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The Nicholai Studies: International Journal for Research of Theological and Ecclesiastical Contribution of Nicholai Velimirovich Volume I, Number 1 Николајеве студије: међународни часопис за истраживање богословског и црквеног доприноса Николаја Велимировића година I, број 1 Belgrade, 2021 The Nicholai Studies: International Journal for Research of Theological and Ecclesiastical Contribution of Nicholai Velimirovich Publisher: Christian Cultural Center “Dr Radovan Bigović”, Belgrade, Serbia Editor: Srećko Petrović Editorial Board: Prof. Svilen Tutekov, Ph. D. (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria) Prof. Bogdan Lubardić, Ph. D. (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade, Serbia) Prof. Aleksandar Đakovac, Ph. D. (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade, Serbia) Vladimir Cvetković, Ph. D. (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Universityof Belgrade, Serbia) Prof. Angela Berlis, Ph. D. (Faculty of Theology, University of Bern, Switzerland) Romilo Knežević, Ph. D. (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade, Serbia) Radmila Radić, Ph. D. (Institute for Recent History of Serbia, Belgrade) Irena Pavlović, Ph. D. (Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology, Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg, Germany) Sava Kokudev, Ph. D. (Faculty of Theology, St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia, Bulgaria) Prof. Rastko Jović, Ph. D. (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade, Serbia) Prof. Darko Đogo, Ph. D. (Saint Basil of Ostrog Orthodox Theological Faculty, University of East Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Prof. Vladislav Puzović, Ph. D. (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade, Serbia) Damjan S. Božić, Ph. D. (Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci, Belgrade, Serbia) Radovan Pilipović, Ph. D. (Archive of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Belgrade, Serbia) Zdenko Širka, Ph. D. (Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic) Milan Kostrešević, M. Th. (Faculty of Theology, University of Bern, Switzerland) Radomir Marinković, M. Th. (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade, Serbia) Acting Secretary: Srećko Petrović The Nicholai Studies: International Journal for Research of Theological and Ecclesiastical Contribution of Nicholai Velimirovich Volume I, Number 1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.46825/nicholaistudies/ns.2021.1.1 Belgrade, 2021 Nicholai Studies: International Journal for Research of Theological and Ecclesiastical Contribution of Nicholai Velimirovich UDC: 271.2 ISSN: 2738–1064 | eISSN: 2738–1072 DOI: https://doi.org/10.46825/nicholaistudies https://nicholaistudies.org/ | https://николајеве-студије.срб The Nicholai Studies is an international peer-reviewed academic journal dedi- cated to research of theological and ecclesiastical contribution of Nicholai Velimirovich, as well to the research of a wider context in which he lived and created, i.e. the reception of his ideas and his heritage in general. Nicholai Studies primarily publishes original scientific papers dedicated to the study of theology and spirituality. The journal is open for scientific papers and review articles based on research in other areas, like social sci- ences and humanities, philosophy, sociology, political science, philology, literature, history, historiography, archival research, etc. — as long as they correspond with the topic of the journal. Nicholai Studies also publishes From Editor: relevant archival and documentary material, with accompanying studies Introducing the 1st Issue of the Nicholai Studies and notes as well as bibliographies, shorter notes, reviews, comments and 7–16 reviews of new publications. Nicholai Studies primarily publishes articles in English and Serbian language. Every article published in Nicholai Studies is Original Research Articles: reviewed two times and anonymously before being published. The publisher of Nicholai Studies is the Christian Cultural Center “Dr Rado- Milan Kostrešević van Bigović”, based in Belgrade, Serbia. International scientific journal What Did Jesus Write on the Ground? Nicholai Studies is published both as a printed and as an online open ac- Exegetical Analysis of John 8: 6–8 cess journal. The journal is printed in A5 format on recycled paper in the 17–52 Printing office of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade. The scientific journal Nicholai Studies is founded in the year 2020 and launched Vladimir Cvetković in 2021. The journal Nicholai Studies is published two times a year. Papers The Freedom from Passions and the Freedom for All: published in Nicholai Studies are peer-reviewed. The published articles St Nicholai Velimirović on Democracy represent the views of the authors. 53–80 The Nicholai Studies: International Journal for Research of Theological and Ecclesiastical Contribution of Nicholai Velimirovich Volume I, Number 1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.46825/nicholaistudies/ns.2021.1.1 Contents From Editor: Introducing the 1st Issue of the Nicholai Studies 7–16 Original Research Articles: Milan Kostrešević What Did Jesus Write on the Ground? Exegetical Analysis of John 8: 6–8 17–52 Vladimir Cvetković The Freedom from Passions and the Freedom for All: St Nicholai Velimirović on Democracy 53–80 5 Nicholai Studies, Vol. I, No. 1 (2021): 5–6 Original Research Articles: Nicolas Mabin The Belgrade Nightingales: A Russian Choir in London, 1939–1940 81–130 Srećko Petrović A Few Questions regarding Life, Work and Education of St. Jakov (Radoje) Arsović 131–188 Review: Zdenko Š. Širka Mission and reception of St Justin Popović 189–202 Book Reviews: Srećko Petrović Bojan Belić, Bishop Nicholai, Hitler and Europe: Controversies 203–208 Slavica Popović Filipović, The Great Women in the Great War 209–214 Guide for Authors 215–217 Peer Reviewer Instructions 218–219 Ethical and Scientific Standards 220 6 Nicholai Studies, Vol. I, No. 1 (2021): 7–16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46825/nicholaistudies/ns.2021.1.1.7-16 UDC: 050НИКОЛАЈЕВЕ СТУДИЈЕ”2001” Read Online 271.222(497.11)-726.2-36:929 Николај Велимировић, свети(045) From Editor: Introducing the 1st Issue of the Nicholai Studies Dear readers, With the first issue of the new international journal dedicated to the research of Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich’s1 legacy, the circumstances and the context in which he lived and created, and the issues of reception of his ideas and his contribution, we would like to say a word on the main editorial and pub- lishing policies. We fully endorse academic rules on publishing and pub- lication ethics. Our journal is published both in English and Serbian language; we apply the double-blind unbiased peer-re- view, including internal review by the Editorial Board and ex- ternal reviewers, experts on the topic. We support the principle of international diversity — di- versity of the Editorial Board, reviewers, and authors. Editorial 1 Nicholai Velimirovich, in Serbian: Николај Велимировић (before taking monastic vows: Никола Велимировић), in Russian and Bulgarian: Николай Велимирович, in Greek: Νικόλαος or Νικολάι Βελιμίροβιτς. His name in English and other languages written in Latin script can be found in following transcriptions: Nikolaj, Nikola, Nikolai, Nicola, Nico- lai, Nicolay, Nicholay, Nicholai, Nicolae, Nicholas, Nikolas, Nikolaus, and his surname as Velimirović, Velomirovic, Velimirovic, Velimirovich, Velimirovitch, Velimirovici or Veli- mirovitz: this can be confusing, but there was not one standardized form of a transcription of his name from the beginning of publishing of his works in English and other languag- es written in Latin script. In our journal, we will attempt to use the most common trans- literation of his name from Serbian, and also according to his signature — as Nicholai Ve- limirovich, which is the same as he used to write his own name in English. The only exceptions could be transliterations of his name in quotations and in refer- ences, where we will attend to keep the original form of a transcription of Velimirov- ich’s name and surname. 7 Nicholai Studies, Vol. I, No. 1 (2021): 7–16 Board invites and welcomes submissions from around the re- gion and all around the world. In this issue — the first issue of Nicholai Studies — we are publishing a guide to authors, where you can find all necessary information for submitting your articles. We would like to underline that our journal follows the publication ethics principles to prevent scientific or ethi- cal misconduct or plagiarism. Therefore authors are required to fill and submit the signed Authorship Statement, and also a brief academic biography along with their manuscripts. We encourage you to submit responses and reactions to the authors or the editors discussing the results of published studies, communications, and reviews. We are opened to chal- lenging opinions and discussions. We invite you to send your responses regarding debates on different topics — theology, spirituality, history, philosophy, and social sciences in general. We believe that if we all together took responsibility as authors, reviewers, and editors, we could reach our goal and bring your research to the attention of the international scientific com- munity and contribute thus to a better understanding of Bish- op Nicholai’s role and contribution, as well as to better knowl- edge and understanding of the contemporary Church history and streams of theological thought. Now we will mention the main reasons why we decided to publish a new international peer-reviewed journal, and why we dedicated