Despite the fact that Christian pedagogy has considerable theoretical accomplishments which also find a practical application in education and upbringing, it is continually questioned whether the discipline meets the methodological criteria and requirements of pedagogical research. Not only do Christian pedagogues apply psychological, sociological and philosophical data, but they also reach for theological research results. This article makes an attempt to recognise a scientific status of Christian pedagogy from the perspective of Jacques Maritain’s views on Christian philosophy. In his research, Maritain reasons that practical philosophy – moral philosophy – is unable to provide an adequate description of the object of research without a r...