Kleronomia, Vol. 15, Issue B, July 1983, 365 pages.

This volume of Kleronomia includes 6 theological essays and a bibliographic bulletin.

Antonios Kompou, Metropolitan of Sisanio and Siatista, does a systematic study on the Christian attitude towards the secular power during the years of persecutions. The martyrs’ testimonies give concrete examples of Christians’ attitude towards the persecuting sovereigns.

Rev.George Papadimitriou studies, in English, the way to unity with The Absolute, the Creator of all! In doing so, the writer attempts a parallel approach between Plotin and the patristic literature of that time, between action and theory.

Angelica Strati presents the mural decor in the chapel of Archangels Gathering in the Holy Abbey of St. John the Baptist in Serres. She also presents historical, architectural and iconographical elements of the Church, having a rich photographic material.

Constantine Perialas studies the rhetorical art of Saint Chrysostom, regarding priesthood in general.

Dr.Carla Spadavecchia presents to us the aspects of Saint Basil the Great about friendship in combination with the pagan literature of his time. She also studies the meaning of conciliation, as base of religion and education and concludes with the meaning of charity.

A. Bantella, P. Savvaidis and I. Duka study the problem of land-planning orientation of various Churches of Thessaloniki. They all follow the general south-eastern city’s orientation. This orientation changes according to the Churches’ places, in combination with the neighbourhoods, the streets’ orientation, the topography and the ground’s form at the region where the Churches were built.

The bibliographic bulletin presents many books of this period.