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The Theological And Geographical Origins Of Protestantism In Albania, David Hosaflook Jan 2018

The Theological And Geographical Origins Of Protestantism In Albania, David Hosaflook

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The Albanian Protestant Movement has both a theological and a geographical origin. Theologically, the movement could only begin after parts of the Bible were translated into Albanian, because the Protestant doctrine of “Sola Scriptura” demands that believers understand the Holy Scriptures. Therefore, in Protestant missions to the Ottoman Empire, Bible translators usually preceded evangelists and the founding of churches. In 1827, the publication of the first Albanian New Testament was a significant achievement, but it was practically useless to most Albanians, who were illiterate (especially in their mother tongue). Hence, the Protestant missionary endeavor included linguistic and educational efforts to …


Announcement Of Changes, Paul Mojzes Jan 2018

Announcement Of Changes, Paul Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

Ever since this publication transitioned from printed to electronic copies a remarkable upsurge in readership occurred. Readers need only to access http:digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/ to see both the geographical distribution and the number of downloads on a monthly and yearly basis, going back to the year when our web editor, Alex Rolfe placed us on the Digital Commons platform. Alex, who is a librarian at George Fox University, has also provided his library as the mailing address of OPREE.


Medieval Heresis And Protestantism, Maja Angelovska-Panova Jan 2018

Medieval Heresis And Protestantism, Maja Angelovska-Panova

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

In addition to the current social and political circumstances, the appearance of heresies and reform movements during the Middle Ages. was largely determined by the educational tendencies and movement of humanism, which concentrated on the matter of the human being. Thisarticle offers a digressive analysis that examines the appearance, essence, and significance of Bogomilism, Catharism, Waldensians and their implications for later reform movements—more specifically Protestantism. It should be emphasized that in this context, such ideas, characteristic of medieval heresies, impacted Protestantism, as seen in the works of John Wycliffe (1328-1384) and Jan Hus (1369-1415). In fact, they were qualified to …