TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Simeon Evstatiev and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen MakarievCHRISTIANITY
1. MAJOR STAGES IN CHRISTIAN HISTORYProf. Dr. Georgi Bakalov1.1. Jesus Christ and the Origin of Christianity1.2. Main Processes in the Church History1.3. Historical Peculiarities of the Bulgarian Church2. MAIN RELIGIOUS TRUTHS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCHProf. Dr. Dimitar Kirov2.1. God in the Conscience of Our Contemporaries2.2. The Teaching of the Orthodox Church about Jesus Christ2.3. The Christian Concept of Man2.4. Love as a Supreme Virtue3. CHURCH AS A PLACE OF SPIRITUAL LIFEMajor Assist. Prof. Dr. Klara Stamatova3.1. Church as an Institution both Human and Divine3.2. The General Concept of the Sacraments. The Sacrament of Baptism3.3. Orthodox Christian Festivals3.4. The Holy Virgin Mary
ІІ. ISLAM
1. MAJOR STAGES IN THE HISTORY OF ISLAMProf. Dr. Yordan Peev1.1. Dogmatic Origins and Spread of Islam (7th–mid-8th centuries)1.2. The Age of the Abbasid Dynasty (750–1258)1.3. The Period from 1258 to the Beginning of the 19th Century1.4. Modern and Contemporary History of the Muslim World2. MAJOR THEMES OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS TEACHINGProf. Dr. Tsvetan Theophanov2.1. Doctrinal dimensions of Islam2.2. The Islamic attitude towards the Other2.3. The Holy Struggle of Jihad2.4. The Personality of the Prophet Muhammad3. CULT PRACTICES OF ISLAM. THE FIVE PILLARS OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGIONMustafa Alish Hajji3.1. Bearing testimony of the Faith (shahada)3.2. Prayer (salat)3.3. Fasting (sawm)3.4. The alms (zakat)3.5. Pilgrimage (hajj)
ІІІ. CHALLENGES BEFORE RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE1. METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES BEFORE RELIGIOUS TOLERANCEAssoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen Makariev1.1. The Leading Issues1.2. The Paths of Tolerance1.3. Challenges Before Tolerance2. DOCTRINAL AND HISTORICAL CHALLENGES FACED BY CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS IN PRACTING RELIGIOUS TOLERANCEAssoc. Prof. Dr. Simeon Evstatiev2.1. Tolerance within the Doctrinal Debate and Dialogue between Christianity and Islam.2.2. Historical Basics in the Doctrinal and Social Relations between Christianity and Islam2.3. Modern Challenges and Perspectives to the Communication between Christians and Muslims
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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