The importance of the specialty of religious studies and its role in modern society

4 may, 2021

Meeting guests:

Abdrakhmanov Sultan Murzakhmetovich is a doctoral student at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Abenova Alina Nurlanovna Master's student at the University of Castilla-La Mancha Spain

Mynbay Nazerke Nurmakhanbetovna Head of the Monitoring Department of the Center for Research on Problems of Religion in Almaty

Kasimov Maksat Azamatovich specialist in Religious Studies of the Center for Research on Problems of Religions of the West Kazakhstan Region

During the meeting, the students discussed in detail the differences and similarities of the system of religious education in Kazakhstan and Turkey, considered the peculiarities of the religious situation in Turkey and held an open dialogue. At the same time, the head of the monitoring department Nazerke Nurmakhanbetovna noted that specialists in religious studies occupy an important place in preserving the integrity of the country in modern society and the specialist in religious studies Maksat Azamatovich noted that currently religious studies is a very popular profession, given the ethnic, confessional nature of Kazakhsta's society, as well as the preservation of the national religious heritage, the study of modern secular society, religious scholars is extremely necessary, and this topic always remains relevant. At the end of the conference, the students asked their special questions and were informed.

Organizational structure: Candidate of Philosophy, senior Lecturer of the Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies Kantarbaeva Zh.U. and Ph.D., senior lecturer N. Mukan, and 1st year undergraduates of the specialty "Religious identity in conflictology" D.D. Duysenbi and S.S. Koishybaeva