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Studia Humanitatis No. II (XX) / 2025 The spread of Christianity amongst the Georgians in the 1st–3rd centuries and the organisation of the first churches during that period Rev. Prof. Dr. Aleksi Kshutashvili

The organisation of the Georgian Christian Churches during the first three centuries, founded by the Holy Apostles in Cappadocia, Pontus and Iberia, is analysed in the light of the fundamental canonical principles: hierarchy, synodality, autocephaly, autonomy, ethnicity and ecumenicity. Sources such as the History of Kartli confirm the establishment of the hierarchy by divine right and the existence of distinct Georgian ecclesiastical traditions in the pre-Nicene era.

Ars Christiana No. I (XIX) / 2025 The phenomenon of the TV series ‘Saint Paisios – From Farasa to Heaven’ is more than just a cinematic experience! [Part I] Elena Dulgheru

The Greek television series Saint Paisios – From Farasa to Heaven, broadcast in February 2022 on Mega TV and Alpha TV Cyprus, is analysed as a pan-Orthodox social and cultural phenomenon, within the context of Balkan and international hagiographic cinema. The study examines the literary and documentary popularisation of the life of the Venerable Paisios of Mount Athos, the challenges of adapting a hagiographic biography for the general public, and the artistic limitations of the series in relation to both the religious and the wider audience.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIX) / 2025 The Spread of Christianity among the Georgians in the 1st–3rd Centuries and the Organisation of the First Churches of that Period (Part I) Rev. Prof. Dr. Aleksi Kshutashvili

The study examines the spread of Christianity amongst the Georgians in the 1st–3rd centuries, beginning with a delineation of the geographical area inhabited by the Georgian peoples – the Iberians, Meshi, Laz and Svan – in Iberia, Cappadocia and Pontus. Evidence is drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea, Origen, Epiphanius of Constantinople and Georgian sources such as the History of Kartli, attesting to the missionary activity of the Holy Apostles Andrew, Peter and Matthias amongst the Georgians.

Studia Theologica No. II (XVIII) / 2024 Saint Basil the Great: Vigilance and its Fruits in the Life of the Church Hieromonk Agapie Corbu

This study analyses Saint Basil the Great’s teaching on vigilance as a means of unifying the mind and the person, examining three stages corresponding to his life: his pre-Christian education through classical learning, his monastic life, and his episcopate. The four defining elements — living in the presence of the Lord, a focused mind, remembrance of God and gratitude — are presented as the foundation of personal, communal and ecclesiastical unity.

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