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Prof. Pavel Pavlov, PhD Assoc. prof. Svetoslav Ribolov, PhD Editors in Chief Academic Secretary (Manuscripts, Submission Review Managment) Ch. asst. prof. Theodor Avramov, PhD COLLEGIUM EDITORUM Fr. Porphyrius Georgi (University of Balamand) Maria Yovtcheva (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Ivaylo Naydenov (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Ion Marian Croitoru (University of Valachia, Targoviste) Prot. (Maxim) Iuliu-Marius Morariu (Pretoria University, South Africa & Academy of Romanian Scientists, New York) Ilias Evangelou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Athanasios Anastisiadis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Andrian Alexandrov (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Polina Spirova (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Valchan Valchanov (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Ioannis Kaminis (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Clara Toneva (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Prot. Ivan Ivanov (University of Sofia St. Clement of Ochrid) Konstantinos Nichoritis (University Macedonia) Maria Schnitter (University of Plovdiv) Dimitar Dimitrov (University of Veliko Tyrnovo) Maria Spasova (University of Veliko Tyrnovo) Dimiter Mirchev (Medical University of Plovdiv) Ioannis Panagiotopoulos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) Prot. Liudmil Malev (University of Veliko Tyrnovo)

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2024 / Issue 2 Front and Back Matter Die Bulgarische Orthodoxe Kirche im Dialog zwischen Orthodoxen und Altkatholiken in der zweiten H.lfte des 20. Jahrhunderts Ivan Yovtchev Fr. Mivhail Apostolov – a Confessor from Ovtshartsi (archimandrite Makariy) Tsvetomir Penkov Orthodox Pastoral Approach in Caring for people with addictions and their families Fr. Georgi Hristov Fotakiev Confession and Pastoral Care in the Eponymous Pastoral Study by Archpriest Christo Dimitrov Ivaylo Vasilev Spiritual as a Fundamental Anthropological Premise of Logotherapy (Essential Framework and Significance in Opposing Materialistic and Reductionist Views of Man) Maya Hristova On the Biography of Nicephorus, Metropolitan of Philippopolis (Plovdiv) in the period 1824 – 1850 Fr. Emil Paralingov The Clash Between Christianity and the Concept of Genius in Roman Society Fr. Stefan (Stoycho) Staykov St. Gregory of Nyssa – Reflections on the Uncertainties in His Biography Vladimir Iontchev Rebuke by and Reciprocity of Marcella Rebecca Ruth Faber

2023 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter History of Religions in the Bulgarian Systematic Theology (in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Faculty of Theology) Clara Toneva Mihail Emanuilovich Posnov – Life and Works Ventzislav Karavaltchev Patriarch Cyril as a Church Historian Fr. Stephan (Stoycho) Staykov The City of Ochrid and the Archbishopric in Ochrid in the Researches of Prof. Ivan Snegarov Ivan Yovchev Pastoral Ministry in St. Kliment of Ochrid Academic Chapel of Sofia University’s Faculty of Theology Ivaylo Vasilev DIVINE FREEDOM AND THE BEING OF THE ONLY-BEGOTTEN SON ACCORDING TO ST CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Rosen Rusev The Topic of “Sin” in Judges 10:6-16 Zoran Kalev Dynamics of the Old Testament Priesthood from Aaron to Zadok Fr. Boris Borisov Incarnation and Icon in the Polemical Works of St. John of Damascus Alena Kerezova The Ambivalent Relation to Faith in Elin Pelin’s Stories of the Early 20th Century Yonko Bonov “On Faith” by St. Basil the Great: Context, Structure and Addressee Kalin Angelov Projects NARRATE: DIGITAL RECORDING AND DOCUMENTATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL CULTURAL TREASURES IN MONASTERIES AND TEMPLES (The Project Activities in Bulgaria) Ioannis Kamminis

2021 / Issue 1 Front and Back Matter Philokalia in the Romanian Tradition and Spirituality Iuliu-Marius Morariu Protoiereus Eusthathius Yankov’s Letters to Hieromonk Nikolay (Kozhuharov) Pavel Pavlov Prayer in the Early Patristic Literature Svetoslav Ribolov Authenticity and Church History Dimensions of the Canons of the Council of Serdica (343) Nina Koleva Different Approaches in Hermeneutics of the Book of Revelation Desislava Panayotova The Value of the Church’s Disciplinary Rule with Respect to Salvation in the Oriental Tradition John Ericson

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

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