Collection of papers, some translated from Russian, some previously published.

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface / Samuel Kobia -- pt.1. Ecumenical dialogue. Orthodox participation in the ecumenical movement : prospects in light of the Special Commission -- Ecumenical councils : a contribution to the dialogue between Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches -- Prospects for the Catholic-Orthodox relations -- The Orthodox understanding of primacy and catholicity -- pt. 2. Theological education yesterday and today. Orthodox theological education in Russia : problems and tasks -- Theological education in the Christian East : first to sixth centuries -- pt. 3. Orthodox witness in a modern age. The socio-political relevance of Orthodox Christianity in Russia -- Orthodox theology in the twenty-first century -- The patristic heritage and modernity -- Orthodox worship as a school of theology -- Orthodoxy in a new Europe : problems and perspectives -- pt. 4. Christianity versus secularism. Christian witness to a uniting Europe -- Christianity and the challenge of militant secularism -- A blessing or a curse? : tradition and liberal values in the debate between Christianity and secularism.