Atkurto religijos mokslo žurnalo „Soter“ istoriografija

Abstract

In 2009 the religious scientific journal SOTER at Vytautas Magnus university celebrates the 10th anniversary of its restoration. The journal SOTER was established in 1924 at the Theology Faculty of Vytautas Magnus university, and until 1940 it was one of the most important sources of religious sciences in interwar Lithuania. It was closed together with the loss of independence and free thought; and during the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the restoration of Vytautas Magnus university, it started again its existance and followed the sequence of the previous 28 numbers. Now there are published 32 new numbers in all. On June 16, 1998 during the meeting of the Faculty Council, the leaders of St. Anthony Institute of Reli-gious Studies at Vytautas Magnus university encouraged the restoration of the religious journal SOTER. The Faculty Council greeted the initiative and formed a group of restoration. The Council of Theology Faculty addressed the Rectorate of Vytautas Magnus university, and they presented the journal to the Department of Higher Education and Science in Lithuania. In 1999 the journal SOTER was assigned a ISSN number and funding for 2 issues a year. The journal was published by the publishers of Vytautas Magnus university. The first issue was published in June, 1999. During the years 1999–2002 were published 2 issues a year. With the growth of publications and its popularity, from 2003 three issues a year were published and starting with 2006 up to now it became a quarterly. The object of the research – the restored journal of religious sciences SOTER. The aim of the research – historiography of the SOTER. The tasks of the research: firstly, to present the origin of the restoration of SOTER in the independent Lithuania; secondly, to show the historical development of the journal; and thirdly, to present the situation of SOTER these days. The methods of the research: analysis and synthesis. [...]