St. Tikhon’s University Review . Series I: Theology. Philosophy. Religious Studies

Researched is the problem of awareness of historicism for the christian theology, presented in the works of a german theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg. Discussed are the issue of application of the methods of historical science in theology, the problem of historical anthropocentrism, coexistence «natural» and «supernatural» events in history, teleology and contingency of history. It is come to conclusion of special significance of historical knowledge for Christian theology.

HISTORICAL CRITIQUE, THEOLOGY OF HISTORY

Lavrentoev Andrei

The article is devoted to the study of various aspects of the problem of authorship of theological and literary works. It discusses causes of anonymity and pseudonimity, methods of identification and confirmation of authorship and the general significance of attribution. The study is supported with numerous examples of contested authorship in Patristic and Classical literature.

PATRISTIC LITERATURE, CLASSICAL LITERATURE, AUTHORSHIP, AUTHENTICITY, STYLE, TACHYGRAPHY, HISTORY OF TEXT

Lipatov N.

The idea of a church or parish community is a constant in Russian theology. But until today, no one has really attempted to define it nor has anyone tried to determine its origin nor to trace the evolution of this term in theology. The aim of this article is to define the watershed moments which shaped the definition and further developments of this term in the Russian tradition.

COMMUNITY, PARISH, KHOMYAKOV, BISHOP MICHAIL GRIBANOVSKY, LITURGICAL-PENITENTIAL FAMILY

Hondzinsky Pavel, archpriest

This article deals with three questions: a few guiding principles of the Roman Catholic teaching on parishes: an analysis of smaller religious communities from the theological and ecclesiological point of view, as well as a discussion of the relationship between the parish and smaller communities which exist within it.

COMMUNITY, PARISH, SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, SACRSANCTUM CONCILIUM, ECCLESIOLOGY, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Szentmartony M.

This article presents the results of a sociological study conducted in the years 2010-2011, which attempted to study some contemporary problems relating to the parish community of the Russian Orthodox Church. Parishioners of three Moscow parishes were questioned - the parishes of the Holy Venerable Tsarevich Dimitry, of Saint Mitrophan of Voronezh and that of Saint Nicholas in Kuznetsy. Data gathered from the survey provided the authors with some suggestions regarding how to form a strong and active Orthodox parish community.

COMMUNITY, PARISH, SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY, PARISH PRIEST, PRIEST, LAITY

Zabaev Ivan

Shichalin Yrii

This article discusses the image of Socrates as found in the Works of Plato and Aristophanes. The author discovers Pythagorean traits in the image of Socrates as portrayed by these two ancient authors. The author also discusses the Pythagoreans and their role in the creation of stable schools of Philosophy. He likewise shows that the sophists were not the only ones contributing to the creation of centres of education and learning in the ancient world.

IMAGE OF SOCRATES, SOCRATES THE PYTHAGOREAN, ARISTOPHANES, PLATO, SOCRATIC LITERATURE

Shichalin Yrii

This article analyses the three epideictic orations of Isocrates which are in themselves a precious testimony of the quality of intellectual life at the close of the fourth century before Christ. To this period belong also the Socratics who are generally seen as an important link between Socrates and Plato. The author of this article proposes a more productive approach to the study of Antisthenes, Euclid of Megara and other so-called Socratics, revealing them not as independent thinkers but rather as adherents of the sophistic school and also as teachers, thereby, including them among those who took part in the educative activity of their time.

SOCRATICS, ANTISTHENES, EUCLIDES OF MEGARA, ISOCRATES, EPIDEICTIC SPEECHES OF ISOCRATES, SOPHISTS, PYTHAGOREANS

Usacheva Anna

This article demonstrates the probable way manuscript copies of the various philosophical schools were created during the Hellenistic period. Crito the Socratic and a few other typical examples of Socratic schools are cited.

CRITO, DIOGENES LAERTIUS, SOCRATICS, διαδοχα'', HELLENISTIC LISTS, SOCRATIC DIALOGUES

Zolotukhina Anastasiya

The so-called Socratic protreptikos is usually seen as a kind of transitory genre departing from the epideictic oratory of the Sophists and leading into the early dialogues of Plato. The aim of this article is to examine various examples of Socratic protreptikoi and to further define whether we can speak of a type of genre in formation and of the transitory nature of this genre. The author also wishes to draw the reader’s attention to a few problems of methodology which are related to our understanding of the protreptik corpus which dates from the fourth century BC to the time of the birth of Our Lord. The article also examines the differences between the explicitly named protreptikoi (Cleitophon, Euthydemos) and those generally known under the name of Socratic protreptikoi.

SOCRATICS, PROTREPTIKOS, PLATO, ALCIBIADES I, AESCHINES, ANTISTHENES

Alieva Ol'ga

In this article, the well-known Orthodox patristic scholar and theologian Jean-Claude Larchet explores some fundamental questions in Orthodox theology especially touching on its aims and methods. For him, the most vital aspects of theology include its mystical, empirical, rational, and discursive qualities. He shows that theology must take into account all these aspects and not just one of them. The author then turns his attention to the question of the place of theology in the Church, finding at least three areas where theology is helpful: catechesis, apologetics, and in the liturgy of glorification (doxologia). He also discusses the relationship of theology to other rational sciences: philosophy and literature. Always important for the author is the question of innovation and tradition in theology - a theme which is vital for contemporary minds. Logical assumption brings the author to a discussion of the place of spirituality and ecclesial obligations in the formulation of theology. The French theologian stresses the need for a theologian to have a solid knowledge of both ancient Christian texts as well as of contemporary theological and philosophical literature.

THEOLOGY, MYSTICAL THEOLOGY, CATECHESIS, APOLOGETICS, LITURGY, PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, TRADITION AND CREATIVITY

Larchet Jean-Claude