On April 21, 2023, the Mogilev Center for Religious Studies, the Department of History and Philosophy of Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University held the XVII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Religion and Society” (coordinators Starostenko V. V., Dyachenko O. V., Starostenko E. V., secretary — Klimova O. P.).
More than 100 reports were presented at the conference, the authors of which were researchers from five countries - Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Portugal and Slovakia. Foreign countries were represented by more than 30 scientists. Belarusian participants traditionally represent all regions of the republic, major universities and specialized scientific institutions. The conference participants are not only well-known and accomplished scientists, but also young researchers – graduate students, undergraduates and students, as well as representatives of institutions of general secondary education.
Vice-Rector for Research, Doctor of Economics, Professor N. V. Makovskaya addressed the participants of the conference with a welcoming speech on behalf of the university administration, noting the importance of international conferences that contribute to enhancing the image of the university and developing cooperation in the scientific field.
At the plenary session, held online, reports were made reflecting the diversity of areas of modern religious studies - on the issues of the place of religion in the education system, the legal aspects of religious activity, the history of religion, religious and philosophical quests in cultural studies, integrating the possibilities of religion in modern Belarusian society, as well as the traditions of religion in art.