scientific community to think about the prospects for such a typology.