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

Research of cultural monuments of Uzbekistan. The role of folklore and shamon rituals in the life of the people. The value of grandfathers in Uzbek legends and the service of Dilbar bakhshi. The image of white ghosts in the legend of the Sofia moon.

Спадщина видатного українського проповідника XVII ст. Радивиловського. Комплексне дослідження відображення в текстах проповідника моральної концепції Imitatio Christi, що передбачає орієнтацію віруючого на наслідування життя та чеснот Ісуса Христа.

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 article analyzes the process of systematization of the Universal Orthodoxy at the present stage. It is established that church life is a dynamic process. The church is constantly moving forward and it must respond to societal demands and problems.

Process of systematization of the structure of the Universal Orthodoxy. The church-political confrontation for supremacy in the Orthodox world between Phanar and Moscow. Issues related to the possibility of gaining the status of autonomy and autocephaly.

India as the land of spirituality and philosophy. The most dominant religion in India is Hinduism. Three religions, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, as the molders of the India philosophy. The country is a secular state with no official religion.

The religion plays an important role in the Polish society and is deeply intertwined with Polish culture. Today the overwhelming majority of the Polish population (around 90%) is Roman Catholic, and a considerable number are practicing Catholics.

Varieties of religion in the country: Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism. The role of religion in the social development of South Korea. Factors contributing to the growth of Protestantism. The identification of Christianity with Korean nationalism.

Canada has a large number of different religions, but none of them is official in the country, since the idea of religious pluralism is of great importance in Canadian political culture. Most residents of Canada identify themselves as Christians.

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.

Features of judaism and the Jewish People. The Jewish Diaspora and Israel. The First Crusade. Anti-Jewish Myths: desecrating the Host and committing ritual murder. Patterns of Discrimination. "Usury". The Jewish Community. Expulsions and the Black Death.

Religious identity among Lebanese immigrants in Moscow. Perception of personal religion and others’ religion through practice dressing, prayer. Perception of personal religion in relation to other religions and politics. Shia and Sunni division.

Study of the system formation mechanism of Ecumenical Orthodoxy. Justification of the ecclesiological interpretation of the interdependence of the principle of locality and the autocephalous status of churches. Structure and elements of patriarchy.

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 features of hermeneutical principles for understanding the biblical text proposed by Menno Simons, a recognized leader of the anabaptists, and compares them with similar techniques practiced by Luther and other figures of the classical Reformation.

Research on the formation of the category of orthodoxy within Christianity, theoretical analysis of the understanding of content as a general Christian. The phenomenon of orthodoxy within the limits of philosophical, religious and theological thought.

Different scientific theories about missionary ideas of the New Testament and understand the ones that could be used by Catholic theology in the planning of missionary activity. Biblical ideas that could be fundamental for Catholic missionary work.

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.

To understand the specifics of neo-orthodoxy as a religious phenomenon and its importance in the progress of modern religious and philosophical anthropology and Christology. Study of reasons the need to find lost meanings within the Christian tradition.

Nestorianism is the Christian doctrine that Jesus existed as two characters, the man and the divine or Son of God. From Central Asia they arrived in the Mongolian steppe, where lots of small kingdoms - kereits, onguts, etcexisted. The peoples of the gobi.

This study examines the formation and further evolution of the Church Slavonic and Russian vocabulary describing Christian virtues and sins. Our research was conducted on the available Church Slavonic translations of four Byzantine found hymns

Semantics of the "sitting" position in the context of oppositions. Imitation of the process of "divine providence" in the mythological picture of the world, which culminates in the creation of man. The body as a model of the organization of sacred space.

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.

The role of an member of the Archdiocese of Finland, Dr. Kontkanen, in the relationship between the two Churches. Preconditions for the change in the attitude of the national Orthodox Church of Finland towards the historically Kiriarchal 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.