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2020 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter St. Theodore Studites (759-826) and His Apologetical Approach in the Antirretics (Defense of the Icons) Dimo Penkov The Icon of Christ and Aspect and theoretical aspects on the Icons during the Period of Iconoclasm Lyubomira Stefanova Philosophical and Theological Arguments on the Holy Icons in the Work- Nicephorus and Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople and the Great Theodore the Studites against the Iconoclasts Ivan Christiov The Heresy 101 of St. John of Damascus- Doctrinal Differences between Christianity and Islam in Comparative Perspective Klara Toneva Haeresis 101 in the Liber de haeresibus of St. John of Damascus, and the Quranic Arguments against the Icons Zdravko Kanev St. John Damascene and His Contribution to the Medieval Controversy over the “Right Religion” Dietmar Schon A Spelling problem Chavdar Spasov The role of the teacher concerning the Holy Scripture lesson in the courses of Bulgarian language and literature (High School level) Chavdar Spasov The History of Christianity and its Role among the People Engaged with the the Romanian School in Rome (1922-1948) Protos. dr. Iuliu-Marious Morariu

2024 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter Paula of Bethlehem: Blending the Ascetic and Aristocrat Worlds Rebecca Ruth Faber Chronology of the Theological Works of Theodore II Laskaris Cyril Galev Aurelius Augustine and Pelagianism Dimitria Cherneva Romanian Orthodox Church and Ecumenism – an overview Iuliu-Marius (Maxim) Morariu Professor Stavrophorian Archpriest Hristo Dimitrov as the most prolific researcher in the field of Pastoral theology in Bulgaria Ivo Yanev Prof. Hristo Dimitrov and his contribution in the efforts of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for religious education among children in the period 1944-1948 Polina Spirova Psychological aspects of the confession according to the work of Prof. Archpriest Hristo Dimitrov Maya Hristova Creativity and Personhood in the theology of prot. Georges Florovsky Roussina Torosyan Archimandrite Irinei Pop Konstantinov – A Little Known Witness to the Christian Faith Tsvetomir Penkov

2017 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter Reflections on Religious Dialogue in Today’s Europe David Pestroiu Miraculous Submotives in the Martyrium of St Perperua and Felicitas Angel Petkov Evagrius of Pontus' Christology Ioannis Kamminis Apostolicity of the Church Aleksandar Aleksandrov Prison Letters of St. Ap. Paul – Theories about the Place of Writing Georgi Boev Being Risen or Being Raised Rossen Rousev Invisible War in the Works of St Nikodemus Hagioreite (The Struggle for Spiritual Perfection according to the Manual for Spiritual Advises) Archim. Emilianos Kazantzidis Affirmation of Love to Our Fellow Human (Pastoral Care for AIDS Patients) Ivo Yanev Our Relationship with Authority-Political, Religious and Ecclesiastical Dilyan Nikolchev

2014 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter Religious and Philosophical Concept of Knowledge in the Yoga Context Emmanuel Nikolov „Bulgarian” Yom-Kipour and the Traditional Jewish Worldview Magdalena Kraycheva Phenomenon of “Creativity” in Nicolas Berdyaev‘s Philosophy Olga Dramancheva Pastoral Psychology and Pastorology: Interdisciplinary Boundaries and Heuristic Opportunities Paulina Todorova Category “Development” in Psychology and Chriatian Anthropology Rositsa Todorova Person between Transpersonality and Pathological Loneliness Rumen Vitanov Meatfare Sunday and the “Last Judgment”: Typology of Influences Tatyana Ivanova Architecture and Liturgical Functions of Skevophylakion at the Great Church St Sophia in Constantinople Alexander Filov A New Hypothesis about Translation of the Right Hand of St John of Rila to Island of Tinos Zornitsa Gyurova Cyril and Methodius. Historical Milieu and Usage of the Holy Scripture in Their Mission among the Slavs Georgios Koundouris 1st Epistle to the Corinthians of Apostle Paul in the Modern Biblical Studies Emanuela Ivanova Aspects regarding the Links between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Sergiu-Grigore Popescu

2016 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter Intertextuality and Biblical Text Emil Traytchev The 1st Epistle of Apostle Paul to the Corinthians in the Modern Scholarship Emanuela Ivanova “Acribeia” in the 2nd Marriage Practice according the St. Euthymius of Tyrnovo's Letter to the Metropolitan of Ungro-Valachia Anthimus Dilyan Nikolchev The Drama of the Bulgarian Academic Theologian Pavel Pavlov Patristic Views on the Hierarchy of the Angels Danail Nikolov Acedia – an Old Demon in Modern Times Ioannis Kamminis Homiletic and Exegetic Approach of St. Pionius (in His Martyr’s Atc) Angel Petkov The Impact of St. Nicodemus Hagioreite on the Church Life Today Emilianos Kazandzidis

2014 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter Four articles for soviet Russia in the journal „Dvuglavij orel“ (1921– 1922) N. N. Glubokovsky „In memoriam of Late Prof. Alexey Petrovich Lebedev (Under the First Impressions of a Heavy Loss)“ N. N. Glubokovsky God the Logos. Exegetical sketches on the Johannine prologue (1:1–18) N. N. Glubokovsky Prof. N.N. Glubokovsky and His Influence on the Biblical Studies in Bulgaria Emil Traytchev To the Problem of the Interpretative Method in “Gospel of Christian Glory in the Apocalypse” by N. N. Glubokovsky Nevjana Rizova The Words of the New Testament in Romanian and European Space from the First Utterance of the Apostles to the Present Day. Fr. Ion-Sorin Bora Theological Ascetism and Scientific Humility: The Aca- demic Legacy of Prof. Nikolai Nikanorovich Glubokovsky Pavel Pavlov Orthodox Perspectives of Theological Dialogue and Christian Unity according to Nikolai Glubokovsky Kostadin Nushev Prof. N. N. Glubokovsky and Theological Education Reform in Russia in the Late 19th and the Early 20th c. (On the Education of the Priests) Ivo Yanev Prof. N. N. Glubokovsky on “Stauropegia” in the Church (Notes from Sofia Archive) Ivan Yovchev On the widespread malicious rumors against N. N. Glubokovsky the second half of the 20-s of the last century (based on archival documents) Diljan Nikoltchev, Ekaterina Damjanova

2021 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter The Ottoman Empire and the Christians Ventzislav Karavaltchev ILLUMINATING WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF ST. JEROME When Policy and Practice Diverged Rebecca Ruth Faber Form and Function of the Hierarchical Degree of Deacon in the First Four Centuries Marta Georgieva Basic Conclusions from the Conference- “Teaching Religion On-line. Experience, Challenges, Perspectives” Polina Spirova Challenges for the Teacher of Religion in Distance Education in an Electronic Environment Magdalena Legkostup Church and Psychotherapeutic Approaches in the Treatment of Addicts Krasimir Ivanov Pre-history of Contemporary Bulgarian Church Education- Social Mission, Innovative Practices Velina Toneva The Christian Faith and Values in the Works of Yordan Yovkov and Elin Pelin Yonko Bonov Marriage in Bulgaria – Subject of Legislative Regulation and Canonical Rules Mihail Mihaylov Online Training in Religion – Mission Possible Mirela Kyuchukova War and Military Service in the Holy Scripture Grozdan Stoevsky Reasons for Convening the Trullo Council (691- 692) Svetoslav Tsekov Reviews HERWIG ALDENOHOVEN. LEX ORANDI – LEX CREDENDI. BEITRÄGE ZUR LITURGISCHEN UND SYSTEMATISCHEN THEOLOGIE IN ALTKATHOLISCHER TRADITION. Ivaylo Naydenov

2015 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter FATHER ARSENIE PAPACIOC AND THE PROPER ARRANGEMENT OF SPIRITUAL LIFE. Glimpses of His Experiences in the Communist Prisons Ion Marian Croitoru Is the Anthropic Principle Possible as a Theological Argument? Cvetin Cekov St. Gregory of Nyssa on the Virginity Georgi Chochev PĂRINTELE PROFESOR MARIN C. IONESCU – ORATOR TALENTAT ȘI MISIONAR CONȘTIINCIOS Pr. Nicuşor Beldiman Theology of Creation in the Bulgarian Theological Thought of the 20th Century Svetoslav Ribolov CANONICAL INSTITUTION OF AUTOCEPHALY AND DIASPORA THE RECENT CONFLICT BETWEEN THE JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE AND THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCHATE Iulian Mihai L. Constantinescu ΣΥΝΤΟΜΗ ΑΝΑΣΚΟΠΗΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΒΟΥΛΓΑΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟ ΠΡΩΤΟ ΗΜΙΣY ΤΟΥ 13ΟΥ ΑΙΩΝΑ Petăr P. Simeonov ABORTION – MORAL, ETHICAL AND CANONICAL ISSUES Petcu Cristian Vasile DIE ORTHODOXIE IM DIALOG MIT DEM ISLAM (1986- 2012) – EIN VERGLEICHENDER ÜBERBLICK ZU THEMEN, METHODEN UND ERGEBNISSEN Dietmar Schon

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2019 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter Τρισάγιον – Trisvyatoe in the Byzantine and Old Bulgarian Liturgical Practice. Characteristics, Features and Use in the Liturgical Tradition of the Church Ivan Ivanov Theological Legacy of a Church Historian-Prof. Hristo Stoyanov Pavel Pavlov Distance Education in Religion and Catechesis during an Year of Pandemy Polina Spirova Novatian, Presbyter of Rome and Anti-Pope (251 – 258) Fr. Stephan Staykov Nichifor Krainic - Christian Nationalism Theodor Avramov Peculiarities of Holy Week According to the Typicon of the Orthodox Church and the Place of Orthros in the Liturgical Service and Tradition of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Based on Ancient Testimonies from the History of Worship Delyan Todev Strategies of Christian Apologetics according to Origen and the Basic Principles of the Modern Apologetics Atanas Vatashki Creativity and Neo-Patristic Synthesis in Fr. Georges Florovsky's Thought System (Princeton Insights) Rousssina Torosyan