Culture
The Jewish Question and the Bulgarian Cinematography
By Biserka Gramatikova The year is 1943 and Bulgaria has just told Hitler that he will not receive the Bulgarian Jews. The untold but true tale of how nearly 50,000…
Human Rights
Community policing and crime prevention in Nigeria
By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Centre for Faith and Community Development, Nigeria (eivorgba@gmail.com) 1. INTRODUCTION Crime prevention – whether at the societal, community or individual level – is a much sought-after…
Christianity
The first deacons of the Church
By prof. A. P. Lopukhin Acts of the Apostles, chapter 6. 1 - 6. The first Christian deacons. 7 – 15. St. Archdeacon Stephen. Acts 6:1. In those days, when…
Africa
The Impact of Political Leadership on Economic Development in Nigeria
By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, PhD. Executive Director, Centre for Faith and Community Development (CFCD) INTRODUCTION The traditional concept of leadership is based on the notion that leaders are selected to…
Education
URIE Interfaith Youth Camp “Seeding the Peace” – A journey of multicultural friendships and interfaith dialogue
By United Religions International Europe The "Seeding the Peace" URIE Interfaith youth camp, held in The Hague, Netherlands, brought together 20 young participants and six youth facilitators from across Europe…
Christianity
The Tavorian Light and the Transfiguration of the Mind (2)
By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy 4 The stamp of the truly religious spirit and, in particular, of the folk-Russian religious genius Fr. Florensky sees "not in the cutting off, but…
Christianity
The Tavorian Light and the Transfiguration of the Mind
By Prince Evgeny Nikolaevich Trubetskoy On the occasion of the book by candle. P. A. Florensky "Pillar and Support of Truth" (Moscow: "Put", 1914) 1 In the Gospel there is…
Christianity
Transfiguration of Our Lord
By St. archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev), Sermon delivered in Sofia (Bulgaria) on the Feast of Transfiguration, 6th of August, in 1947. Liturgical Holy Gospel: At that time Jesus took with Himself…
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News
Food allergies: increasing confidence in allergen testing
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission is developing a measurement system to support allergic consumers and food companies. This measurement system will allow the production of reliable and…
Christianity
The First Christian Pentecost (II)
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts. 2:26 a.m. Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue rejoiced; and also my flesh shall rest in hope. Acts. 2:27. Because You will not leave…