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2023 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter Some Historical Notes on the Liturgy of St. Gregory of Nazianzus Bishop of Belogradchik Polykarpus The Christian Character of Europe and the Contribution of Orthodoxy Konstantin Nikolakopoulos Theological Legacy of Martyr Lucian Svetoslav Ribolov GENNADIUS OF OCHRID AND THE THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE IN BYZANTINE SOCIETY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 13TH CENTURY Viktor Nedeski Aurelius Augustine in the Orthodox Tradition – Basic Topoi of Distinction Dimitrina Cherneva The Reception of Aristotle in “On Icons” by St. John Damascene Alena Kerezova The Hebrew Term “Evil” (ra) as a Definition of Sin According to The Qumran Sect Zoran Kalev Nikolai Raynov and the Church Vasil Vasilev Interdisciplinary lessons in Religion implemented in an electronic environment Darina Mavrodieva-Kiuchukova, Irina Vladimirova Participation of the Theological Faculty of Sofia University “St. Kliment of Ochrid” in the Second Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) Polina Spirova The Massalians and the Orthodox ascetic practices in the East in the 4th – 5th centuries Kalin Angelov

2022 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter Teaching of the Orthodox Faith according to the Principles of Liturgical Byzantine Treatises. Testimonies and Interpretation Fr. Ivan Ivanov (Kyumurdjiyski) THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN BULGARIA DURING THE MIDDLE CENTURIES Svetoslav Riboloff Ein theoretisches und praktisch–angewandtes Modell für die Digitalisierung der religiösen Bildung. Das Beispiel des Videounterrichts über Religion von der Sonntagsschule an der Kirche „Heilige Dreifaltigkeit“ Stefan Tonchev, Iliana Dimova The Holy Sacraments of Penance and Anointing as Therapeutic Means in Pastoral Ministry Goran Stoevsky The ministry of the ephemeral priest in educational institutions Ivaylo Vasilev The Speech of the Angel of the Lord in Judges 6-11-16 Zoran Kalev “External Knowledge” and how to approach it. The Pattern of St. Basil and St. Gregory of Nazianz" Kalin Angelov Review-Specificts of the Latin Trinitarian Paradigm Dimitrina Cherneva Reviews John Behr, Mystery of Christ Ioannis Kamminis

2018 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter The New Testament Canon and the 39th Paschal Epistle of St. Athanasius of Alexandria Emil Traychev St. Athanasius of Alexandria in Exile (335-346) Aleksandar Omarchevski St. Athanasius' Faith against Arianism between Nicaea and Serdica Elena Nikolova The Great Constantine and Athanasius. A Meeting between Two Different Worlds Pavel Pavlov Apologetic Views in the Early Works of St. Athanasius the Great Dimo Penkov St. Athanasius of Alexandria's Teaching on the Holy Spirit Georgi Chochev The Consecration of the Temple of the Holy Sepulchre in the Context of the Council of Tire (335) Ekaterina Damianova Proverbs- 8-22-25 in the Context of the Antiarian Polemics of St. Athanasius' Second Oration against the Arians Rossen Roussev St. Athanasius' Orations against the Arians in the 1st Bulgarian Kingdom Svetoslav Ribolov Greek Researches on St. Athanasius the Great in the 20th Century Yoannis Kamminis Studies on St Athanasius of Alexandria in Bulgaria 20th and early 21st Century Angel Petkov

2018 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter On the Canonical Significance of the Right of Stauropegia. A Response to a Study by the Bishop of Znepol Paisius, Stauropegia in the Church from the Canonical Poiont of View, and in Particular the Status of the Church Nikolay N. Glubokovski DOGMATIC THEOLOGY IN BULGARIA DURING THE 20TH CENTURY Svetoslav Riboloff Orthodox Theology and University in Bulgaria (History and Methodology) Pavel Pavloff God-Man Intimacy, Communication and Love, according to the Theology of Fr. Georges Florovsky Rousinna Torosyan Insights of the Natural Reason in the Search for Truth (Athenagoras of Athens and His Attitude to Ancient Philosophy) Atanas Vatashki Christian Family- A Priority Issue for Romanian Preachers in the 20th Century Nikusor Beldiman CANONICAL RROVISIONS REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION RIGHT OF THE CHURCH PROPERTIES George Grigoriţă Concept of the Word according to the Christian and the Muslim Tradition Zdravko Kunev The Image Twelve-Years-Old Jesus Christ Talks to the Scribes in the Temple in the New Bishopric of Messmbria in the Context of Altar Iconographic Program Nikolinka Klimukova The Miracle of Christ's Resurrection in the Context of the Modern Science Chavdar Spasov The Role of Religious Education in the Training of Young People in Christian Moral Values and Virtues Vanya Karchina

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2017 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter ABOUT THE CANONICAL MEANING of “The Lifelong Office” of the Orthodox Bishops. Is It Unconditional or Conditional Diljan Nikolchev Liturgical Phenomenology of the Christian Art- Sacred Music, Iconography and Liturgical Text in the Regulations of the Ecumenical Councils and the Textimony of the Fathers Diacono Ivan Stoyanov Ivanov (Kiumurdzhiysky) Synodal Decrees- Their Juridical Characterisics, Functions and Application Stavr. oik. Mihail Mihailov Incarnation and Redemption in the Light of Theotokos' Icon Georgi Chochev Symbolic of the Numbers in the Works of Evagrius of Pontus Yoannis Kamminis Gregory of Nazianz and His Attitude towards Women in His Theological Poems and His Orations Tsvetanka Elenkova Piligrimage and or Religious Tourism-Problems and Perspectives of Developement Nowadays Stefan Tonchev Biblical Account in the Pre-School Education- Methodology and Practical Dimensions Iliana Dimova

2015 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter The Principal Difficulties in Conducting Ecumenical Council Stefan Cankov CHRISTIAN EDUCATION in the Context of the New Paradigms of Education and in the Romanian Education System Adrian Ivan Pastoral and Psychological Aspects in the Works of Three Hierarchs Ivo Yanev “Philosophy chapters” of St. John of Damascus - an Overview on the Structure Atanas Atanasov The Prophets’ Service in the Ancient Church in the Sources of the 1st and the early 2nd Century Petar Simeonov Transcedental Meditation- a Provocation against the Human Ego Emmanuel Nikolov Biblical Background of Sacrament of Priesthood Deacon Nikolay (Petrov) Musical Works of Hieromonk Neophytus of Rila Andrey Kasabov Status of Woman in Contemporary Judaism Magdalena Kraycheva Prison Letters of St. Ap. Paul- Theories about the Place of Writing Georgi Boev Meaning and Content of Figurative Cycle „Ordeals of Soul“ Lyubomir Traykov

2019 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter Orthodox – Old Catholic Dialogue (Negotiations for Unification) Ivan Yovchev Saint Martyr Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome Fr. Stephan (Stoycho) Staykov Bulgarian Composers of St. John Chrysostome’s Liturgy Stoyan Malinov Church Hymnography and Music in the Works of the Three Holy Hierarchs Liubomir Ignatov Saint Justin, Philosopher and Martyr, and his view for the the relationship between Christianity and philosophy Atanas Vatashki Deunovism – Doubtfully Attractive and Undoubtfully Dangerous Ventzislav Sergiev About the Origin of the Alphabet Martin Mitov NICHIFOR CRAINIC and the Christian-Nationalism from the Romanian Space Rev. Iuliu-Marius Morariu History and Creativity in Fr. George Florovsky's Theology Roussina Torosyan Jaroslav Pelikan and the history of theology Theodor Avramov

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2013 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter State and Church Relations under Communism, National Socialism and Fascism: Some Aspects of the Problem Plamen S. Tzvetkov Odessa Ecclesiastical Counter-Revolutionary Organization of 1931: Martyrs and Confessors Archimandrite Euphrosyne (Bilash) Dynamics of the Communist Repressions against the Church after the Coup of September 9th, 1944 Ventsislav Karavalchev Soviet Paralels in the Politics of Bulgarian State against the Church in the First Years of the Communist Dictature Ventsislav Karavalchev Vatican Radio: From “The Sofia Case of Murder” to the Goоd News Anna-Maria Krasteva Beginning of the State Security Operations against Exarch Stefan during the 40s of the 20th Century Dilyan Nikoltshev The Construction of the Sofia Largo in the 50s of the 20th Century and the Aborted Plans to Destroy the St Nedelia Church and the Banya Bashi Mosque Zhivko Lefterov Second Rome through the Εyes of the Τhird One. The Εvolution of the Ιmage of Byzantium in the Russian Social Consciousness Sergey Ivanov Russian-Soviet Religious Myth Production Oleg-Sandro Pamfilov Simplification of the Communist Past as the Source of the “Political Religion” Momchil Metоdiev Christianity and National Security Viktor Kostov In the Age of the Post-Ecclesiality (The Emergence of Post-Ecclesiological Modernity). Archim. Grigorios D. Papathomas REVIEW: Fr. Radko Poptodorov, Diliyan Nikolchev: Exarch Stephan under the “care” of the Communist Security Services, Sofia: Military Publishing House 2016, 463 pp.