Research

Elena Narinskaya

Suffering Spirit: Theological Contemplation on the Mystery of the Double-Edged Sword and Sorrow in Mother Maria’s Poem Duhov Den .......5

Alexey V. Sitnikov, Rustam S. Makaev

Possibilities and Limitations of Comparative Analysis of Religious Practices (Example of Hesychasm and Sufism) .......32

Nikita V. Sorokoletov

The practice of prayer in the context of the philosophical and theological concepts of M. Westphal and J. Caputo .......46

Pavel V. Bochkov P, Yulia A. Biryukova

Legal and financial and economic situation of the Renewal Church structures in the center and in the field in the 1920s–1930s (based on the materials of the Don region) .......58

Zakir A. Sharypov

Ideological confrontation between modern islamists and traditional sufis in the North Caucasus .......74

Zalimkhan K. Savkatov

Nogay Bayramlari: Historical Descriptions of Religious Celebrations and Fasting Among the Nogays in the 19th–20th Centuries .......87

Yulia A. Biryukova