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Books by Parush Parushev
The book investigates major currents of Modern Orthodox theology, including its use of patristic ... more The book investigates major currents of Modern Orthodox theology, including its use of patristic theology and tradition. Starting with the Neo-patristic synthesis, it shows other complementary ways of appropriating the mind of the Fathers, such as Hesychasm, Slavophilism, and Sophiology.
The story of Orthodox Christianity's relationship with the West plays a pivotal role in the const... more The story of Orthodox Christianity's relationship with the West plays a pivotal role in the construction of Orthodox identity. That story took a decisive turn in the 20th century. Suddenly, Orthodox thinkers, particularly those from the former Russian Empire, found themselves living in foreign lands and looking at Orthodoxy through the other end of the looking glass - the West. It was from there that Orthodox theologians were faced with the greatest challenge to their collective religious identity: What did it mean to be Eastern Orthodox outside of the East?
![Research paper thumbnail of Cesty pravoslavné teologie ve 20. století na Západ [Ways Orthodox Theology to the West in the 20th Century; in Czech]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/35536316/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](Kniha stopuje, jak se pravoslaví dostávalo na Západ díky prvním pravoslavným misiím, ale pak zejm... more Kniha stopuje, jak se pravoslaví dostávalo na Západ díky prvním pravoslavným misiím, ale pak zejména kvůli nucené emigraci statisíců věřících. Jak na Západě pravoslavná teologie zpracovávala byzantské, ale i ruské a osmanské dědictví, a jak se v rodila nová témata.
It is in Czech. English and Russian translations are fortcoming.
The book investigates how Orthodoxy got the the West thanks to the fisrt missions but then especially due to the forced emigration of hunderds of thousands of believers. It aslks how the Orthodox theology in the West worked with the Byzantine but also Russian and Ottoman heritage in the West nd how in this setting new themes were born.
Papers by Parush Parushev
Convictional perspectivism: A constructive proposal for a theological response to postmodern conditions
Theological Education in Baptist Churches – major trends, networks and documents
in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theologi... more in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theological Perspectives – Regional Surveys – Ecumenical Trends. Regnum Studies in Global Christianity Series (Oxford: Regnum, 2010), 686-696, with Keith G. Jones and Parush R. Parushev.
ЦЕРКОВЬ, ГОСУДАРСТВО И ОБЩЕСТВО: о сложности участия постсоветских евангельских христиан в жизни общества
Богословские размышления: Евро-Азиатский журнал богословия, 2004
Богословские размышления: Евро-Азиатский журнал богословия, 2004
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, 2005
Applied Theology programme and lecturer in theology, philosophy and ethics at International Bapti... more Applied Theology programme and lecturer in theology, philosophy and ethics at International Baptist Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation in Prague, Czech Republic. He holds degrees in engineering, science and theology from technical universities and seminaries in Bulgaria, Russia and USA. He is a founding member of the Editorial Board of Journal of European Baptist Studies and IBTS' Occasional Publications Series. As scientist and theologian he has held a number of leading academic positions and has been a visiting and adjunct professor at several universities and seminaries in Europe and the US.
Like Bernard, Bulgarian academic and missionary Parush Parushev names some of the way forward for... more Like Bernard, Bulgarian academic and missionary Parush Parushev names some of the way forward for missionary engagement in contemporary Europe, particularly in those countries formerly dominated by the Soviet Union. Parushev argues that the integrity of Christian mission is ensured by a holistic approach which witnesses to God's transforming presence in one's life, in pastoral assistance for the down and out, and, in enduring social commitment to challenging, and redeeming those aspects of societal life not in harmony with gospel values. Keywords Kingdom vision, holistic mission, witness, presence, transformation, theological education as mission "Th e Ins and Outs of it" "In it, not of it," the statement was made Now along comes Christian Th ree jogging for Jesus, As Christian One faced the world, much afraid. In witnessing sweats made of four matching pieces.
Teaching Mission of the Bulgarian Baptist Theological Institute, Vitania
McClendon's Concept of Mission as Witness
Neufeld Verlag Schwartzenfeld, 2007
East and West: A Theological Conversation
Theological Education and the Academia: A Convictional Theological Perspective on Evangelical Learning
Theological Education in Baptist Churches – major trends, networks and documents
in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theologi... more in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theological Perspectives – Regional Surveys – Ecumenical Trends. Regnum Studies in Global Christianity Series (Oxford: Regnum, 2010), 686-696, with Keith G. Jones and Parush R. Parushev.
Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as ... more Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as a scientist. I had gained a BS/MS and PhD (Science) from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, in what then was the Soviet Union. I became a scientific researcher, senior research fellow and finally the head of a laboratory at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as well as a lecturer, and docent, at the University of Sofia in the field of applied mechanics and robotics. In the estimation of others, I was considered to be a promising researcher in the field of hard science.
Philotheos, 2017
Thiscross-sectional quantitative study examines the perception of theeffectiveness of the School ... more Thiscross-sectional quantitative study examines the perception of theeffectiveness of the School Resource Officer Program in South Carolina among 63 school resource officers, their supervisors, and high school principals representing 40 different law enforcement agencies and school districts throughout the state. The purpose of the study examineswhether school resource officers, supervisors of school resource officers, and school principals in South Carolina's high schools, perceive school resource officers' functions of law-related teaching and law-related counseling to be effective as noted by the National School Resource Officers Association. The data found that there is an overwhelmingly perceive notion of ineffectiveness with lawrelated education functions and duties, and law-related counseling functionsand duties using One-Way ANOVA and Games-Howell post hoc tests.As a result, the null hypothesis is rejected as law-related counseling to be effective by 83 percent. The accepted null hypothesis is due to the results of law-related education functions and duties. The overall participants found law-related education to be 77 percent ineffective.
Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as ... more Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as a scientist. I had gained a BS/MS and PhD (Science) from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, in what then was the Soviet Union. I became a scientific researcher, senior research fellow and finally the head of a laboratory at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as well as a lecturer, and docent, at the University of Sofia in the field of applied mechanics and robotics. In the estimation of others, I was considered to be a promising researcher in the field of hard science.
in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theologi... more in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theological Perspectives – Regional Surveys – Ecumenical Trends. Regnum Studies in Global Christianity Series (Oxford: Regnum, 2010), 686-696, with Keith G. Jones and Parush R. Parushev.
Reflections on academic reasoning and morality of a scholar
The line of argument in this essay acknowledges that every scholar comes to her or his research p... more The line of argument in this essay acknowledges that every scholar comes to her or his research project as a human being - a human character with its set of convictions. Human rationality therefore is not an independent faculty and cannot be divorced of human convictions. Taking a lead from the author’s reflections on his personal experience facing moral challenges in constituting the field of bio-mechatronic research, the paper presents an algorithm of analysis of complex holistic arguments. Particular attention is paid to the study of the logical structure of an argument. However, based on the most recent advances in the development of philosophical theology, in particular the emergence of narrative and contextual philosophies, the claim of the paper is that rationality of an argument, most of the time implicitly, supervenes on a scholar’s convictions. The claim is equally valid both at the stage of the development of an argument and at the stage of the assessment and critical eva...
The book investigates major currents of Modern Orthodox theology, including its use of patristic ... more The book investigates major currents of Modern Orthodox theology, including its use of patristic theology and tradition. Starting with the Neo-patristic synthesis, it shows other complementary ways of appropriating the mind of the Fathers, such as Hesychasm, Slavophilism, and Sophiology.
The story of Orthodox Christianity's relationship with the West plays a pivotal role in the const... more The story of Orthodox Christianity's relationship with the West plays a pivotal role in the construction of Orthodox identity. That story took a decisive turn in the 20th century. Suddenly, Orthodox thinkers, particularly those from the former Russian Empire, found themselves living in foreign lands and looking at Orthodoxy through the other end of the looking glass - the West. It was from there that Orthodox theologians were faced with the greatest challenge to their collective religious identity: What did it mean to be Eastern Orthodox outside of the East?
Kniha stopuje, jak se pravoslaví dostávalo na Západ díky prvním pravoslavným misiím, ale pak zejm... more Kniha stopuje, jak se pravoslaví dostávalo na Západ díky prvním pravoslavným misiím, ale pak zejména kvůli nucené emigraci statisíců věřících. Jak na Západě pravoslavná teologie zpracovávala byzantské, ale i ruské a osmanské dědictví, a jak se v rodila nová témata.
It is in Czech. English and Russian translations are fortcoming.
The book investigates how Orthodoxy got the the West thanks to the fisrt missions but then especially due to the forced emigration of hunderds of thousands of believers. It aslks how the Orthodox theology in the West worked with the Byzantine but also Russian and Ottoman heritage in the West nd how in this setting new themes were born.
Convictional perspectivism: A constructive proposal for a theological response to postmodern conditions
Theological Education in Baptist Churches – major trends, networks and documents
in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theologi... more in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theological Perspectives – Regional Surveys – Ecumenical Trends. Regnum Studies in Global Christianity Series (Oxford: Regnum, 2010), 686-696, with Keith G. Jones and Parush R. Parushev.
ЦЕРКОВЬ, ГОСУДАРСТВО И ОБЩЕСТВО: о сложности участия постсоветских евангельских христиан в жизни общества
Богословские размышления: Евро-Азиатский журнал богословия, 2004
Богословские размышления: Евро-Азиатский журнал богословия, 2004
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, 2005
Applied Theology programme and lecturer in theology, philosophy and ethics at International Bapti... more Applied Theology programme and lecturer in theology, philosophy and ethics at International Baptist Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation in Prague, Czech Republic. He holds degrees in engineering, science and theology from technical universities and seminaries in Bulgaria, Russia and USA. He is a founding member of the Editorial Board of Journal of European Baptist Studies and IBTS' Occasional Publications Series. As scientist and theologian he has held a number of leading academic positions and has been a visiting and adjunct professor at several universities and seminaries in Europe and the US.
Like Bernard, Bulgarian academic and missionary Parush Parushev names some of the way forward for... more Like Bernard, Bulgarian academic and missionary Parush Parushev names some of the way forward for missionary engagement in contemporary Europe, particularly in those countries formerly dominated by the Soviet Union. Parushev argues that the integrity of Christian mission is ensured by a holistic approach which witnesses to God's transforming presence in one's life, in pastoral assistance for the down and out, and, in enduring social commitment to challenging, and redeeming those aspects of societal life not in harmony with gospel values. Keywords Kingdom vision, holistic mission, witness, presence, transformation, theological education as mission "Th e Ins and Outs of it" "In it, not of it," the statement was made Now along comes Christian Th ree jogging for Jesus, As Christian One faced the world, much afraid. In witnessing sweats made of four matching pieces.
Teaching Mission of the Bulgarian Baptist Theological Institute, Vitania
McClendon's Concept of Mission as Witness
Neufeld Verlag Schwartzenfeld, 2007
East and West: A Theological Conversation
Theological Education and the Academia: A Convictional Theological Perspective on Evangelical Learning
Theological Education in Baptist Churches – major trends, networks and documents
in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theologi... more in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theological Perspectives – Regional Surveys – Ecumenical Trends. Regnum Studies in Global Christianity Series (Oxford: Regnum, 2010), 686-696, with Keith G. Jones and Parush R. Parushev.
Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as ... more Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as a scientist. I had gained a BS/MS and PhD (Science) from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, in what then was the Soviet Union. I became a scientific researcher, senior research fellow and finally the head of a laboratory at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as well as a lecturer, and docent, at the University of Sofia in the field of applied mechanics and robotics. In the estimation of others, I was considered to be a promising researcher in the field of hard science.
Philotheos, 2017
Thiscross-sectional quantitative study examines the perception of theeffectiveness of the School ... more Thiscross-sectional quantitative study examines the perception of theeffectiveness of the School Resource Officer Program in South Carolina among 63 school resource officers, their supervisors, and high school principals representing 40 different law enforcement agencies and school districts throughout the state. The purpose of the study examineswhether school resource officers, supervisors of school resource officers, and school principals in South Carolina's high schools, perceive school resource officers' functions of law-related teaching and law-related counseling to be effective as noted by the National School Resource Officers Association. The data found that there is an overwhelmingly perceive notion of ineffectiveness with lawrelated education functions and duties, and law-related counseling functionsand duties using One-Way ANOVA and Games-Howell post hoc tests.As a result, the null hypothesis is rejected as law-related counseling to be effective by 83 percent. The accepted null hypothesis is due to the results of law-related education functions and duties. The overall participants found law-related education to be 77 percent ineffective.
Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as ... more Parush R. Parushev: I am a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, and the first part of my life was spent as a scientist. I had gained a BS/MS and PhD (Science) from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, in what then was the Soviet Union. I became a scientific researcher, senior research fellow and finally the head of a laboratory at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as well as a lecturer, and docent, at the University of Sofia in the field of applied mechanics and robotics. In the estimation of others, I was considered to be a promising researcher in the field of hard science.
in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theologi... more in Dietrich Werner et al, eds., Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theological Perspectives – Regional Surveys – Ecumenical Trends. Regnum Studies in Global Christianity Series (Oxford: Regnum, 2010), 686-696, with Keith G. Jones and Parush R. Parushev.
Reflections on academic reasoning and morality of a scholar
The line of argument in this essay acknowledges that every scholar comes to her or his research p... more The line of argument in this essay acknowledges that every scholar comes to her or his research project as a human being - a human character with its set of convictions. Human rationality therefore is not an independent faculty and cannot be divorced of human convictions. Taking a lead from the author’s reflections on his personal experience facing moral challenges in constituting the field of bio-mechatronic research, the paper presents an algorithm of analysis of complex holistic arguments. Particular attention is paid to the study of the logical structure of an argument. However, based on the most recent advances in the development of philosophical theology, in particular the emergence of narrative and contextual philosophies, the claim of the paper is that rationality of an argument, most of the time implicitly, supervenes on a scholar’s convictions. The claim is equally valid both at the stage of the development of an argument and at the stage of the assessment and critical eva...
Convictional perspectivism: A constructive proposal for a theological response to postmodern conditions
Walking in the dawn of the light: On the salvation ethics of the ecclesial communities in the Orthodox tradition from a radical reformation perspective
Narrative Paradigms of Emergence - Contextual Orthodox Theological Identity