Professor Todor Sabev is a graduate theologian and historian, a disciple of Acad. Snegarov and of a number of West-European scientists from different universities, where he was on specialization assignments. He is the author of over 500 publications in foreign and domestic editions. He defended dissertations on History of the ancient church and on The independent national church in Bulgaria.
Todor Sabev has served as a Deputy General Secretary of the World Council of Churches in Geneva after having already accomplished a distinguished career as a professor of church history in his native Bulgaria, at the theological academy in Sofia where he became a full professor in 1966. Since 1964 Todor Sabev has been instrumental in establishing and strengthening the relationships of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church with the wider ecumenical movement, having been Vice-Chairman of its Ecumenical Department and member of its Theological Commission for the bilateral dialogues and for the Great and Holy Pan Orthodox Council. Before joining the staff of the WCC, where he carried responsibility first as Staff Moderator of the Unity on Faith and Witness and later as Deputy General Secretary for Relationships, a.o. with the Roman Catholic Church, he served on two World Council Commission and was from 1968 until 1975 a member of its Central and Executive Committees.
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The Church is divinely constituted community of people belonging to all races, ethnic groups and nations, transfigured into the body of Christ in a broken world, called to salvation...
Christianity has generated and evangelised culture. It brought a new code of ethics, social coherence and justice...
SS. Cyril and Methodius, together with their disciples of Slavic origin (9th century) provided a ministry of reconciliation and bridge-building between the Christian East and West.
Divided churches and confessional antagonism provoke instability and
endanger peace in society...
The manifestation of unhealthy nationalism have major implications for
Christian mission and unity.
Common Christian witness and interreligious dialogue are indispensable in the contemporary pluralistic society...
Il faut affirmer l’unité de l’Eglise comme facteur de renouveau de l’humanité...
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