On October 30, 2025, the X Theological Conference dedicated to Reformation Day was held at the Theological Institute (Kolbino, Leningrad region).
Presentations by the speakers:
• Pastor Konstantin Subbotin, PhD in Philology, “Homiletic Principles of Dr. Martin Luther in the Table Talks.”
• Sergei Isaev, PhD in History, “The Beatitudes for Lutherans: An Ethical Code or a Tablet of Penitential Practice?”
• Pastor Pavel Krylov, PhD in History, “The Struggle Against Jansenism in the Spanish Netherlands in the 1670s based on materials from the SPbIH RAS archive.”
• Vitaly Chernov, PhD in History, “Traditionalist Counter-Reformation in Modern Catholicism: Internal Contradictions.”
• Pastor Alexei Kargaltsev, PhD in History, Master of Theology, “Biblical and Ancient Heroes in the Catechesis puerilis of 1558 by Philip Melanchthon.”
• Deacon Danil Andreev, Undergraduate Student, “The Allegorical Method in Martin Luther’s Early Homiletics.”
• Darya Popova, Master’s Student, “Evangelical Engraving during the Reformation Era.”
• Zinaida Lurie, PhD in History, “Preparation for Confirmation in Saxony and Swabia during the Reformation Era (based on school catechisms).”
• Konstantin Kravchenko, Master’s Student, “In Search of Spiritual Authority: The Eucharistic Question in the Writings of C. Pezel.”
• Deacon Filipp Rodionov, Undergraduate Student, “The Doctrine of the Sacraments in the Correspondence between the Tübingen Theologians and Patriarch Jeremiah II of Constantinople.”
• Konstantin Sutorius, PhD in History, “The Lutheran Component of the Church Slavonic Grammar of 1723.”
• Olga Rudaya, Master of Theology, “The Exegetical Strategy of Johannes Bugenhagen as Exemplified in his Interpretation of Psalm 29.”
• Kyrill Buettner, PhD in History, “The Biblical Story of Cain and Abel and its Interpretation in the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan.”
• Deacon Sergei Popov-Pogasy, Undergraduate Student, “Interpretation of Psalms 1, 22, and 51 in the Lectures on the Psalter 1513-1515 in Light of Luther’s Theology.”
• Vyacheslav Shadrin, Master’s Student, “Hermeneutical Exegesis using the example of ‘The righteous will live by faith’ Heb. 10:38 as a step towards application.”
