Contents
Lebedev V. Yu., Prilutskiy A. M. On the fundamental issues of religious studies
Philosophy αnd theology

Ostanin V. A. On the question of interpreting story of Cain and Abel: two prototypes of the same path of redemption
Stahl R. «Simul iustus et peccator» — «At once justified and sinner»
Bulanov S. L. Meaning of αἰών/αἰώνιος concerning afterlife of sinners in the New Testament
Isaev S. A. Freedom as concept, and its supposed parameters
Religion and society

Steinhäuser M. Auf der Suche nach einheimischen Kategorien. Was leitet die bildungsorientierte arbeit mit Kindern in Kirchgemeinden?
Gaidukov A. V., Lozhkin A. G. Saint-Petersburg students’ awareness of Lutheranism: results of a pilot sociological survey 2021
Eskandar K. The Digital Apostle: Exploring the Impact of Technology on Bible Study and Ministry in the 21st сentury
Leschinkskiy A. N., Pogasii A. K. Church schisms in World Orthodoxy of the 20–21th centuries: geographical and religious studies review
History and сulture

Rudaya O. A. Widows’ status and care of them in Sumerian texts of Lower Mesopotamia (3rd mill. B.C.)
Schaub I. Yu. On the Cult of Heroes in the Northern Black Sea Region
Shaposhnik V. V. Events of the 30–40s 16th century in the «Royal speeches» at Stoglavy Assembly
Pohjola J. Ordination with Word of God and prayer with laying on of the hands — Some remarks on Martin Luther’s ordination agenda
Lahtinen N. D. The problems of Eucharist celebration, according to Liturgia Svecanæ by King John III: analysis of sources and theological content
Source- and text studies

Zhestokanov S. M. The History of Early Christianity in the Chronological Tables of Eusebius of Caesarea
Zhestokanov S. M. Additions of Jerome the Blessed to the Chronological Tables of Eusebius of Caesareahizhniakova
Khizhniakova S. O. Phoenicia and the Phoenicians in John of Nikiu’s Chronicle
Krylov P. V. Cardinal Palazzo Altieri’s project on legalization of Catholicism in Sweden: document from the archive of the St. Petersburg Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Polyakov I. A. Diary entries of A. F. Bartolomey for 1862–1863 in the context of travel descriptions to the Christian East
Criticism and bibliography

Starkovskaya O. F. «Enchiridion or Martin Luther’s Small Catechism Retold for Today’s Children»: A New Look through the Lens of Tradition
Shishkin V. V. Expansion of theocracy. About the book by Irina P. Potekhina «From Roman Bishops to Popes» (St. Petersburg, 2024)
Chronics of scientific and religious life

Levin I. V. Protestant historical tradition of religious education and spiritual and moral education in Russia: Kolpan Lutheran Seminary of the Church of Ingria
Furs A. A. Cultural and educational project in Saratov as an example of interaction between Church and society