Theme № 1. Religion as a system of theoretical knowledge.
1. What is the "theology"? What is the relation of religion and theology?
2. What is the "scientific atheism"? What is the relation of religion and scientific atheism?
3. What is the structure of religion?
4. What has been the religious freedom of citizens of Russia?
5. What has been the freedom of the citizens of Russia atheism?

Topic № 2. Religion as a social phenomenon.
1. What is the essence of religion from the theological point of view?
3. What is the origin of religion from the theological point of view?
4. What is the origin of religion and atheistic point of view?
5. What is the structure of religion?
6. What are the functions of religion?

Theme № 3. Buddhism.
1. What are the basic characteristics of Buddhism? (Time and place of occurrence, the geography of the modern distribution, population, history of occurrence).
2. What are the main points of doctrine of Buddhism?
3. What are the characteristics of the cult of Buddhism?
4. What are the features of its organizational structure?

Topic № 4. Orthodoxy.
1. What are the main characteristics of Orthodoxy? (Time and place of occurrence, the geography of the modern distribution, population, history of occurrence).
2. What are the main points of doctrine of Orthodoxy?
3. What are the characteristics of worship of Orthodoxy?
4. What are the features of its organizational structure?

Topic № 5. Catholic.
1. What are the main characteristics of Catholicism? (Time and place of occurrence, the geography of the modern distribution, population, history of occurrence).
2. What are the main points of doctrine of Catholicism?
3. What are the characteristics of the cult of Catholicism?
4. What are the features of its organizational structure?

Topic № 6. Protestantism.
1. What are the main characteristics of Protestantism? (Time and place of occurrence, the geography of the modern distribution, population, history of occurrence).
2. What are the main points of doctrine of Protestantism?
3. What are the characteristics of the cult of Protestantism?
4. What are the features of its organizational structure?

Topic № 7. Islam.
1. What are the main characteristics of Islam? (Time and place of occurrence, the geography of the modern distribution, population, history of occurrence).
2. What are the main points of doctrine of Islam?
3. What are the characteristics of the cult of Islam?
4. What are the features of its organizational structure?

Theme № 8. «Unconventional religion."
1. What are the causes of the "non-traditional religions"?
2. Describe the doctrine and worship of one of the non-traditional religions.