Urgency of the research. The issue of the meaning of human life throughout the entire existence of mankind is debatable and does not cease to lose its relevance, because a large number of people do not have a clear answer to this question. Therefore, this worldview issue requires further research.
Target setting. It should be stated that modern society has problems with the spiritual and moral state. The spirituality of nation is on a rather low level, and the issue of morals is ignored and trampled by society. Religiosity is mainly manifested in rites, the essence of which the majority of Ukrainians do not know, and therefore cannot explain, because it happened historically. The level of spirituality and righteousness of life will depend primarily on a person's understanding of the meaning of own life.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Considering the issue of the meaning of human life, it should be noted that it does not lose its relevance today. On the one hand, it is considered in matters of philosophical doctrine, giving it a debatable character, and on the other has a clear theological interpretation. The view on this issue is described in the works of philosophers N. A. Berdyaev, V. S. Solovyov, G. S. Skovoroda and theological scholars V. A. Popov, I. S. Prokhanov.
The research objective. To consider the issue of the meaning of human life in terms of philosophical doctrine and open this one from the position of Ivan Prokhanov's theological vision based on the analysis of his audio - sermon "What is the meaning of your life?".
The statement of basic materials. The article focuses on the preacher I. S. Prokhanov. Among his preaching heritage, audio - sermon "What is the meaning of your life?" is preserved to this day. This sermon is practical. It is aimed at changing the moral consciousness of people so that they could become designers of a new social and political life based on Christian values. In his opinion, human life is meant for God, which means work, family, society, mankind, art and science is everything for God because everything is from God.
Conclusions. The article deals with the issues of the meaning of human life in terms of the philosophical doctrine and analyzes the sermon of I. S. Prokhanov, which is a direct call to human understanding of the meaning of own life.
Keywords: I. S. Prokhanov, sermon, meaning of human life, God, Scripture, pessimism, pure optimistic belief.
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