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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

2013 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter Byzantine Synaxaristes for September Ivan Christov Oration on the Deceased by the Humble Monk and Presbyter Gregory Tsamblakus Maria Spasova Importance of the Work of St Nikodemos Hagiorites for the Ecclesiastical Life Today Archimandrite Aemilianos Kazantzidis Tertullian and the Montanism Archimandrite Pavel Stefanov Christian Love to God According to “Sermon on the Divine and Holy Love” by Theodoret of Cyrus Rossen Milanov Movement and Energy in the Debate between John Philiponus and Proclus on the Eternity of the World Rossen Roussev Development of the Liturgy in the Urban Environment of Constantinople in Preiconoclastic Period Alexander Georgiev Marriage – Sacraments of the Church and Institurion of Roman Civil Law Iulian Mihai L. Constantinescu St. Gregory of Nyssa: The Life of St. Macrina Helena Panczova La Bulgarie à nouveau entre Constantinople et Rome, fin 12e – début 13e siècle Petăr P. Simeonov “Woman in Priesthood” in Orthodox Juda- ism and Orthodox Christianity” Magdalena Kraycheva

2020 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter The Uncreated Light of Transfiguration of Our Lord in St. Gregory Palamas’ Thought Dimo Penkov Iconographic Veneration of St. Gregory Palamas in the Late Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Period Svetoslav Ribolov The Palamite Ideas for the Divine Light of the Image in the 14th Century Churches of Thessaloniki Lyuboira Stefanova The Modern Anti-Palamism and the Orthodox Doctrine of Theosis Ventzislav Karavaltchev Ontology of the Divinizing Grace according to the Defender of Hesychasm St. Gregory Palamas Dimitrios Tselengidis The Use of Logical Proofs in Theology according to St. Gregory Palamas Theodore Zisis Murals and Prints of St. John of Rila and the Revival Pilgrimage Plamen Mihailov

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

Forum Theologicum Sardicense is the academic journal of the Faculty of Theology at Sofia University "St. Clement of Ohrid" focusing on the publication of quality research within the fields of the humanities and theology. Forum Theologicum Sardicense Academic Journal of the Theological Faculty at Sofia University "St. Clement of Ohrid" Indexing ISSN 3033-1811 Forum Theologicum Sardicense is indexed in:

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

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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