SymposiumProceedings of the Annual Ecumenical and Interdisciplinary Symposium
The Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, New York
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The journal Symposium was established in 1993 by
Prof. Dr. Theodor Damian and is meant to offer to the public selected papers
presented to the annual Ecumenical Theological Symposium organized by the
Romanian Institute every first weekend in December. It is an annual publication
that appears in the year following the respective symposium.
Starting with
the 2019 issue the journal Symposium is not longer a thematic
publication ISSN 1084-0591
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Since 2021 the journal has been published under the aegis of the Romanian Academy of Scientists.
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International Editorial Board:
John A. McGuckin (Theology), Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, New York
Oskar Gruenwald (Interdisciplinary Studies) Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, California Heinz-Uwe Haus (Theater), University of Delaware, Newark
Paul LaChance (Theology) College of St. Elisabeth, New Jersey
Louis Tietje (Ethics, Social Policy) Metropolitan College of New York Nina Tucci (Literature), University of Houston, Texas
Gloria Possart (Applied Sciences) University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
Ioan N. Rosca (Philosophy) Spiru Haret University, Bucharest Mihai Himcinschi (Theology), “Dec. 1st 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania
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Symposium, Vol. XXIX/1, 2022 click here
Theodor Damian, Quo Vadis Homo: The Digital Age and the Metaphysical Question
Richard Grallo, Invitation to Self-Knowledge
Inocent-Mária Vladimír Szaniszlo, Do Smart Monkeys Have more Value than Human Babies?
A Cross Section of Theological-Philosophical Reflection
on Peter Singer’s Revived Theory of Speciesism and the Place of Man among Other
Animals
Horia Ion Groza, Faith and Love in Orthodox Christianity
Valentin Ciorbea and Nicoleta Stanca, Dintr-un Lemn Monastery – A Unique Monastic
Complex in Romania
Iuliu-Marius
Morariu, Fr. André Scrima’s Activity from France Reflected in Securitate Dossiers
Book reviews:
Heinz-Uwe Haus, Literature to be Explored: Gabriele Eckart’s Novel Vogtland
Voices
Heinz-Uwe Haus, Remembering and Historicizing East Germany’s
Everyday Life: About Two Eyewitnesses’ Close-Ups
(Richard Zipser, Memoirs of Life in East Germany:
Snapshots
Augusto Bordato, DDR. Ricordando la Germania
dell’Est. Remembering East Germany)
Iuliu-Marius Morariu, The Role of the Church in the European Union
(Lucian N.
Leuștean, The Ecumenical Movement and the Making of the European Community)
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Theodor Damian, To be human – to live life fully
Heinz-Uwe Haus, From Text to Stage: Experiences Directing Ancient Greek Drama – Notes On European Identity
Lino Bianco, Buddhist Syllogistic Theory
Iuliu-Marius Morariu, The interest of the Catholic missionaries for the Romanian Lands reflected in the preoccupations of the Accademia di Romania in Rome in the interwar period (1922-1944)
Horia Ion Groza, Saint Paisius Velichkovsky and Paisianism
Stoica Lascu, Contemporary Historiographical Landmarks of the Romanian space between Prut and Dniestr – Bessarabia (1812-1940)
Paul Tseng, Meditate on Psalms
Vasile Mărculeț, Întâistătători ai Bisericii Ortodoxe din Transilvania de la sfârșitul secolului al XIV-lea și începutul secolului al XV-lea [Bishops of the Orthodox Church from Transylvania at the End of the 14th Century and the Beginning of the 15th Century]
Book reviews
Heinz-Uwe Haus, Heinrich Mann: Ein politischer Träumer
(Günther Rüther, Heinrich Mann. Ein politischer Träumer. Biographie)
Odile Popescu, Heinz-Uwe Haus and Theatre Making in Cyprus and Greece
(Heinz-Uwe Haus and Theatre Making in Cyprus and Greece, ed. by Heinz-Uwe Haus and Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe)
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Theodor Damian, The
Rescue of the Self: Man’s Metaphysical Vocation and the Dignity of Being in Relation
Bradley Nassif, “Authority” in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition
Heinz-Uwe Haus, Does
Wisdom Accompany Suffering?
Aurel M. Cazacu, The
Critique of Rhetoric in Plato’s Dialogues
Ion Pachia Tatomirescu, The
Righteous Zalmoxian Donares > Dunăre of Dacia (Aethicus Ister), The
Cosmography…
N. Georgescu, Din
nou despre debutul lui Eminescu
Book reviews
Theodor Damian, Rediscovering
the Old Fundamental Values
(William
J. Byron, The Power of Principles: Ethics for the New Corporate Culture)
Odile Popescu, Of
Brecht's Effectiveness in the US
(Heinz-Uwe
Haus and Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe (eds.), Heinz-Uwe Haus and Brecht in the USA.
Directing and Training Experiences)
Theodor
Codreanu, Ioan-Aurel
Pop: „Stăpâna noastră”
(Ioan-Aurel
Pop, Veghea asupra limbii române)
Theodor Damian, Dan
Toma Dulciu, Eminescu: Fascinaţia prezentului
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Theodor Damian, Relativism: The Erosion of Objectivity. The Truth is in the “Eye” of the Beholder
Doru Tsaganea, The Indispensable Nation - Current Significance and Foreign Policy Implications
Heinz-Uwe Haus, Brecht’s “Use Value” and Aristotle’s “Artistic Proofs
Stoica Lascu, The Balkan Romanians – Descendants and Representatives of Eastern Romanity
Anca Sîrghie, Identitatea națională românească în poezia lui Mihai Eminescu
Marius Iuliu Morariu/ Maxim (Iuliu-Marius) Morariu, Universul carceral al comunismului românesc reflectat în mărturiile lui Nicolae Steinhardt şi Demostene Andronescu
Nation and Identity: Reconciling the Traditional Sense of Belonging with the Globalist Tendencies of Current Post-Culturalism
Theodor Damian, Time and Transcendence: Ethical Values in Theological Perspective
Richard Grallo, Insights and Illusions about Personal Identity
Louis Tietje, Driverless Cars: A New Occasion for the Trolley Problem
Doru Tsaganea, Nation, Nationalism and Nation State in Historical Perspective
Heinz-Uwe Haus, Redefining Identity: European Unification as Transcultural Challenge
Ioan Valentin Istrati, The Virgin and the Spirit. A Theological Reflection
Maxim (Iuliu-Marius) Morariu, Imaginea părintelui Dumitru Stăniloae în viziunea Sandei Stolojan
Symposium, Vol. XXIV/1, 2017 click here
Knowledge and Enchantment: A World without Mystery?
Adele Weiner, Enchantment and Technology
Theodor Damian, Sing a New Song to the World: The Never Ending Enchantment
Humphrey Crookendale, Does Knowledge Mask Truth and Reality?
Richard Grallo, Epictetus in the City
Louis Tietje, Equality of Opportunity and Social Justice
Doru Tsaganea, From this Enchantment to Re-enchantment in Theoretical Physics
Alina Feld, David G,. Leahy’s Novitas Mundi: The Good News of a World Renewed
David Rosner, The Artificial Enchantment of the World
Maxim (Iuliu-Marius) Morariu, Părintele Dumitru Stăniloae în viziunea Monicăi Lovinescu
Symposium, Vol. XXIII/1, 2016 (click here)
Cultural Transparency and the Loss of Privacy in the Era of Digital Technology:
How Is This Shaping Our Becoming and the Ethical Dilemmas Related to It
Theodor Damian, Being Constantly Watched: Identity, Transparency and Perichoresis
Richard Grallo, The Role of Beleif in Problem Solving
Alina Feld, The Digital Age and the Transparency of Evil: Jean Baudrillard’s “Perfect Crime”Camelia Suruianu, The Hazard of Paul Sterian’s Life Maxim (Iuliu-Marius) Morariu, Elemente ale spiritualității ortodoxe în opera literară a lui Virgil Gheorghiu(Elements of Orthodox Spirituality in the Literary Works of Virgil Gheorghiu)
Symposium, Vol. XXII, 2015 (click here)
Remembering Peace: Justice, and Forgiveness in a Time of War
Theodor Damian, Errare Humanum Est. Absolvere Divinum
Clair McPherson, The Agnus Dei Penny: Artifact of Christian Peace
Richard Grallo, Four Functions of Experience in Human Learning
Doru Tsaganea, The Ukrainian Conflict and Christian Moral Values
Alina Feld, Welcoming the Stranger: Richard Kearney’s Anatheism
Elvin T. Ramos, The Practice of Peace and the Engagement of Social Justice Through Education During the Never Ending Global War on Poverty
Ana Chelariu, Jesus’ Curse of the Fig Tree (New Testament) and The Bráhman of Two Birds in a Fig Tree (Rig Veda), Parables of Teaching
Jean Bodin, The Tragic Sense of Life or We Are Left with Self : Theatrical Roots Re-Visited
Ierom. Maxim (Iuliu-Marius) Morariu, Mântuirea adusă de Hristos prin întreita Sa slujire de Învăţător - Prooroc, Arhiereu (jertfă supremă) şi Împărat, în teologia părintelui Dumitru Stăniloae
Răzvan Emanuel Fibişan, Metoda tipologică de interpretare, ca viziune ciclică a mersului anagogic al tradiţiei credale
Symposium, Vol. XXI, 2014 (click here)
Vivat Academia! How Post-Modern Rhetoric Shapes Our Understanding of Modern and Pre-Modern Values
Theodor Damian, How Can Transcendence Help Reinvent Ourselves?
Richard Grallo, On Seeking Understanding
Louis Tietje and Steven Cresap, The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard in Matthew 20: 1-16: A Story about Justice of Mercy?
Steven Cresap, Advocacy in the Mission Statement: What Academics Should Do about Institutional Partisanship
Elvin T. Ramos, The Rhetoric of Hope: Illuminating the Reality of the World’s Poor and the Role of Religious Charities
Paul J. LaChance, Focusing in Aid of Psychic Conversion
Bert Breiner, Al-Ghazali’s Deliverance from Error. The Contemporary Relevance of a Medieval Text
Hans Uwe Haus, Notes on Goethe’s Faust
Gabriela Munteanu, Despre cauzele şi sensul suferinţei
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Symposium, Vol XX, 2013 (click here)
Time, Place and Self in Interdisciplinary Narratives
Theodor Damian, The Transcendent Dimension of Place and Time: A Theological Narrative.
Richard Grallo, Truth in Perspective: Application of Interrogative Problem Representation.
Louis Tietje, The Role of Redemptive Narratives in Dan P. McAdams’s Theory of Personality: A Christian Critique.
Clair McPherson, Poor in Paradise: The Ascetical vision of Nilus of Ancyra in De Voluntaria Paupertate.
Paul J. LaChance, Experience of Self and God: Gestalt and Focusing Interventions in Pastoral Counseling.
Roland Clark, Orthodox Priests and the Legion of the Archangel Michael.
Steven Cresap, Frightening Habits: Existential Effects of Extreme Aesthetic Experiences.
Doru Tsaganea, The Concept of Time Associated with Cybernetic Systems.
Dean Vasil, Descendants of Pascal and Dostoievsky: European Critics of Technocracy.
Alina Feld, The Self as Temporalized Being: From Heidegger to Levinas.
Symposium, Vol. XIX, 2012 (click here)
Alienation and Authenticity in Environments of the 21st Century: Technology, Person and Transcendence
Theodor Damian, Man as Divine Gift: The Transcendent Character of Human Identity
Richard Grallo, Digital Technology and Transcendence
Louis Tietje, The Phenomenology of Sin: What Lutheran Theology Can Teach the Unbeliever
Mihai Himcinschi, Homo Technicus as Contemporary Missionary Challenge
Steven Cresap, The Morality of Mayhem
Paul J. LaChance, Authenticity and Education: Bellah on Formation, Critical Thinking and Existential Engagement
George Lazaroiu and Ramona Mihaila, The New Logic of Social Media
Gheorghe Dinu, Direct Consequences of EU Regulations on National Courts
Mihnea Drumea, New Liabilities for Persons According to the 2011 Romanian Labor Code Provisions
Alina Feld, Transcendent Man
Onorina Botezat, EU Legal English in a Multilingual Environment
Nicolae Nicolescu,
The Concept of Eros and Agape in the Works of the Holy Fathers and the
Concept of Philia in the Thought of Father Pavel Florensky the Martyr
Sergey Trostyanskiy,
The Issue of Personal Identity in the Light of Social and Cosmic Evil;
The Patristic Response to the 21st Century Issues of Theological
Anthropology
Cristian Dima, NBFI Factoring Market: A New Service in the Romanian Economic Environment”
Alina Botezat, Increasing Persons’ Immunology with Bio-R Treatment
Symposium, Vol. XVIII/1, 2011 (click here)
Meaning and Mystery: From the Philosophy of Knowledge to the Theology of Person
Theodor Damian, Encoding and Decoding Messages: The Interplay between Apophatic and Cataphatic in the Art of Communication
Richard Grallo, Contemplating the Past
Nicolai Buga, The Mystery of the Person in Fr. Staniloae’s Theology
Paul J. LaChance, Sociology of Knowledge and Social Grace
Alina Feld, Radical Theology or the Deconstruction of Christianity: Jean-Luc Nancy’s “Dis-closure”
George Lazaroiu, Richard Swinburne: The Nature of God and the Problem of Evil
Daniel Munteanu, Human Being as Imago Trinitatis: Main Aspects of the Trinitarian Concept of Person
Daniel Damian, Know Thyself: A Psychological Perspective
Nicolae Nicolescu, Sacred Mystery and Church Service: A Christological and Anthropological Investigation
Symposium, Vol. XVII/1, 2010 (click here)
Religion and Politics: The Human Society between the Power of God and the Power of Man
Theodor Damian, Human Identity and Dignity: The Fight Between Theology and Madness
John A. McGuckin, Orthodoxy and Culture
Richard Grallo, Problem Representation in Active Problem Solving
Ioan N. Rosca, La religion dans le contexte des valeurs politiques démocratiques
Alina Feld, Nietzsche, this Forgetful, Musical Socrates
George Lazaroiu, Political Theology as Theological Politics
Symposium, Vol. XVI/1, 2009
Cult and Culture: The Transcendental Roots of Human Civilization
George Alexe, Thracian Origin of the Byzantine and Romanian Sacred Music
Richard Grallo, Questioning as a Cognitive Process: Implications for Learning and Culture
Mircea Itu, Mircea Eliade’s Concept of History of Religions
Theodor Damian, Cultural and Spiritual Signs of the Time: With or Without Post-Modernism?
George Robert Lazaroiu, Wittgenstein’s Notion of the Factual Status of Religious Language
Livio Dimitriu, The Structure of the Cross: Tectonics of the Symbol
Paul J. LaChance,Eclipse
of God. Voegelin and Lonergan on Constitutive Meaning. Reflections on
the Spiritual Renaissance in Post-Communist Romania
Viorica Colpacci, The Aesthetic of the Sacred Art
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Symposium, Vol. XV/1, 2008 (click here)
Theology and Literature: The Deification of Imagination and Its Cathartic Function in Spiritual Growth
Richard Grallo, Image and Imagination as Components of Learning
Bert F. Breiner, Imagination and Science Fiction
Theodor Damian, A Poet of the Transcendent: Mihail Crama, "The Realm of Dusk"
Carmen Harra, Understanding your Spiritual Nature
Ali Shehzad Zaidi, The Mythical Dream Voyage in “The Cobbles of Hydra”
Symposium, Vol. XIV/1, 2007 (click here)
The Glory of Knowledge: Construction and Deconstruction. When Human Quest Ends in Apophasis
Theodor Damian, The
Transcendence of God According to St. Gregory of Nyssa: Continuity and
Discontinuity with the Thought of Origen. How is God Known?
Richard Grallo, The Absence of Question and Insight in Accounts of Knowledge
Doru Tsaganea,The Concept of Infinity in Mathematics, Philosophy and Religion
Constantin Lucian Pirjol, Stickiness. What Makes Knowledge Transfer Difficult
Gloria Possart, Challenges of the Knowledge Society
Daniel Damian, Evagrius Ponticus: Gnosis as Contemplation
Symposium, Vol. XIII/1, 2006 (click here)
Unity in Diversity: Can We Live Together in an Apocalyptic World?
George Alexe, Toward Theandric Restoration of the Divine Unity of the World in the Light of Its Secular and Biblical Apocalypse
Richard Grallo, Learning, Functional Interferences and Personality Dynamics in Contemporary Context
Mihaela Albu, National Identity and European Diversity. A Case Study: Romania
Gale Bellas, Identity, Otherness and Reconciliation in a Pre-Apocalyptic World
Steven Cressap, Apocalypse Wow! The Aesthetic Value of Catastrophes and Terror
Theodor Damian, The Day of the Lord: The Apocalyptic Dimension of the Old Testament Prophets’ Warnings
Gregory Jose, Aspects of the Apocalyptic World: Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Mudslides, and Their Aftermath in the New Millennium
Symposium, Vol. XII/1, 2005 (click here)
Globalization from A (Archaeology) to S (Sprituality): What Is It and Who Needs It?
George Alexe, A Contemporary Dilemma: Globalizing Religion or Spiritualizing Globalization.
Bert F. Breiner, Some Thoughts on Globalization and the "Clash of Civilizations"
Steven Cressap, Globalization and Entertainment: Three Phases of Mass Virtual Pleasure
Richard Grallo, Global Change: Prospects for Plutocracy on a “Learning Planet”
Theodor Damian, Globalization as Reconstruction of the World: The Theological Value of Recapitulation.
Vadim Moldovan, “Vertical Solidarity” vs. Capitalism: A Social Work Perspective on Globalization
Symposium, Vol. XI/1, 2004 (click here)
Science and Theology: New Challenges and Perspectives
George Alexe, Postmodern Science and Theology: New Scientific Temptations and Challenges versus Ecumenical and Theological Perspectives.
Bert F. Breiner, Consciousness, God and the New Physics
Richard Grallo, Religion and Contemporary Science as Quest
Theodor Damian, Science and Religion: The Transcendent Ground of Order
Napoleon Savescu, Religion versus Science
Mihai Vinereanu, Linguistic Contributions to the Understanding of the Early Christian Lexicon of the Romanian Language
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Symposium, Vol. X/1, 2003 (click here)
Contemporary Culture in the Light of Christian Spirituality at the Beginning of the Third Millennium
Secular Realities and Spiritual Perspectives
George Alexe,
Contemporary Culture in the Light of Christian Spirituality at the
Beginning of the Third Millennium: Secular Realities and Spiritual
Perspectives.
Richard Grallo, How to Think about Culture
Theodor Damian, Globalization: Between Fear and Joy. The Future of Religion
Daniela Anghel, Contemporary Culture between Real and Ideal.
Symposium, Vol. IX/1, 2002 (click here)
Prayer as Theology of the Mind and of the Heart for the Humanity in the New Millennium
George Alexe, Apanthisma and the Humanity in the New Millennium
Richard Grallo, Questioning, Contemplation, and Receptivity to What Is
Nicholas Groves, The End Is in the Beginning: the Human Person According to St. John Climachus
Bert F. Breiner, Christian Prayer for the Third Millennium: the Prayer of the Spirit in Us
Theodor Damian, Psalm 103: Doxology as Philosophy of Life. Historico-critical Exegesis and Theological Interpretation
Symposium, Vol. VIII/1, 2001 (click here)
Humanity in the Third Millennium and the Mystery of the Divine
Vasile Vasilachi, Who Is God and Who Is Man?
George Alexe, Humanity in the Third Millennium in the Light of the Divine Mystery
Richard Grallo, Human Strivings and their Ultimate Goals: A Psychological Viewpoint
Eugen Pentiuc, The Tetragrammaton. From Revelation to Mystery
Bert F. Breiner, Incarnation, Deification and Interfaith Dialogue
Theodor Damian, The Relation Between the Incomprehensibility of God and the Naming of God in the Theology of Pseudo-Dionysius
Symposium, Vol. VII/1, 2000 (click here)
Jesus Christ as the Theandric Paradigm of Man’s Restoration at the Dawn of the Third Millennium
George Alexe, Jesus Christ as the Theandric Paradigm of Man’s Restoration at the Dawn of the New Millennium.
Bruce Buglione, Theandric Explorations in Higher Education
Elena de Avila, Faith in Jesus Christ and Self-Esteem
Theodor Damian, Man’s Recapitulation in Christ According to St. Irenaeus and Its Significance for Our Life Today
Eugen Pentiuc, Above All His Friends: Ambiguity of Messianic Prophecies in the Old Testament.
Constantin Tennyson, Science and Religion in the Context of Jesus Christ’s Teaching.
Symposium, Vol. VI/1, 1999
The Theological Legacy of Fr. Dumitru Stăniloae and its Ecumenical Actuality
George Alexe, Together with Fr. Staniloae on the Theological Mainline of the Romanian Orthodoxy and Ethnicity
Ronald G. Roberson CSP, Ecumenism in the Thought of Dumitru Staniloae
Theodor Damian, The Theology of the Gift in Fr. Staniloae’s Synthesis
Eugen Pentiuc, Principles of Biblical Hermeneuts in Fr. Staniloae’s Theology
Ioan Ionita, The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Fr. Staniloae’s Visit to America
Lucian Turcescu, Communion Ecclesiologies According to Some Orthodox Theologians
Symposium, Vol. V/1, 1998
Rediscovering God: The Relation Between God and Man and its Significance for Our Life Today
George Alexe, The Image of Modern Man without the Likeness of God according to Fr. Staniloae’s Theology
Theodor Damian, The Concept of Imago Dei in St. Gregory of Nyssa’s Theology and its Significance for our Life today
Eugen Pentiuc , That Good Which Is in Us: A Few Insights in the God-Man Relationship in the Book of Hosea
Serban Andronescu, Rejection of God in Modern Society: Counter-Culture, Secular Humanism, New Age
Symposium, Vol. IV/1, 1997
Freedom and Responsibility in Contemporary Society
Richard Viladesau STD, Freedom and Responsibility in Contemporary Catholic Systematics
Dumitru Abrudan, Election and Obedience. Aspects of the Relation between Yahweh and Israel
Theodor Damian, The Concept of Freedom in Nicholas Berdiaev’s Philosophy
Thomas E. Schirmer, “Freedom from” and “Freedom for”
Symposium, Vol. III/1, 1996
Divine Creation and Human Responsibility in the Context of Contemporary Ecological Preoccupations
Theodor Damian, The Doctrine of Creation in Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite’s Theology
Eugen Pentiuc , Shepherds of the Seventh Day
John Blackwell, The Lordship of Christ and a Christian Responsibility toward Creation
Thomas Schirmer, Rogation and Ascension
Antony Sansone, Creation - God's Covenant with His Chosen People
Constantin Tennyson, Ethical Considerations Related to Ecology
Serban Andronescu, An Ecologist of Morals in XVIIth Century France: Blaise Pascal
Symposium, Vol. II/1, 1995
Quo Vadis Homo? Salvation and the Modern World
Elena de Avila, What is Salvation? - Is Salvation a Topic of Interest in our Culture?
Dick Wechter, The Cross as a Cultural Symbol of Salvation
Theodor Damian, Contemporary Orthodox Soteriology
Luís Avila, What do we do Everyday for our Salvation?
Symposium, Vol. I/1, 1994
Worship and Identity of our Contemporary Society
Dick Wechter, Spirituality of the Liturgy
Theodor Damian, The Liturgy between Chronos and Kairos in our post-modern society as an urgent issue of the Church
Benjamin Patterson, The Universality of the Liturgy
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Vol. XXIX, 2022
Vol. XXVIII, 2021
Vol. XXVII, 2020
Vol. XXVI, 2019
Vol. XXV, 2018
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Vol. XV, 2008 Vol. XIV, 2007 click here Vol. XIII, 2006 click here Vol. XII, 2005 click here
Vol. XI, 2004 click here Vol. X, 2003 click here Vol. IX, 2002 click here
Vol. VIII, 2001 click here
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Vol. VI, 1999 Vol. V, 1998
Vol. IV, 1997
Vol. III, 1996
Vol. II, 1995
Vol. I, 1994
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