Social functions of religion: the Church as a social institution for the transmission of cultural and historical traditions

Petukhova Tatyana Nikolaevna

The article is devoted to the problem of preserving "places of memory" and the role of the church in this social process. The Church occupies one of the key places in the system of social institutions. It is the church, regardless of the difference of faiths, that has preserved and transmitted stable cultural traditions for centuries.

Keywords:social functions, church, culture, traditions, society, historical memory.