The article examines the problem of national and religious values in the Age of Enlightenment. The author notes that enlightenment is not only the name of an intellectual movement, but also the name of a cultural myth. The study of the formation of ideas and values of education is relevant in the face of global challenges in terms of understanding the processes of historical and cultural development of modern Azerbaijan. Values issues have always attracted the attention of researchers from a wide variety of disciplines. Philosophers, teachers, psychologists, culturologists, philologists note that the formation of a new spiritual and moral environment in any country occurs as a result of a new classification and definition of values. It is no secret that today a number of negative processes are taking place in the socio-cultural sphere, especially in the sphere of spiritual life, which leads to the loss of many traditional values. Many values are transferred to the archives of history under the old name, and new value trends begin to appear in society. Therefore, it is especially important to use the concept of “ value” in research.