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Guest Editorial: On Politics And Morality, Andrey Kravtsev
Guest Editorial: On Politics And Morality, Andrey Kravtsev
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
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Characteristics Of Growing Churches In Estonia: A Qualitative Study, Ago Lilleorg, Kaido Soom, TõNu Lehtsaar
Characteristics Of Growing Churches In Estonia: A Qualitative Study, Ago Lilleorg, Kaido Soom, TõNu Lehtsaar
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
This is an overview of the characteristics of growing churches in Estonia. The study is grounded in semi-structured interviews conducted in 2019-2020 in nine Protestant congregations that have grown in 2003-2017. There were three to four interviewees from each congregation, a total of 14 being women and 18 men. The transcripts of the interviews were analyzed by combining both the open and the invivo coding model. No prescribed categories were used in the analysis. The results were formulated as characteristics of growing churches: spiritual life; inner climate; human focus; the minister of the church; relationships outside the church; and a …
Activity Of Evangelical Baptist Christians In Ukraine (1991-2021), Hnat Mierienkov, Mykhailo Fedorenko, Serhii Makarchuk
Activity Of Evangelical Baptist Christians In Ukraine (1991-2021), Hnat Mierienkov, Mykhailo Fedorenko, Serhii Makarchuk
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
The religious movement of Evangelical Baptists is the largest in terms of the number of believers in the Ukrainian Protestant community. The review of missionary activity and social projects of this denomination presented is an outline of the key areas of work of Evangelical Baptists in Ukraine. The largest number of Protestant educational institutions in Ukraine belong to the Baptists. All Baptist educational institutions can be divided into two types: 1) general preparatory programs of state institutions (kindergartens, schools, institutes, educational centers), and 2) theological seminaries, which aim to train ministers to meet the spiritual needs of the church. Baptist …
Religion In Latvia After The Fall Of The Soviet System: Fragmentation And Postsecularism, Valdis Tēraudkalns
Religion In Latvia After The Fall Of The Soviet System: Fragmentation And Postsecularism, Valdis Tēraudkalns
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
"The purpose of this article is to analyze changes that religions in Latvia have experienced since the collapse of the USSR. This is too broad of a topic, therefore I will concentrate on only two aspects, fragmentation of religious groups and postsecularism."
Atomization, Decentralization, And Sustainability: Prominent Trends On The Russian Protestant Church Scene, William Yoder
Atomization, Decentralization, And Sustainability: Prominent Trends On The Russian Protestant Church Scene, William Yoder
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
"At least in Russia–and China–the age of euphoria prominent 30 years ago is gone. The church missions committed to short-term gains have left for greener pastures and the congregations remaining behind are now, more than ever, required to determine their own fates. Increasingly required to live from their own funding, church projects are becoming more sustainable. Huge building and educational projects are only a memory. This general and expected course of events can be attributed in part to short attention spans in the West; increased government pressure is only one of numerous factors."
'Converted Co-Ethnics': Romanian Migrants In The Northern Serbian Province Of Vojvodina, Aleksandra Djurić-Milovanović
'Converted Co-Ethnics': Romanian Migrants In The Northern Serbian Province Of Vojvodina, Aleksandra Djurić-Milovanović
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
In this paper, my case study highlights Romanian neo-Protestant migrants from Serbia who either returned to their “home country,” or work on different missionary activities among their co-ethnics after the fall of communism. To a large degree, members of the Romanian minority in Serbia belong to the Romanian Orthodox Church, which is the dominant confession, then a smaller number to the Romanian Greek-Catholic church and various neo-Protestant communities, such as the Nazarene, the Adventist, the Baptist, and the Pentecostal community. Starting from the hypothesis that the conversion of the Romanians in Serbia to neo-Protestantism is closely related to issues of …
Adam Reinhold Schiewe---A Cross-Border Man Of Faith: A Baptist Trailblazer In Estonia, Poland, Ukraine, Germany, And Russia, Üllas Linder
Adam Reinhold Schiewe---A Cross-Border Man Of Faith: A Baptist Trailblazer In Estonia, Poland, Ukraine, Germany, And Russia, Üllas Linder
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
This study aimed at compiling a biography of the preacher Adam Reinhold Schiewe (1843–1930). Schiewe ministered in the territories of present-day Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, and Estonia. His historical significance lies primarily in the formal founding of the first Baptist congregation in Estonia. Schiewe wrote memoirs of his life and is featured in a large number of fragmentary, at times even contradictory, sources. The author pointed out the inaccuracies found therein and reconstructed a plausible biography. The study was originally written in Estonian and was supported by a single scholarship from the ESF programme DoRa activity 8.
Three Updates On Protestantism In Russia, William Yoder
Three Updates On Protestantism In Russia, William Yoder
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
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Protestantism In Macedonia Today, Ruzhica Cacanoska
Protestantism In Macedonia Today, Ruzhica Cacanoska
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Protestantism arrived in Macedonia in the second half of the nineteenth century. Since then, a number of Protestant communities were established and their current membership is relatively small. The United Methodist Church in the Republic of Macedonia is considered to be traditional and is listed as such in the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. The contemporary Protestant structure is composed of 12 Evangelical-Protestant churches. The subject matter of this paper is a sociological research on the Protestant communities in Macedonia and it will focus on key issues related to the structure and functioning of their communities, their mutual cooperation, …
Lessons Learned In Eurasia Ministry: Mostly The Hard Way, Mark R. Elliott
Lessons Learned In Eurasia Ministry: Mostly The Hard Way, Mark R. Elliott
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
The present article is based on a speech delivered at a conference of the United Methodist Church: “Eurasia-Central Asia – In Mission Together,” Fulton, Maryland, May 5, 2017.
Church-Based Alcohol Rehabilitation In The Former Soviet Union, Mark R. Elliott
Church-Based Alcohol Rehabilitation In The Former Soviet Union, Mark R. Elliott
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Continuity In Charismata: Swedish Mission And The Growth Of Neo-Pentecostal Churches In Russia, Torbjorn Aronson
Continuity In Charismata: Swedish Mission And The Growth Of Neo-Pentecostal Churches In Russia, Torbjorn Aronson
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Glimpses Behind The Curtain - Surveillance And Pressure During Church Delegation Visits, Walter Sawatsky
Glimpses Behind The Curtain - Surveillance And Pressure During Church Delegation Visits, Walter Sawatsky
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Christian Mission In Post-Communism: Missiological Implications And The Bulgarian Context, Viktor Kostov
Christian Mission In Post-Communism: Missiological Implications And The Bulgarian Context, Viktor Kostov
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Worldview: The Missing Dimension Of Evangelism In Post-Communist Society, Sergei Golovin
Worldview: The Missing Dimension Of Evangelism In Post-Communist Society, Sergei Golovin
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
For a while Christians considered the Soviet Union to be a great potential mission field; nevertheless when the door for missions opened wide, it happened unexpectedly. Despite thousands of missionaries and millions of dollars invested immediately in spreading the gospel in the post-communist world, after a short-term tide, church growth declined back to pre-perestroika level. The research made during that period demonstrated that the so-called awakening had nothing to do with the biblical concept of repentance (i.e. a radical change of a person’s worldview). An explanatory model of the worldview transformation dynamics in post-communist society is developed as an attempt …
Baptist Union Council Meets In Moscow, William Yoder
Baptist Union Council Meets In Moscow, William Yoder
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
An Ethnically Well-Mixed Christian, Peter Kuzmič
An Ethnically Well-Mixed Christian, Peter Kuzmič
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
On Inter-Church Dialogue In Serbia - Current Situation, Luka Ilić
On Inter-Church Dialogue In Serbia - Current Situation, Luka Ilić
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Religion Classes In State Institutions In Post-Soviet Russia, Joseph A. Loya O.S.A.
Religion Classes In State Institutions In Post-Soviet Russia, Joseph A. Loya O.S.A.
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Glanzer's "The Quest For Russia's Soul: Evangelicals And Moral Education In Post-Communist Russia" - Book Review, Dr. Donald Fairbairn
Glanzer's "The Quest For Russia's Soul: Evangelicals And Moral Education In Post-Communist Russia" - Book Review, Dr. Donald Fairbairn
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
The East-West Church & Ministry Report, Mark Elliott
The East-West Church & Ministry Report, Mark Elliott
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
The Problems Of Theological Education: The Experience Of Lutheran Institutions In The Cis, Gerd Stricker
The Problems Of Theological Education: The Experience Of Lutheran Institutions In The Cis, Gerd Stricker
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
A Protestant Perspective On Mission In Eastern And Central Europe, Anne-Marie Kool
A Protestant Perspective On Mission In Eastern And Central Europe, Anne-Marie Kool
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
New Roles For Caree Since The Great Transformation, Walter Sawatsky
New Roles For Caree Since The Great Transformation, Walter Sawatsky
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Impressions From Travelling In Russia/Ukraine And Central Asia, Spring 1999, Walter Sawatsky
Impressions From Travelling In Russia/Ukraine And Central Asia, Spring 1999, Walter Sawatsky
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Recent Research On Evangelical Theological Education In Post-Soviet Societies, Mark Elliott
Recent Research On Evangelical Theological Education In Post-Soviet Societies, Mark Elliott
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Federative Republic Of Yugoslavia 1996/97: A Report On Evangelicals, Branko Bjelajac
Federative Republic Of Yugoslavia 1996/97: A Report On Evangelicals, Branko Bjelajac
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Evangelism And Proselytism In Croatia, Stanko Jambrek
Evangelism And Proselytism In Croatia, Stanko Jambrek
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
East European Missions, Perestroika, And Orthodoxevanglical Tensions, Mark Elliott
East European Missions, Perestroika, And Orthodoxevanglical Tensions, Mark Elliott
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.
Travel Reports From Former Yugoslavia 1995, Bill Yoder
Travel Reports From Former Yugoslavia 1995, Bill Yoder
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
No abstract provided.