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The article analyzes the influence of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church on the current secular democracies in Croatia Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Croatia. Topics covered include the legal relations between the state and church, particularly the privileges and obligations stemming from them, and the events indicating war-like discourses supported indirectly or directly by the churches and with political consequences.

An essay is presented on the identity and interreligious dialogue in the discourse of Islamic communities in Croatia and Serbia on the issue of integration to the European Union (EU) as of August 2015. Also cited are the origins of Muslim communities in the region that trace back to the rule of the Ottoman Turkish empire, the concept of "Europeanness," and the three major developments that have characterized Islam in southeastern Europe as cited by author Xavier Bougarel.

The article focuses on challenges and opportunities for Evangelical Churches in Serbia . It informs that the Serbian Orthodox Church because of interwoven ethnic and religious identity have been negative, dismissive and hostile to evangelicals. It also discusses the Bread of Life, a humanitarian aid agency founded by Pentecostals and Baptists in Serbia in 1991, that has offered aid to citizens of Serbia such that it follows second to the International Red Cross.

The article focuses on the partnership between the Baptists of Serbia and Russia. It states that the partnership made by the presence of Vitaly Vlasenko (Moscow), Director of External Church Relations for the "Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists" (RUECB) in the South Serbian city on 30 April and 1 May, 2013.