The article discusses the doctrine of community of the outstanding Russian philosopher and theologian S. N. Bugakova. The ecclesiastical and secular content of community as a dialectical unity of the spiritual principles of the individual and society is revealed. Theauthors concludethat the Bulgakov’s philosophy of community defines community as a symbol of faith, social ideology and social ideal. Conciliarity as a symbol of faith lies at the basis of church sociality, community as a social ideology - secular sociality, community as a social ideal - church-secular sociality. Thus, the dialectical triad of development of the category of sociality is distinguished: church sociality - secular sociality - church-secular sociality. Church sociality, church secular sociality and secular sociality correspond to various types of personality and activity. In church sociality a “canonical personality” arises, in church-secular sociality a “conciliar personality” arises, in secular sociality a “collective personality” arises. All forms of sociality are updated in the activity. Activities in church and secular sociality are characterized by dialectical contradictions: individual and collective, spiritual and material, sacred and worldly, divine and human. Orthodox collegiality is the dialectical removal of these contradictions in the experience of a whole and holistic life.
