Theological Bulletin

The Theological Bulletin (Богословский вестник) is a Russian Orthodox theological journal published by the Moscow Theological Academy. It was founded in 1892 with the permission of the Holy Synod and quickly became a leading academic periodical of the Russian Church. The journal replaced the earlier "Additions to the Works of the Holy Fathers" and continued to publish patristic texts as a supplement. Its readership included urban and rural clergy, theological schools, monasteries, secular educational and scientific institutions, libraries, and foreign subscribers. The first year's print run was 2,400 copies; from 1893 to 1911 it printed 1,500–1,800 copies, and from 1912, 800–900 copies. From 1892 to 1900 it appeared monthly (12 issues per year), each issue 250–300 pages. From 1901 a combined July–August issue was introduced, and from 1914 the number of combined issues grew, peaking in 1917. The last issue appeared in March 1918, after which the Council of the Moscow Theological Academy discontinued publication. Between 1892 and 1918, 287 books (321 issues in 85 volumes) were published. Each issue had five sections: works of the holy fathers; theological, philosophical, and historical research; materials on contemporary church life and chronicles of the Moscow Theological Academy; critical reviews and bibliography; and materials from master's and doctoral dissertations, protocols of the Academy Council, and the library catalogue. In 1993 the Moscow Theological Academy revived the journal under the same name as a collection of theological works, with varying frequency: issues appeared in 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005–2006, 2007, 2008–2009, and 2010. Since 2015 it has been published quarterly. The journal is currently accessible via the Bogoslov.ru portal and its recent issues are indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index (RINC) from 2013. The Theological Bulletin remains a significant publication for Orthodox theology and church history.

The Theological Bulletin was established in 1892 by the Moscow Theological Academy with the permission of the Holy Synod. It replaced the publication "Additions to the Works of the Holy Fathers" and continued to include patristic texts as a supplement. The journal quickly gained authority and popularity. Its subscribers were mainly urban and rural clergy, but also theological schools, monasteries, secular educational and scientific institutions, libraries, and foreign subscribers. The first year's print run was 2,400 copies; from 1893 to 1911 it printed 1,500–1,800 copies, and from 1912, 800–900 copies. From 1892 to 1900 it was published monthly (12 issues per year), each issue 250–300 pages. From 1901 a combined July–August issue was introduced, and from 1914 the number of combined issues increased, peaking in 1917. The last issue appeared in March 1918, after which the Council of the Moscow Theological Academy discontinued the journal. Between 1892 and 1918, 287 books (321 issues in 85 volumes) were published. The journal had five sections: works of the holy fathers; theological, philosophical, and historical research; materials on contemporary church life and chronicles of the Moscow Theological Academy; critical reviews and bibliography; and materials from master's and doctoral dissertations, protocols of the Academy Council, and the library catalogue. In 1993 the Moscow Theological Academy revived the journal under the same name as a collection of theological works, with varying frequency: issues appeared in 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005–2006, 2007, 2008–2009, and 2010. Since 2015 it has been published quarterly. The journal is currently accessible via the Bogoslov.ru portal and its recent issues are indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index (RINC) from 2013.

• 2015

  Publication frequency becomes quarterly.

• 1993

  Journal revived by the Moscow Theological Academy under the same name.

• 1918

  Last issue published in March; journal discontinued by the Council of the Moscow Theological Academy.

• 1914

  Number of combined issues begins to grow, peaking in 1917.

• 1912

  Print run decreases to 800–900 copies.

• 1901

  Combined July–August issue introduced.

• 1893

  Print run stabilizes at 1,500–1,800 copies until 1911.

• 1892

  Journal founded by the Moscow Theological Academy with the permission of the Holy Synod.

Leading academic theological journal of the Russian Orthodox Church

• Theological Bulletin (journal)

  A monthly (later irregular, then quarterly) theological journal with five sections.

1. 1Wikidata: Theological Bulletinwikidata.org
2. 2Wikipedia (Russian): Богословский вестникru.wikipedia.org