PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL WORK AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION IN THE WORKS OF TARAS SHVCHENKO

Abstract

The article analyzes the study of Taras Shevchenko’s works, formulates the assumption that the poet appealed to the ancient knowledge of the unity of the world and defined the role of a person depending on his or her faith. The author studies the appeal to the theme of orphanhood in the works of Taras Shevchenko as a social factor of reduction of the level of social well-being of the population. The purpose of the article is to reveal the depth of the biblical canon that formed the basis of Taras Shevchenko’s worldview and to highlight the norms of social education of young people. The task is to identify the key positions of social influence on young people as an instrument of education and spiritual upbringing. The research methods that formed the basis of the article were systematic and theoretical (analysis and synthesis of research results on this issue). It is concluded that the role of Taras Shevchenko’s social and spiritual preacher in the system of formation of values of social power is an object of research in social sciences. Most of the poetic messages contain the hidden history of the region and, together with the Bible, form an unwritten history of the formation of mankind. Taras Shevchenko’s “Kobzar” and the Holy Scriptures become the spiritual treasury of the home and a powerful weapon in the education of young people, an indispensable tool in the work of social workers. The poet’s historical poetry deserves further research in connection with the formation of principles of preserving the mental well-being and spiritual values of young people during military conflicts.