Consideration of three episodes from the history of Alexander the Great that illustrate his attitude towards ancient myths and religiosity. Drawing parallels between the act of Alexander and that of his mythical ancestor Achilles by different autors.
Analyzes the influence of Ecumenical Councils on historical aspects of the proclamation of autocephaly and autonomy of the church as an object of study. The study of emergence of the Ecumenical Council was the reaction of the whole church to a problem.
Analysys of the body of legal norms of church law, which regulates the autocephalous principle of the church. The revision of traditional approaches and the ecclesiological dimension of modern Orthodoxy. The earthly rule of the "heavenly Church".
The moral lessons given us by Jesus. When is an Easter? Holiday's week - Eastertide. Passion Sunday or Care Sunday before Easter. According to custom Easter egg and Easter hare. Celebrating Easter in England. Hand painted eggs in Ukraine and Russia.
Determination of achievements and gaps in research on the activities of the Orthodox Church in Right Bank Ukraine. Consideration of approaches to the contribution of churches, clergy to the development of culture, enlightenment, charity on the Right Bank.
Analysis of polyconfessionalism as a social phenomenon of humanity. Development of religious diversity in the world and Ukraine. The role of religious pluralism in realizing freedom of conscience. Principles of multi-confessional existence of society.
The sources on religious-philosophical thought of the Bengal Renaissance XIX-XX century, represents the process and results of creating of the Hinduism’s image by Brahmo Samaj leaders and Neo-Hindu thinkers Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, Swami Vivekananda.
The most horrible monsters and evil creatures of Celtic mythology. Bloody-Bones is a bugaboo from the childish rhyme. The legend about dreadful vampire the Dearg-Due. Monster the Banshee is a Celtic female spirit foretelling coming death in a family.
The concepts of modern religious studies on cyberreligion as a postmodern phenomenon. The relationship between religious movements and organizations and scientific achievements. The main issues in the perspective of the concept of cyberreligion.
The role of the human subject, which is a tool for profit or power. A social process created by people for their good. The leaders of the states trying to escape from the cycle of violence and the "culture of conflict", both economic and political.
Study of the "Byzantine Commonwealth" and its influence on the Eastern European Slavic peoples in works of D.D. Obolensky. The changes in works by Obolensky in the context of the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, democratization.
Исследование христианского послания в видеоигре "Dragon Age: Inquisition", выпущенной компанией Bioware в 2014 г. Анализ традиционных способов представления религии, богов. Повествовательные приемы и игровая механика, представленные в виде ролевой игры.
A complex of magical actions and preventive measures that the dwellers used to protect him. Place under the threshold of the hut - the locus of the presence of demonological characters in the mythological aspect of the sphere of ceremonial rites.
Review of the work "Freedom of the Will " by J. Edwards. Study of the theological fatalism. The principle of infallibility of God's knowledge. The provisions of Edwards' argument, their significance in the context of discussions of freedom of will.
Ethnogenesis of the ancient Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. The reasons for which the basics of Odin left the steppes of Azov. Analysis of the assumption that the ancestors of Russians and Ossetians were part of a union of peoples, known as aza-alans.
Research of a role of religion in a life of the Kherson and Nikolaev Greek communities. Preservation of the national culture of the Greeks in the bosom of the Orthodox Church. Construction of the Admiralty Cathedral and the Holy Trinity Church in Odessa.
The role of knowing the theological atmosphere of the mid 20h century in Europe for perception of Hans Urs von Balthasar’s theology. The shows some aspects of the theology presented by Balthasar. Biblical idea of finding a person of his mission.
Transformation of the content and forms of Hellenic theology in the era of ancient classics. Conversion of the meanings of mythological gods in the abstract meanings of the Absolute. The role of the ancient theater in the cognitive embodiment of theology.
Studying on the history of the Khomivsky Assumption-Preobrazhensky monastery. Revealing the facts of the biography of the priest T. Razdobarov. Research of the influence of Archimandrite P. Prusskyi on the life and outlook of the Kharkiv Old Believers.
The article analyzes the narratives of the conflict between Western and Islamic civilization. The conflict between these two civilizations has a long history. The confrontation between Christianity and Islam began in the 7 ’th century with the expansion o
Introduce and analysis an important source of the history of the church, in particular the monasticism of the Lviv Union eparchy into scientific circulation - “Inspection of the hegumens of the Lviv eparchy. Trace the power of bishops over monasteries.
Philosophical and religious analysis of the process of formation of the structure of Ecumenical Orthodoxy since the time of the Byzantine Empire. Changes in the church-administrative status of autonomous churches, the formation of ancient patriarchates.
The history of religion in Spain. Missionary activity Saint Jacob. The confrontation between the state and the church. Number of professing Islam. Role Catholicism in the life of the country. The new Constitution proclaimed Spain a secular state.
The article deals with the religious life of Jehovah's Witnesses during the period from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s. The author briefly dwells on the main works devoted to the religious life of Jehovah's Witnesses, written by Ukrainian scholars.
The cult of Tanit, the patron goddess of Carthage, had long been thought to have been transferred to Rome during the rule of Septimius Severus, as a number of inscriptions and coins mentioning or depicting the deity date back to this period.
The article deals with ideas of the basic Old Testament that form its missionary paradigm. The different thoughts of the researchers about missionary phenomenon in the old Bible canon and the Bible as a key document in the understanding of mission.
The influence of evangelistic preaching on Christ and the emergence and development of biblical psychology. The discovery of the narrative aspect of the phenomenon, which facilitates the appeal to the spiritual structures of the person of Christ.
The interrelations of the Russian and Finnish Orthodox Churches in the 20th century. The role of Dr. Paavo Kontkanen in the relations between these two Churches. The attitude of the National Orthodox Church of Finland towards the Russian Church.
Analysis of instances of ritual humor in written sources from the 16th to 17th century and echoes of the joke in calendars, family traditions and folklore in the 19th and 20th centuries. Jokes and fun in the religion and mythology of the ancient Balts.
Отличие жизни новых монашеских сообществ от признанного распорядка католических орденов. Принципы их устроения. Пропаганда открытости миру. Отказ от аскезы из-за пересмотра отношений к телу. Особенности легитимации новых сообществ местным епископатом.
