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- ↑ St Dionysius Institute website, Management page
- ↑ Springer website, Bulgakov's sophiology and neopatristic synthesis, article in Studies in Eastern European Thought, published October 25, 2023
- ↑ Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary website, On “The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church” , article dated February 1, 2014
- ↑ European History Online website, Orthodox Theology in Western Europe in the 20th Century, article by Ivana Noble and Timothy Noble, Published 2013-07-04
- ↑ Orthodox Church In America website, His Eminence Archbishop Peter, Retired Archbishop of New York and New Jersey, obituary dated November 19, 2007
