Church Studies

1. Entity type Lemma
2. Original titleCrkvene Studije
3. Language term Serbian
4. Alternative title Appendix to the First Issue of the Journal Church Studies (en)
5. lemma author Stevanovic, Aleksandra
6. lemma category Orthodox theological tradition and practice > Patristic studies - Modes of interaction - Scientific theories and disciplines > Religious studies - Various approaches to the problem of correlation between science and theology
7. Publication date 2004
8. lemma work Appendix to the First Issue of the Journal Church Studies
9. lemma manifestations Church Studies
10. Keywords
    1. Centre for Church Studies (International organization)
11. Keywords Orthodox spirituality - Orthodox worldview - patristic tradition
12. Url 24/8/2017
13. Lemma body

    1. The establishment of the Center for Church Studies in 2002 in Nis marked a big step in the institualization of a new methodological approach aiming at other disciplines that relate to Orthodox culture and arts.  

       Such an approach and initiative to consider Orthodox Christianity and culture in relation to other disciplines, even though quite common in other countries, has provoked disapproval in the academic and scientific circles, as well as in the political ones. In that sense, the establishment of such a Center and the realization of its projects has been met with many obstacles.

       Despite the difficulties to embark on such a multidisciplinary project, the Center has managed to establish a journal “Church Studies” whose issues can be found in many important libraries all over the world. The editorial board is comprised of scientists from Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, FYROM, Romania and the United States, with the emphasis on regional scientific study.

       The journal Church Studies aims at compiling papers in diverse fields such as theology, philosophy, patristic studies, medicine, history of Church, history of arts, and the like. Therefore, the first issue of the journal has published scientific papers presented in the Ecclesiastical Seminar of the Center for Church Studies “Orthodox Theology and Medicine". The aim of the journal is to bring diverse scientists together and foster joint cooperation.