turnovo magazine "spiritual perusal"and the formation of bulgarian eastern orthodox ideology [in bulgarian]

The article examines part of Clement Branitski’s activity at the time when he is still a head of the Turnovo Eparchy – editing and publishing of Spiritual perusal magazine which appeared in Turnovo. The author’s attention is directed to some unexplored subjects and ideological suggestions in Bishop Clement’s publications, to the strong views and unvalued contribution of the clergyman – editor and publisher. The topics discussed in the magazines are various – theological texts, instructive parables about the feats of famous church figures, the topical problems of the “real freedom”, about the social significance of the family, the right upbringing of the rising generation and the characteristics of the individual nature. The author concluded that Clement Branitski on the pages of Spiritual perusal submits for consideration basic principles of a Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox ideology that follows the canons of Eastern Orthodoxy in theological questions, but still it is specific, original and tight related to the problems of Bulgarian society.