The paper dwells on the modern phenomenon of clergy going online and exploring new audiences. empirical study conducted by author concerned activities popular Orthodox Russian-speaking bloggers whose heightening media presence is aimed at digital missionary work catechism. research was organized in accordance with theoretical framework concept communicative figurations that coined Andreas Hepp....

В статье анализируется новая работа о православном приходе в последние десятилетия существования Российской империи, написанная А. Л. Бегловым. Монография «Православный приход на закате империи: состояние, дискуссии, реформы» (М., 2021) The article analyzes a new work on the Orthodox parish in last decades of existence Russian Empire, written by A. L. Beglov. Monograph “Orthodox at sunset Empir...

Between April and June 2014, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), an International NGO, and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (GOPA) conducted a needs assessment of Syrians affected by the crisis with the objective of gaining a better understanding of humanitarian needs and assistance priorities. Findings suggest that interventions that increase access to...

Seventy-two alcoholics were treated with acupuncture to the ear in a randomized single-blind controlled design over 10 weeks. Orthodox points and incorrect points 3-5 mm from orthodox points were used. No initial differences were found regarding social characteristics, the responses to the Swedish version of the Alcohol Use Inventory and the Three-dimensional Personality Questionnaire, indicati...