Abstract

The article considers the problem of correlation between secular and religious values ​​in the context of the experience of Western and Eastern countries. The authors analyze the cultural and historical aspects of the formation of religious and secular values, describe value orientations in the context of religious pluralism. The main reasons for the radicalization of the system of religious values ​​in a secular state, as well as the specifics of the manifestation of religious radicalism, are considered. Opinions of various scientists are systematized. The negative consequences of various historical and political events on the religious life of secular societies and on the effectiveness of confessional politics are determined. The purpose of the article is to determine the features of the correlation of religious and secular values, as well as the interaction of the state with religious and confessional structures.