Contents. Editorial. 1: Revivals, Revivalism and the Baptists 1 David W. Bebbington. 2: Revival and Baptist Beginnings in Russia 14 Johannes Dyck

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1 Volume 1, No. 1 Spring 2009 v 1: Revals, Revalism and the Baptists 1 David W. Bebbington 2: Reval and Baptist Beginnings in Russia 14 Johannes Dyck 3: Ivan Kargel and the Fulfilment of Reval: 23 The fullness of salvation which leads to sanctification Gregory Nichols 4: The Beginnings and Growth of Baptist Witness 40 in Bicazu Ardelean, Romania, in the 1920s Claudiu Handaric 5: Reval 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

2 8: Baptist Beginnings in Norway: Preparing the Soil 102 for the Establishment of the First Baptist Church in Porsgrunn/Skien Alf Olav Kavli Book Reviews 121

3 Volume 1, No. 2 Autumn 2009 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 Michael Rhode 4: Jesus and Evil Spirits in the Light of Psalm Craig A. Evans 5: Psalms and the Psalms in Luke s Infancy Narrate 59 Christoph Stenschke 6: God s Mercy from Generation to Generation: 93 Luke s use of Psalms in his Infancy Narrate 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

4 Volume 2, No. 1 Spring 2010 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 perspectes 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 20 th and early 21 st 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

5 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

6 Volume 2, No. 2 Autumn Christian Mission as Teaching and Liturgical Life: 1 An Orthodox Perspecte 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

7 Volume 3, No 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 Authoritate 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 Forgeness 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 Perspecte Joshua T. Searle

8 Volume 3, No. 2 Autumn 2011 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 Narrates 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 Perspecte Kameliya Slavcheva

9 Volume 4, No. 1 Spring 2012 Author s Note v The Spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon: I Establishing Communion: 1 A Converte Piety Peter Morden The Spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon: II Maintaining Communion: 27 The Lord s Supper Peter Morden The Spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon: III The Outworking of 51 Communion: Acte Exertion Peter Morden Book Review: Equality, Freedom and Religion by Roger Trigg 81 J.Andrew Kirk

10 Volume 4, No. 2 Autumn 2012 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 2. Incarnational Discipleship Restores a Realistic 15 Understanding of Sin 3. The Common Good versus the Virtue of Selfishness The Baptist Origin of Thick Human Rights The Incarnational Discipleship Tradition 55 that Gave Birth to Democracy 6. An Incarnational Theory of the Cross as Compassion, 67 Confrontation, and Delerance 7. Why Did Jesus Enter into Jerusalem, 81 and Why Was He Crucified? A Sermon 8. How Incarnational Discipleship Led to Just Peacemaking 88 Human Rights A Baptist Perspecte 104 Tony Peck

11 Volume 5, No. 1 Spring 2013 Life in Christian Service 1 Ernie Whalley A Believing Church: Baptist Perspectes 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

12 Volume 5, No. 2 Autumn 2013 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

13 Volume 6, No. 1 Spring 2014 Attending to Global Christianity: I Hospitality as Creating Space for the Other 1 Cathy Ross Attending to Global Christianity: II Attenteness 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 ( ): Incarnational Disciple 98 Stuart Blythe Book Review 119

14 Volume 6, No. 2 Autumn 2014 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 Perspecte 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 Drers and Practices in the Baptist Union of Scotland 88 Jim Purves