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Baptistic Theologies Volume 1, No. 1

Spring 2009

Contents

Editorial v

1: Revivals, Revivalism and the Baptists 1

David W. Bebbington

2: Revival and Baptist Beginnings in Russia 14

Johannes Dyck

3: Ivan Kargel and the Fulfilment of Revival: 23 The fullness of salvation which leads to sanctifica tion

Gregory Nichols

4: The Beginnings and Growth of Baptist Witness 40 in Bicazu Ardelean, Romania, in the 1920s

Claudiu Handaric

5: Revival among Hungarian Baptists in Transylvania 54 in the period of the ‘peasant prophets’

Istvan Gergely

6: Relationships between Evangelicals and the 71 Orthodox Church in Russia in the Nineteenth Century: A Case Study of Vasilii Pashkov and Konstantin Pobedonostsev

Anna Cheprasova

7: Between the Wars: 86 Golden Years for Polish Baptists

Zbigniew Wierzchowski

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8: Baptist Beginnings in Norway: Preparing the Soil 102 for the Establishment of the First Baptist Church i n Porsgrunn/Skien

Alf Olav Kavli

Book Reviews 121

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Baptistic Theologies Volume 1, No. 2

Autumn 2009

Contents

Introduction v

1: 1: Psalm 110, Melchizedek and David: 1 Blessing (the descendants of) Abraham

Robin Routledge

2: Praying the Blessing of Psalm 110: A Response 17

Andrew Dyck

3: Observations on the Songs of Ascents: 24 A Discussion about the so-called Zion-theology of Psalms 120-134

Michael Rhode

4: Jesus and Evil Spirits in the Light of Psalm 91 43

Craig A. Evans

5: Psalms and the Psalms in Luke’s Infancy Narrativ e 59

Christoph Stenschke

6: God’s Mercy from Generation to Generation: 93 Luke’s use of Psalms 105-108 in his Infancy Narrative Songs to Provide a Salvation Historical Understanding for his two-volume History

Rollin G. Grams

7: The Use of Psalms in Mark 109

Timothy J. Geddert

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Baptistic Theologies

Volume 2, No. 1 Spring 2010

Contents

Editorial v 1. Mission as Witness 1

Emil Traytchev 2. Whose Mission in whose Europe – What is our Witness? 5

Walter Sawatsky

3. European Integration: Challenges and perspectives 22 before the Orthodox Church

Dilian Nikolchev 4. The Integration of Christian Roots 37

in the European Constitution

Bozhidar Andonov 5. Enabling Ecclesial and National Leadership 42

in the Orthodox Context: Armenia and Ethiopia

Petros Malakyan 6. Identities and Orthodox Mission in Bulgaria 58

in the late 20th and early 21st Centuries

Svetoslav Ribolov 7. Christian Mission in Post-communism: 65

Missiological Implications and the Bulgarian Context

Viktor Kostov 8. The Importance of Understanding Human Rights 82

and Religious Freedom in Bulgaria

Kameliya Slavcheva

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9. Ivan Kargel and the Emergence of Baptists 97

in the Bulgarian Orthodox Context

Gregory Nichols 10. Orthodox and Baptists – 108

learning from each other’s Spiritual Tradition

Petya Zareva 11. Presence and Proclamation 125

Jim Purves

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Baptistic Theologies

Volume 2, No. 2 Autumn 2010

Contents

Editorial iv 1. Christian Mission as Teaching and Liturgical Life: 1

An Orthodox Perspective

Valentin Kozhuharov 2. Political and Religious Factors in the Emergence of the 46

Baptist Movement in the Russian Empire.

Timofei Cheprasov 3. Canonical Territory and National Security: Patriarch, 59

President and Proselytism in the Russian Federation

Darrell Jackson 4. On the Shared Roots of Russian Baptist and Russian 82

Orthodox Spirituality

Constantine Prokhorov 5. Dostoevsky’s Implicit Mission to Russian Society as a 95

Russian Orthodox Convictional Theology

Dumitru Sevastian 6. St Kosmas Aitolos: Contribution to Orthodox Missions 106

Radoslav Spassov 7. Some Reflections on Sources and Reasons for Charity 110

in Catholicism and Orthodoxy

Jana Daly

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Baptistic Theologies Volume 3, No.1

2011

Contents

Editorial iv

The Shaping of Christian Convictions and the Avoidance 1 of Ideology: Paul’s Contribution to a Vexing Issue in 1 Corinthians

Rollin G. Grams

The Missional Doxology of the Philippian Hymn 15 Jim Purves

What To Do When Your Best Ideas Are Too Good 31 Tim Noble

McClendon/McClendonism: Methodology or Ideology? 45 David McMillan

Authoritative Mennonite Brethren: The Convergence of Church 59 Polity, Ordination, and Women in Leadership

Doug Heidebrecht

Prejudice as Enactment of Ideology: A Case Study 76 of the Latvian-Russian Relationship

Peter Zvagulis

Forgiveness as a Test-Case of our Theological Convictions 93 Atanas Atanasov

Ideology, Convictions and Eschatology: Towards a Theological 99 Critique of Ideology from an Eschatological Perspective

Joshua T. Searle

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Baptistic Theologies Volume 3, No. 2

Autumn 2011

Contents

Editorial iv Reading the Scriptures with the Spirit: I 1

Transformational Reading: Minding the Spirit

Molly Marshall Reading the Scriptures with the Spirit: II 17

Discerning Reading: Winnowing the Harvest

Molly Marshall Reading the Scriptures with the Spirit: III 34

Hopeful Reading: Honouring Faith’s Promise

Molly Marshall Knowing the Risen Christ: The Anabaptist Holistic 46

Witness as Mission

Parush Parushev Pilgrims Progressing: Ignatius of Loyola and John Bunyan 64

Tim Noble Toleration and Anti—Toleration in Covenanting Scotland 79

Derek Murray Back to the Future: The Discovery of the Future of Russian 88

Baptist Social Involvement through the Narratives of the Past.

Tima Cheprasov Is the concept of human rights a ‘nonsense on stilts’? 100

J. Andrew Kirk Human Rights, Dignity and Freedom: An Orthodox 115

Perspective

Kameliya Slavcheva

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Volume 4, No. 1 Spring 2012

Contents

Editorial iv Author’s Note v The Spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon: I Establishing Communion: 1

A Convertive Piety

Peter Morden The Spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon: II Maintaining C ommunion: 27

The Lord’s Supper

Peter Morden The Spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon: III The Outworki ng of 51 Communion:

Active Exertion

Peter Morden

Book Review: Equality, Freedom and Religion by Roger Trigg 81

J.Andrew Kirk

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Baptistic Theologies Volume 4, No. 2

Autumn 2012

Contents

Editorial iv

Solid Ground: Incarnational Discipleship and Recovery of a Historically Realistic Jesus

1. By Their Fruits You Will Know Them: 1

Incarnational Discipleship Stands the Test Glen Stassen

2. Incarnational Discipleship Restores a Realistic 15

Understanding of Sin Glen Stassen

3. The Common Good versus the Virtue of Selfishness 28 Glen Stassen 4. The Baptist Origin of Thick Human Rights 40 Glen Stassen 5. The Incarnational Discipleship Tradition 55

that Gave Birth to Democracy Glen Stassen

6. An Incarnational Theory of the Cross as Compassion, 67

Confrontation, and Deliverance Glen Stassen

7. Why Did Jesus Enter into Jerusalem, 81

and Why Was He Crucified? A Sermon Glen Stassen

8. How Incarnational Discipleship Led to Just Peacemaking 88 Glen Stassen Human Rights – A Baptist Perspective 104 Tony Peck

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Baptistic Theologies Volume 5, No. 1

Spring 2013

Contents

Editorial iv Life in Christian Service 1 Ernie Whalley A Believing Church: Baptist Perspectives on Anabaptism 16 Ian Randall Gathered, Gathering, Porous 35 Parush Parushev Not Just A Disembodied Voice 53 Ruth Gouldbourne Various Christian Traditions in One Ecclesial Body 68 Ivana Noble Baptists and Ecumenical Engagement 84 John Briggs Teaching Penguins to Fly: Baptistic Leadership into the Future 103 Anne Wilkinson-Hayes Leadership as a Virtuous Practice 119 Lina Andronovien÷ Adult Christian Education 133 David Goodbourn Between the Swiss Train and the Eschaton 147 Tim Noble Keith Jones – European Baptist 163 Anthony Peck

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Baptistic Theologies Volume 5, No. 2

Autumn 2013

Contents

Editorial iv Tangible Church: Challenging the Apparitions of Docetism (I): 1

The Ghost of Christmas Past Henk Bakker Tangible Church: Challenging the Apparitions of Docetism (II): 18

The Ghost of Christmas Present Henk Bakker

Tangible Church: Challenging the Apparitions of Docetism (III): 36

The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come Henk Bakker

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Baptistic Theologies

Volume 6, No. 1

Spring 2014

Contents

Editorial iv

Attending to Global Christianity: I

Hospitality as Creating Space for the Other 1

Cathy Ross

Attending to Global Christianity: II

Attentiveness as Creating Space for Hospitality 12

Cathy Ross

The baptist Vision 23

James Wm. McClendon, Jr.

THIS AS THAT: Friendly Amendments to James McClendon’s

“baptist” Vision 36

Barry Harvey

Carrying out the Theological Task in a Baptistic Way 53

Parush R. Parushev

Willem Zuurdeeg and the Concept of Convictional Theology 72

David McMillan

Convictional Theology as Mapping Moral Space 81

Henk Bakker

Athol Gill (1937-1992): Incarnational Disciple 98

Stuart Blythe

Book Review 119

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Volume 6, No. 2

Autumn 2014

Contents

Editorial v

Why Baptist Ecclesiology is Non-Voluntary 1

Andy Goodliff

Abelard on Atonement: Through Love or Through Penal Substitution?

Reading Abelard from a Peace Church Perspective 14

Fulco van Hulst

Preacher, Teacher, Pastor, and Elder as Authorities in the Church:

McClendon’s Portrayal of God’s Authority and Canadian

Mennonite Brethren 24

Doug Heidebrecht

Roger Williams: Conviction among the Convicted 43

Annette Mosher

The Self and the Collapsed Other: Towards Defining Free Church

Identity and Mission in a Post-Christendom Age 53

Philipp F. Bartholomä

Scottish Christian Churches’ Commitment to the Great Commission:

With a Particular Focus on Baptist Churches in Scotland in the

First Three Decades of the Twentieth Century 74

Brian R. Talbot

Missional Identities Woven in Tartan: Convictional Drivers and

Practices in the Baptist Union of Scotland 88

Jim Purves