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Eastern Orthodox War Justification and Ecclesial Dilemmas Arising from the War in Ukraine (2024)
Journal Article
Stoyanov, Y. (2024). Eastern Orthodox War Justification and Ecclesial Dilemmas Arising from the War in Ukraine. Studies in World Christianity, 30(2), 230-248. https://doi.org/10.3366/swc.2024.0472

The escalation of ecclesial and religio-political conflicts since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has further complicated the convoluted ecclesial situation in Ukraine and has been addressed in a series of sermon... Read More about Eastern Orthodox War Justification and Ecclesial Dilemmas Arising from the War in Ukraine.

The War in Ukraine: Challenges to Just War Doctrines in Eastern Orthodoxy (2024)
Journal Article
Stoyanov, Y. (2024). The War in Ukraine: Challenges to Just War Doctrines in Eastern Orthodoxy. Studies in Christian Ethics, 37(3), 669-692. https://doi.org/10.1177/09539468241258947

The sequence and escalation of Russian–Ukrainian political and military conflicts since 2014, culminating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, have reopened interest in and debates on just war theory and practice in general and specifica... Read More about The War in Ukraine: Challenges to Just War Doctrines in Eastern Orthodoxy.

On Ritual (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HadžiMuhamedović, S. (2024, February). On Ritual. Presented at Sunday Evensong Address, Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge - Re-examining Religious Ideas Series, Jesus College, Cambridge

This address was delivered as part of the Sunday Evensong address series at Jesus College Chapel, themed 'Re-examining Religious Ideas'. This series invites exploration of concepts and practices central to religious thought and identity, while also e... Read More about On Ritual.

Pure Soul: Conceptions and Representations (2023)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2023). Pure Soul: Conceptions and Representations. In P. Flügel, H. De Jonckheere, & R. Söhnen-Thieme (Eds.), Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions (4-14). Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS

The history of the Jaina philosophical discourse on the soul
is yet to be written. It will inevitably focus on the ways in which
the relationship between soul and body is conceived, and what
practical implications the various stances carry. For Ja... Read More about Pure Soul: Conceptions and Representations.

Discernment of Spirits and Pastoral Circle in Social Movement: A Theological Reflection on Hong Kong’s Anti-extradition Movement (2020)
Journal Article
Lai, Y.-H. (2020). Discernment of Spirits and Pastoral Circle in Social Movement: A Theological Reflection on Hong Kong’s Anti-extradition Movement. 天主教研究學報. Tianzhujiao yanjiu xuebao, 11, 138-191

Tensions between developing spiritual growth and civil resistance often occur when spirituality is perceived as merely a personal pursuit of internal tranquillity and transcendence while civil resistance is regarded as generating confrontations, stru... Read More about Discernment of Spirits and Pastoral Circle in Social Movement: A Theological Reflection on Hong Kong’s Anti-extradition Movement.

The role of religious institutions: Peace in Eastern Orthodoxy (2019)
Book Chapter
Stoyanov, Y. (2019). The role of religious institutions: Peace in Eastern Orthodoxy. In A. Kulnazarova, & V. Popovski (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Approaches to Peace (461-476). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78905-7_22

The historical and religious roots, transformations and current manifestations of attitudes to peace and peacebuilding in Eastern Orthodox cultures have attracted less thorough investigation and attention than their Western Christian counterparts to... Read More about The role of religious institutions: Peace in Eastern Orthodoxy.

Religious Dualism and the Abrahamic Religions (2015)
Book Chapter
Stoyanov, Y. (2015). Religious Dualism and the Abrahamic Religions. In A. J. Silverstein, & G. G. Stroumsa (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of the Abrahamic Religions (405-425). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199697762.013.30

The problem of the nature and dynamics of the interrelations between traditions of religious dualism and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is of major importance for the exploration and understanding of some of the characteristic theological tensions... Read More about Religious Dualism and the Abrahamic Religions.

Defenders and Enemies of the True Cross: The Sasanian Conquest of Jerusalem in 614 and Byzantine Ideology of Anti-Persian Warfare (2011)
Book
Stoyanov, Y. (2011). Defenders and Enemies of the True Cross: The Sasanian Conquest of Jerusalem in 614 and Byzantine Ideology of Anti-Persian Warfare. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1553/0x0028e87e

The Persian conquest of Jerusalem and the Holy Land in 614 represented one of the crucial episodes and high points of the last great war of antiquity between Sasanian Persia and the East Roman/Byzantine empires (603-628). The purpose of this monograp... Read More about Defenders and Enemies of the True Cross: The Sasanian Conquest of Jerusalem in 614 and Byzantine Ideology of Anti-Persian Warfare.

Norms of War in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (2009)
Book Chapter
Stoyanov, Y. (2009). Norms of War in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. In V. Popovski, G. M. Reichberg, & N. Turner (Eds.), World Religions and Norms of War (166-220). United Nations University Press