Representatives of the Don Theological Seminary participated in the conference "Homo Digitals in the World and the Church"translated

On November 6, 2026, a scientific conference was held in the Academic Council Hall of the Southern Federal University, dedicated to the issues of artificial intelligence and modern information technologies from the perspective of Christian anthropology, socio-cultural, pedagogical, ethical, and philosophical-legal dimensions.

After the opening remarks by the Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Institute of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences of the Southern Federal University, a candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor Elena Serdyukova, plenary lectures were delivered by the Dean of the Don Theological Seminary, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, professor Archimandrite Alexy Ovchinnikov and the Head of the Press Service of the Theological School, Master of Theology, priest Evgeny Zavgorodnyi.

The lecture by Archimandrite Alexy Ovchinnikov was dedicated to the spiritual-ethical and philosophical-legal dimensions of artificial intelligence in the context of traditional values. Priest Evgeny Zavgorodnyi delivered a presentation on the topic "Asceticism in the Modern World: Orthodox Theological Interpretation."

Also, students of the theological-pastoral department of the Don Theological Seminary in the full-time form of education, Cyril Markin and Nikita Ovchinnikov, participated in the work of the forum, …