Tables of Contents

Tables of Contents 1993 - 2005

Here are the English Tables of Contents for Volumes 1 (1993) through 13 (2005). You can find the contents of Volumes 14 (2006) through 24 (2016) here.

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Articles

"Tips for Surviving and Thriving," (Interview with KENT HILL), 1-3
"Moscow: More Workers and Less Time," (Interview with SHARON LINZEY), 3-4
MARY RABER, "Do's and Don'ts for First-Time Ministries in the Former U.S.S.R.," 5
"The Yugoslav Civil War: How Christians Can Help," 6
Forum: What Questions Should Organizational Leaders Be Asking?
PETER KUZMIC, "Problems and Possibilities in European Ministry Today," 7
ANITA DEYNEKA, "Building Bridges for God's Kingdom in the CIS," 8
SERGE DUSS, "Tips From A Moscow Veteran," 9
MARK ELLIOTT, "Increasing Options for Theological Training in East Central Europe and Soviet Successor States," 10
MARK ELLIOTT, "Christian Churches in the Former Soviet Union," [Chart of denominations, membership, and community totals], 11

Features

Practically Speaking

Book Reviews

RON DAVIES, After Gorbachev: How Can Western Christians Help?, 13
YALE RICHMOND. From Nyet to Da: Understanding the Russians, 13
PAUL MOJZES. Religious Liberty in Eastern Europe and the USSR., 13

Milestones

Resources

Russian Christian Publishing, 13
The 1993 Great Commission Handbook, 13
The Christian College Coalition's "Russian Initiative", 13
"The Church in Post-Marxist Russia: Free At Last?" audiotape, 14
Attorney LAUREN HOMER's warnings of Russian Law on Freedom of Conscience, 14
Central Europe: Religion and Publishing, 14
"Getting Started," (Interview with ART MOORE), 14

Calendar of Events

December 1992 - November 1993, 15

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "Western Ministries in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Crosspurposes or the Purposes of the Cross?," 16

Articles

"Towards Reformation in Romania," (Interview with JOSEF TSON), 1-2
DWIGHT GIBSON, "Evangelical Alliances: They Make Common Cause and Common Sense," 3
ELAINE SPRINGER, "Three Approaches to Christian Ministry in Russia," 4
ART MOORE, "Albanian Encouragement Project," 5
"Albania Firsthand," (Interview with BARTH COMPANJEN), 6
DALMA BOSZORMENYI and HAROLD DELANEY, "A Hurting Hungary," 6-7
WALTER SAWATSKY, "After the Glasnost Revolution: Soviet Evangelicals and Western Missions," 8
JACK GRAVES, "Theological Educators Meet in Moscow," 9
RONALD LINDEN, "Time Out for Field Goals," 10

Features

Practically Speaking

SERGE DUSS, "Medical Precautions for Western Travelers in the Former Soviet Union," 11
WIL TRIGGS and MARK ELLIOTT, "Christian literature: Who has published what, where, and in which languages?," 12
Russian-language course, 12
Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus international adoptions, 12

Milestones

Fr. Thomas Hopko, 13
Rev. Janis Vanags, 13

Resources

DANIEL CLENDENIN, From the Coup to the Commonwealth, An Inside Look at Life in Contemporary Russia, 13
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies annual convention papers, 13
United States Institute of Peace October 1992 report, "Afghanistan and Post-Soviet Central Asia: Prospects for Political Evolution and the Role of Islam," 13
Friend's of Turkey's complimentary video tapes, 13
"Faith Under Fire" video production, 13
Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies "Meeting Reports" and Occasional Papers," 13
Institute of Evangelism's study courses "Evangelistic Preaching" and "Follow-Up and Discipleship" in Russian language, 13-14
Host & Home International travel agency publications, 14

Calendar of Events

April 1993 - July 1994, 14-15

Editorial

WIL TRIGGS, "A Thousand Points of Lite," 16

Articles

LEONID KISHKOVSKY, "The Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church After Communism," 1-2
KENT HILL and MARK ELLIOTT, "Are Evangelicals Interlopers?," 3-4
MARK ELLIOTT, "For Christian Understanding, Ignorance is Not Bliss," 5-7
"Woman With a Mission," (Interview with CHERYL WARNER), 8-9
JEFF WILLIS, "International Adoption from Russia: Politics and Promise," 10
"Bridging the East-West 'Reality' Gap," (Interview with MARSH MOYLE and GREG READER), 11
"Religious Attitudes in East Central Europe," 12

Features

Letter to the Editor

STEPHEN E. SLOCUM, 9

Practically Speaking

Fellowship Travel International's missions guide, 13
Fund for Democracy and Development shipments to CIS guidelines, 13
DOUG SMITH, "Software in Cyrillic," 13-14
Telephone Codes for Capitals and Cities in East Central Europe and the Former USSR, 15
SUSAN GRIFFITH, "All About English," 15
English Language Teaching Opportunities, 16

News Notes

Resources

Calendar of Events

July 1993 - July 1995, 18-19

Editorial

WIL TRIGGS, "Interconfessional Confessions: Living With Differences," 20

Articles

ANITA DEYNEKA, "Russia's Restrictive Law on Religion: Dead or Delayed?," 1-2
ANATOLY PCHELINTSEV, "The Effect of the Proposed New Law on Foreign Religious Missions," 3
GLEB YAKUNIN, "Technical Aspects of the Proposed New Law," 3
ELAINE SPRINGER, and WIL TRIGGS, "Religion and Law in Russia: A Timeline," 4
MARK ELLIOTT, MARY GEMBICKI, and BOB SCHINDLER, "Cult Membership Estimates for the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe," 5-6
PIRKKO POYSTI, "Soul Winning and Soul Searching," 6
Counterpoint on Cross-Cultural Ministry
NIKOLAI NEDELCHEV, "Bulgarian View of Western Aid: 10% Positive, 90% Negative," 7-8
TERRYSCHNAKE, "A Persecuted Church is a Pure Church? Dispelling the Myth," 7-8
"Missionary to Romania Criticizes Western Short-Term Evangelism There," 9
CINDY LeCLAIR, "Five Steps for Translating and Publishing Ministry Materials in Russia," 10
Bible Societies of East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 10-11
Sources for Christian Literature in Moscow, 11

Features

Practically Speaking

News Notes

BRADLEY NASSIF, 13
Trans World Radio, 13
U.S. Department of Agriculture and International Orthodox Christian Charities, 13
Biblical Education by Extension, 13
Christian Broadcasting Network, 13
Russian Christian lawyer, 13
PATRIARCH MSTYSLAV (Skrypnyk), 13
Russians' Spiritual Values, 13

Resources

Calendar of Events

November 1993 - July 1995, 15

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "The Prospects for Religious Liberty in Russia--And How Western Missions Can Enhance Them," 16

Articles

JURAJ KUSNEIRIK, "Post-Modern Culture in Post-Communist Countries," 1-2
MARSH MOYLE, "Bureaucracy: How to Live With the System--and Sometimes Beat It," 1
SABRINA RAMET, "The Churches of East Central Europe in Transition: A Checklist of Issues to Track," 2-3
ANDREW GREELEY, "God is Alive and Well in Russia: Some Notes on a Survey of Religion," 4
"Non-Indigenous Protestant Missionaries in Former Communist States of Eurasia," 5
"Indigenous Christian Missions in the Former Soviet Union," 6
PAUL SEMENCHUK, "Western Christians and Post-Soviet Evangelicals: Problems and Possibilities in Working Together," 7-8
MARK ELLIOTT, "A Moratorium on Russian Jokes?," 8
PIOTR ZADLO and BILL STURDIVANT,"Recent Trends in Polish Christian Publishing," 9

Features

News Notes

Russian Language Institute, 10
Summer Missionary Institute, 10
PETER KONOVALCHIK, 10
METROPOLITAN VOLODYMYR (Romanyuk), 10
Belarus government and Cross of Efrosonia, 10
METROPOLITAN MIHAIL (Metodi Gogov), 10
Bulgarian Directorate of Religious Affairs, 10
Poland's Roman Catholic bishops, 10
GJERASIM D. QIRIAZI commemorative anniversary, 10
Schloss Mittersill, 10
Bible Christian Union and The Evangelical Alliance Mission, 10-11
JOHN AKER, 11
WALTER SAWATSKY, "Russian Bible Commentary Finished," 11

Resources

MELISSA VATERLAUS. A Practical Guide to Real Life in Moscow, 11-12
"Credo" video documentaries on religion in Europe, 12
BISHOP LAZLO TOKES on Spiritual Loss and Spiritual Gain, 12
BRUCE SEYMORE II. The Access Guide to Ethnic Conflicts in Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 13
The East-West Christian Organizations Directory, 13
Nonprofit Alert documents 1993 threats to Russian freedom of religion, 13
Orthodox Moscow, a Reference Book of Active Monasteries and Churches, 13
Interactive computer software of Russian museums, galleries, and historical landmarks, 13
Russian Christian Publishing, 13
Third Catalogue of Literature and Resources for Russian Jewish Evangelism, 13
Health Information for International Travel, 13
Slavic Christian Publishers, 13

Calendar of Events

March 1994 - July 1995, 14-15

Are Evangelicals Interlopers? Readers React

SCOTT R. STRIPLING, 15
TERRY L. SCHNAKE, 15

Editorial

WIL TRIGGS, "Walking in Russian Shoes," 16

Articles

JENNIFER BLANDFORD, "Bulgarian Evangelicals Under Siege," 1-2
Western Organizations and Russian Staff: DONNA DUSS, "What Are the Cultural Implications?," 3-4
ALEXANDER ZAICHENKO, "Counterpoint," 3-4
LAUREN HOMER, "Russian-American Tax Treaty Finalized," 4-5

Features

Practically Speaking

Christian English Language Schools in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 5
Other English Language Schools in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 5
MARTHA STRICKLAND, "National Schools and Missionary Kids," 6
MARK ELLIOTT, "Recommended Reading for Ministry in the Former Soviet Union," 7-8
ROBERT GOECKEL, "Recommended Reading for Ministry in East Central Europe," 8-9
MATT MILLER, "Visa Application Requirements for Travel to East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union," 10-11

News Notes

Moscow's Patriarch Alexei II and Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev, 12
Nine Russian Baptists and one Russian Orthodox priest were murdered, 12
Jane Ellis, 12
U.S. Embassy, Moscow, 12
U.S. Peace Corps, 12
Visits to the Holy Land, 12
European Baptist Federation, 12
SERGE DUSS, "New Nurses for a New Russia," 12

Resources

Pubwatch, 13
Guide to E-mail for Russia, 13
New Study Bible for Russia, 13
Audio-Forum, 13
Demographic Data on Religious Attitudes, 13

Calendar of Events

May 1994 - July 1995, 14
Letters to the Editors
BILL STURDIVANT, 15
BOB HOSKEN, 15

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "Economic Crime and Perestroika of the Human Heart," 16

Articles

JOHN McNEILL, "The Church and Western Ministry: What Russian Christians Think," 1-2
DON FAIRBAIRN, "Islam in Pre-Soviet Eurasia," 2-3
WIL TRIGGS, "A Russian Homegrown Cult," 4-5
"What People Think About Religion," 6-7
TOM KEPPELER, "A Summary of Trifa's What is the Army of the Lord?," 8
"Two Factions in Romania's Army of the Lord," (Interview with VASILE SUCIU), 8-9
CAROLINE SWARTZ, "Longer-Term Solutions for Romanian Orphans," 10-11

Features

Practically Speaking

News Notes

Resources

"Beyond the News: Hope for Bosnia" video, 13
More Than A Carpenter in Russian language, 13
Reference Guide to English: A Handbook of English as a Second Language, 13
Russian Research Institute, 13
Churches' East West European Relations Network, 14
Electronic Mail Services, 14
Gagavuz in Moldova, 14
To Write an Icon video course, 14
"Ukrainian Perspectives on Russian Orthodoxy" video, 14

Calendar of Events

September 1994 - July 1995, 15

Editorial

DENNIS KINLAW. "Uproot in Order to Plant," 16

Articles

WIL TRIGGS, "Russian Legislature Considering New Law on Religion. Foreign and Minority Religious Groups Fearful," 1
"Growing Anti-Missionary Sentiments and Restrictions," 2
"Christianity in the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe: Selected Serials for Keeping Current," 3
"Evangelicals in the New Europe: New Nations, Old Problems," (Interview with STUART McALLISTER), 4-5
KHATERINA OGNIANOVA, "Twelve Tips for Cultural Adaptation," 5
SAMUEL METCALF, "Topsy-Turvy Missiology," 6-8
MIKE STACHURA, "Seven Principles for Highly Effective Short-Term Missions," 6-8
PIRKKO POYSTI, "The Question of Accountability," 9
DON FAIRBAIRN, "Islam in the Soviet Era," 10-12

Features

Practically Speaking

News Notes

World Vision's Christian Resource Center, 13
Rapprochement, 13
ROBERT PROVOST, 13
President BORIS YELTSIN and PATRIARCH ALEXEI II, 13
More restrictive legislation, 13

Resources

Calendar of Events

December 1994 - August 1995, 15

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "East of the Old Iron Curtain: Can Christians Coexist?," 16

Articles

LAUREN HOMER, "Latest Legal Developments Affecting Religion in Russia," 1-4
LAUREN HOMER, "Religion and the Law in Ukraine," 2
GEORGE LAW, "An Eyewitness to the Parliamentary Debate," 4
ROGER CHAPMAN, "Does Affluence Undermine Influence?," 5
Open Letters from National Christians, 6-7
An Open Letter to Christians of the World
Open Letter to All Western Missionary Organizations Interested in Spreading the Gospel in the Former Soviet Union
LINFORD STUTZMAN, "Evangelical Missions in Albania: Is It a Case of Culture War?," 8-10
MARK ELLIOTT, "Theological Education After Communism: The Mixed Blessing of Western Assistance," 11-12

Features

Letter to the Editor

CHRIS CHEN, 10

Practically Speaking

News Notes

Resources

Calendar of Events

April 1995 - November 1996, 15

Editorial

WILL TRIGGS, "Putting First Things Last," 16

Articles

GARY BRUMBELOW, "The Other Side of Russia: Evangelical Ministries in Siberia," 1-3
ROGER CHAPMAN, "Spiritual Syncretism in Volgograd and St. Petersburg," 4
"Two Missionaries Murdered in Russia," 4
DON FAIRBAIRN, "Eastern Orthodoxy: Five Protestant Perspectives," 5-7
"Western Book Donation Programs Effective, But Need Improvement," 7
JEFF THOMPSON, "Prison Ministry in the Former Soviet Union," 8-9
PAM MEADOWS (compiler), "Missionaries to the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe: the Twenty Largest Sending Agencies," 10

Features

Practically Speaking

News Notes

Resources

Ecumenical News International, 12
Orthodox perspective on dispensational theology, 12
Bible Audio Cassettes in East European Languages, 12
Peter Deyneka Russian Ministries Directory of Theological Schools, 12-13
New Life interdenominational Christian newspaper, 13
PATRICK SOOKDHEO, "The Impact of Islam in Central Asia," 13
"Christians in Small Business Development in Central and Eastern Europe" Report, 13
Christian Educators in TESOL, 13
Review of BARBARA von der HEYDT, Candles Behind the Wall: Heroes of the Peaceful Revolution That Shattered Communism, 13

Calendar of Events

June 1995 - November 1996, 14-15

Editorial

ANITA DEYNEKA and WIL TRIGGS, "The New Moscow Circus," 16

Articles

SERGEI SANNIKOV, "A Call for New Strategies and Structures," 1-2
JAMES HANEY, "Two Faces of Russian Orthodoxy: Reactionary and Progressive," 3-5
SERGEI FILATOV, "The Russian Orthodox Church and the Political Elite," 5
ANDREI ZOLOTOV, "Russian Orthodox Sign Wide-Ranging Agreement With Government," 6
MARK ELLIOTT, "Compromised Communications," 6
ADAM MICHNIK, "Postcommunist Poland: Religious Liberty For All?," 7-8
DAVID OST, "The Continuing Relevance of The Church and the Left," 9
DUANE ELMER, "Managing Cross-Cultural Conflict," 10
SERGE DUSS, "U.S. Aid to Former Soviet Bloc States: What Works," 11

Features

News Notes

Resources

Christian Information Service Available on Internet, 12
Wheaton College Research Materials on the Church in the FSU and ECE, 13
Orthodox-Protestant relations evidence strain, 13
Traveling Healthy newsletter, 14
Analytica Moscow electronic mail weekly press, 14
"Who's Who in Russia," 14
Slavic Review on Gopher and World Wide Web, 14
JOHN BERNBAUM, "Four Scenarios for Post-Soviet Russia," 14

Calendar of Events

August 1995 - November 1996, 15

Editorial

Anonymous Guest, "Truth in Advertising," 16

Articles

SANDRA OESTREICH, "Women in East European Ministry," 1-2
ROSE LEONIVICH, "Russian Women in Ministry," 2-3
MATT MILLER, "Missionaries to the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe," 3
BEVERLY NICKLES, "Russian Language for Missionaries: The Russian Context Is Best," 4-5
MARC T. CANNER, "Russian Language For Missionaries: Start Now Before Departure," 5-6
MARK ELLIOTT, "In the Former Soviet Union Is There Freedom of Conscience for All?" 6
"An Appeal for Religious Liberty From the Republic of Udmurtia, Russia," 7
MATT MILLER, "News Reports on the Internet," 8
JOHN MAXWELL, "An Orthodox Response to Don Fairbairn," 9-10
DON FAIRBAIRN, "Don Fairbairn's Reply," 10-11

Features

News Notes

Resources

Calendar of Events

January 1996 - November 1996, 14

Editorial

ELLIOTT, MARK, "Eastern Orthodox and Slavic Evangelicals: What Sets Them Both Apart From Western Evangelicals," 16

Articles

GARY BRAZ, "Bosnian Conflict and Evangelical Cooperation," 1
GRIGORI KOMENDANT, "Western Funding for National Workers: Certainly," 2-4
GEORGE LAW, "Western Funding for National Workers: By All Means," 2-4
CRAIG OTT, "Western Funding for National Workers: Let the Buyer Beware," 3-5
DAVE DAVIS, "Western Funding for National Workers: It's a Mistake," 3-5
EDWARD ROSLOF, "Guidelines for Western Assistance to Russian Orthodoxy: A Mainline Protestant Perspective," 6-7
MATT MILLER (compiler), "Baptists in the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe," 7
IRWIN WEIL, "Russian Christianity As a Possible Basis of Contemporary Morality in Russia," 8-9
KAREN LORD, "Is Religious Liberty in Peril?", 9
MARY LU JOHNSON, "Theological Library Planning and Practice From Scratch," 10-11
DICK SCHEUERMAN, "Christian Classics for Russian Schools," 12

Features

Letters to the Editors

Practically Speaking

Resources

News Notes

Calendar of Events

March 1996 - November 1996, 15

Editorial

ALEXANDER SOROKIN, "A Russian Perspective on the Missionary Movement," 16

Articles

SCHOON, WALLY C., "The Lure of the West," 1-2
SAIRSINGH, KRISTER, "Missionary Commentary on Russia Today," 2
HAM, KAARINA, "Reaching Out to Russian Youth in Crisis," 3-4
BERNSTEIN, JONAS, "Opposition to CIA Proposal to Use Journalists and Missionaries as Cover," 4
OZERNOY, MARYANNE, "Neo-Communist Multiethnic Fundamentalism," 5
OLSEN, CAPTAIN MICHAEL F., "A Report on Russian Social Services--Food for Thought for Missions Relief and Development," 6-7
RICHARDSON, ADAM, "Russian Youth and Moral Frostbite," 7
IREX, "E-mail and Internet in the NIS and the Baltics," 8-9
MILLER, MATT (compiler), "Post-Soviet English-Language Newspapers," 10-11

Features

Practically Speaking

Resources

The Society for the Study of Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism, 12
The Social Center for Assistance in Reforming Criminal Justice, 12
Law on Charitable Activities and Organizations: A Preliminary Assessment, 13
OMRI Daily Digest, 13
"Integrity in Business in Postcommunist Central Europe," 13
Hockey Ministries International, 13
DAVIS, NATHANIEL, A Long Walk to Church, and ROWE, MICHAEL, Russian Resurrection, 13
Metaphrasis, 13

News Notes

Disparity between faith and practice in Russia, 14
Slovak Zion Synod's International Relations Committee, 14
The CoMission, 14
The CoMission statistics, 14
Kyiv, not Kiev, 14

Calendar of Events

June 3 - November 17, 1996, 15

Editorial

TRIGGS, WIL: "Fairy Tales and Soul Searching," 16

Articles

HOMER, LAUREN B., "New Russian Law on Religion," 1-2
BROUN, JANICE, "The Catholic Church After Communism," 2-4
KROTOV, JAMES, "Can General Lebed and Freedom of Conscience Coexist?," 4-5
"Lebed on Religion: A Summer Squall or a Tornado Warning?," 5
UZZELL, LARRY, "What Makes Lebed Like Buddhists and Dislike Mormons?," 6
WALMSLEY, TANIS, "Moscow-Based Medical Ministries," 6-9
GIBSON, DAVID G., "High Public Confidence in the Church," 9
HARPER, JOHN and JANINE WEDEL, "Western Aid to Eastern and Central Europe: How to Make It Work," 10
WEDEL, JANINE, "Aid to the East," 10-11
SLOBODIAN, SAM, "Contextualizing the Gospel for Russians," 11
ELLIOTT, MARK, "Russian Evangelical Roots," 12

Features

Practically Speaking

Resources

News Notes

Calendar

September 1996 - April 20 1997, 15

Editorial

MOYLE, MARSH, "Offering Help Without Diminishing Dignity," 16

Articles

GRAVES, JACK, "Russian Protestant Theological Textbook Project," 1-5
GUSTAFSON, CURT L., "Bible Translation in the Former Soviet Union," 5-6
KOMISSAROV, VAL, "Missionaries: In and Out of Fashion," 6-7
REIMER, JOHANNES, "Mission in Post-Perestroika Russia," 8-9
LORD, KAREN, "Religious Liberty Conference in Warsaw," 9
RICHMOND, YALE, "From Da to Yes:Understanding East Europeans," 10-11
TRIGGS, WIL, "A Picture Window on Russian and East European Life," 11-12

Features

Letter to the Editor

BISHOP, ANDY, The CoMission, 12

Practically Speaking

"Commonsense Counsel for Missionaries Heading East," Working in Central Europe: Guidelines for Christians (London: Evangelical Missionary Alliance, 1994), 13
On line course, "History of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christianity," offered through Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 14
Trucking companies in the United Kingdom which transport goods to Central and Eastern Europe, 14

News Notes

Resources

Calendar of Events

December 1996 - July 1997, 15

Editorial

BUYDA, YURY, "Disappointment with Russian Orthodoxy's Response to Freedom," 16

Articles

KRAMER, GENE, "Russian Religious Rights in Decline," 1-2
ELLIOTT, MARK, "New Internet Source on Religion in Russia," 2
JOHNSON, HAROLD J., "U.S. Congressional Watchdog Agency Evaluates Aid to Russia: Lessons for Ministry," 3-4
SERIO, JOSEPH D., "On Crime and Culture Shock," 4
BABIUCH, JOLANTA, "The East European Church After Communism: Seeking New Ways to Serve--Or New Enemies to Fight?," 5-6
MOLDOVAN, JOHN, "Obstacles to Evangelism," 6
ZOLOTOV, ANDREI, "Orthodoxy, Oil, Tobacco, and Wine: Do They Mix?," 7
NICHOLS, GREGORY, "A Case for Bribery: Giving Versus Taking," 8-10
THORNBERG, CATHY, Interview, "Bribery: Coming to Terms With a Moral Dilemma," 8, 10-11
ELLIOTT, MARK, Interview with JOHN WILLIAMS, "Bribery: Out of the Question," 9

Features

Practically Speaking

LYNES, ROBERT, "Tips on Teaching English in Eastern and Central Europe," 12

News Notes

Resources

KRIVOHLAVY, Dr. JARO, Mit pro co Zit (Having Something to Live For), 13
Pastoral Training Under Fire, A Review of WAYNE KENNEY, 'A Conspiracy of Learning': Self-Directed Learning Among Protestant Russian Clergy Before 1987,13
Handbook for Christian EFL Teachers, 14
The Russian Orthodox Church: Triumphalism and Defensiveness, by JANE ELLIS, 14

Critique

DONALD DAYTON critiques Theological Textbook Project, 14

Letter to the Editor

PETER DEYNEKA, Russian Ministries, 14

Calendar of Events

March 1997 - November 1997, 15

Editorial

ELLIOTT, MARK, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?," 16

Articles

BROUN, JANICE, "Divisions in Eastern Orthodoxy Today," 1-3
AKIMOFF, AL, "Post-Soviet Soil: Harvesting or Sowing," 4-5
LEHMANN, SUSAN GOODRICH, chart: "Religious Revival in Russia: Significant or Superficial?," 5
ELLIOTT, MARK, "Adventist Couple Murdered in Russian Caucasus," 6-7
BUNACIU, OTNIEL, "Nine Baptists Beaten by Orthodox in Romania," 7
NEGROV, ALEXANDER, "Why is There No Russian Protestant Theology in Russia? A Personal Outcry," 8-9
"A Success Story in Orthodox-Evangelical Relations," A Report from a Western Ministry in Russia," 9
ELLIOTT, MARK, "Updated Statistics on the Protestant Missionary Presence in the Former Soviet Union," 10
"Religion and Reconciliation in the Balkans," 11
ELLIOTT, MARK, "Violations of Religious Liberty in Uzbekistan," 12

Features

Letter to the Editor

WILLIS, JEFF, "In Response to Three Views on Bribery," 13

News Notes

Resources

East European and CIS Video and Film Directory, 14
Russian- and English-language Internet web site ( http://www.russian-orthodox-church.org.ru)
"Western Saints in Holy Russia: Perceptions of Conversion and of Westerners Among Western Influenced Converts, Russian Church Converts, and Members of the Public in the Former USSR," dissertation by JOHN WILLIAM McNEILL, 14

Calendar of Events

May 29, 1997 - July 3, 1998, 15

Editorial

MATHEWES-GREEN, FREDERICA, "Albania's Crisis: More Spiritual Than Economic," 16

Articles

ELLIOTT, MARK, "New Restrictive Law on Religion in Russia," 1-2
HOMER, LAUREN, "Human Rights Lawyer Criticizes New Russian Religion Law," 2-3
"Commentary on the New Russian Law on Religion," 3-5
ELLIOTT, MARK, "What Percentage of Russians Are Practicing Christians?," 5-6
BROUN, JANICE, "Jurisdictional Conflicts Among Orthodox and Eastern-Rite Catholics in Russia and Ukraine," 7-9
MUMPER, SHARON, "Publishing Without Perishing," 10-11
"Christian Magazines in the Post-Soviet Era, Selected Promising Titles," 12

Features

Practically Speaking

Resources

News Notes

Calendar of Events

October 1997 - June 1998, 15

Editorial

Mark Elliot: "Clinically Depressed Nations and the Misuse of Memory," 16

Articles

MARSH MOYLE, GERRY DAVEY, and BRENTON MILNE, "Post-Soviet Christian Publishing: Aiming for Self-Sufficiency," 1-3
MARK ELLIOTT, "The New Russian Law on Religion: What is the Fallout for Evangelicals?" 4-5
MARK ELLIOTT, compiler, "The Impact of the 1997 Russian Law on Religion," 6
"Orthodox Church in America Calls for Moderation in Applying Russia's New Religion Law," 7
DAN DRAPAL, "Will We Survive Western Missionaries? Reflections of a Czech Pastor" 7-8
JURIS RUBENIS, "Rebirth and Renewal in the Latvian Evangelical Church," 9-10

Features

News Notes

Resources

Keston News Service and Religion, State and Society, 11
Christianity and Islam in Southeastern Asia, 11
"The History of Orthodox Christianity," 11
Lumina Lina/Gracious Light, 11
LEO TOLSTOY, "How Much Land Does a Man Need," 11
JOSEPH TON, Suffering, Martyrdom, and Rewards in Heaven, 11
GENEVRA GERHART, The Russian World: Life and Language, 12
NIS Health Promotion Bulletin, 12
Central European Health and Environmental Monitor, 12

Practically Speaking

The Boeing Relief Program, 12
Consultation on Christian Medical, Dental, and Health Ministries in the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe, 12-13
Russian Christian Satellite Network Proposed, 13
Focus on the Family gratis subscriptions, 13
"Missions Coalition Joint Meeting," Budapest, 13
Letters to the Editor, GARY W. TAYLOR, , 13
A missionary in Russia, 13

Calendar of Events

January 1998 - November 1999, 15

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "The New Russian Law on Religion: Will E-mail Undermine Draconian Enforcement?" 16

Focusing on Women in Ministry

Women in Ministry: From All Angles MARK ELLIOTT, " A Conference That Was a Longtime Dream Come True", 1-2
Women's Conference Papers Published, 1
Participation by Denomination and Republic, 2
MARK ELLIOTT, "Women's Ministry and a Tale of Two Barbaras", 2-3
BARBARA EVANS CLEMENTS, "Difficulties for Women in Russia Are On the Increase", 3-4
Women in Ministry: Caring for Body and Soul MIROSLAVA SHLYAZHKO, "The ChristianWomen's Association 'Life' in Belarus", 5
NADEZHDA SHELYUDAKOVA, "Witnessing to Prisoners Through Letter Writing", 6
ELIZABETH CARLSON, "Marina Karetnikova: Making Faith a Reasonable Choice", 6
NINA BELYAKOVA, "Supporting Families of Alcoholics", 7
YELENA TISHCHENKO, "A Witness for Christ Through Compassionate Ministries", 8
Women in Ministry: In Keeping with Tradition IRINA YAKOBOVA, "The Woman's Proper Place ", 9
MARIA GEVORKIAN, "Creativity and Compassion in Women's Ministries", 10-11
Women in Ministry: New Paths LARISA MAKAROVA, "The Work of a Christian Woman in the Salvation Army", 11
KHAMIRA SAKHIBOVA, "Evangelism and Women's Ministry in Uzbekistan", 11
OLGA AVETISOVA, "The Role of Women in Central Asian Churches", 12-13
KAARINA HAM, Letter to the Editor, 13
SHIRINAY DOSOVA, "Proclaiming Christ Boldly From Moscow to Yalta", 14
MARK ELLIOTT, "Electronic Resources for Post-Soviet Women's Studies", 15
TATYANA POPOVA, "A Christian Editor's Report on a Women's Conference: A Series of Surprises", 16

Articles

DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Evangelical Denominations in Post-Communist Romania," 1-3
SHARYL CORRADO and MARK ELLIOTT, "Websites Well Worth the Time", 3-6
JIM and LAURIE BARNES, "The Czech Spiritual Landscape in the Post-Communist Era," 6-8
DAN DRAPAL, "Will We Survive Western Missionaries? Reflections of a Czech Pastor," 8-10
VALENTINA A. KARCHAZHKINA, "Western Missionaries Spreading the Gospel in Russia," 8-10
DENNIS BOWEN, "Christian Psychology in Russia," 11-12

Features

News Notes

Calendar of Events

June 1998 - November 1999, 13

Practically Speaking

Resources

Association for Spiritual Renewal, 14
JOHN VAROLI, "Homelessness in Russia," 14
United Bible Societies Special Report, 14
VITALIJ IVANOVICH PETRENKO, "Theology of Icons: A Protestant Perspective," 14
Directory of Russian-language Christian literature producation/distribution, 15
DUSAN JAURA, Young People in Postmodern Society--A Central European Perspective, 15
GEOFF ELLIS and WESLEY JONES, The Other Revolution: Russian Evangelical Awakenings, 15

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "Reporting on Religion at Its Best," 15-16

Articles

PAUL CARDEN, "Cults and New Religious Movements in the Former Soviet Union," 1-5
Christian Resources on Cults in Russian, 5
"Missions in the Post-Communist Context: Hampered by the Handicapped Child Mentality," 6-7
DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Evangelical Denominations in Post-Communist Romania," 7-10

Features

News Notes

Calendar of Events

September 1998 - November 1999, 12

Practically Speaking

SHARYL CORRADO (compiler), Internet Visa Instructions, 13-14

Resources

"Soul Wars: The Problem of Proslytism in Russia," Emory International Law Review, 14
Firebird Audio/Video Productions, Publishers, & Tours, 14-15
Panorama of Russia, 15

Editorial

KAREN S. LORD, "What, Exactly, IS Religious Freedom?" 15-16

Theme issue on Medical Ministries

HENRYK WIEJA, "A Holistic Approach to Medical Ministry," 1-2
DAVID S. BARNES, "Health, Ethics, and Religion: Perceptions of Russian and American Medical Personnel," 2-4
DAVID S. BARNES, "Russian Medical Missions: Breadth and Depth," 4-6
Medical Ministry Contacts, 6-7
BARBARA KERTAI, "Models for Medical Ministry in East Central Europe," 8-9
Contact Information, 9
BARBARA KERTAI, "Humanitarian Aid and Customs Regulations: A Hungarian Case Study," 10
BARBARA KERTAI, "Sending Humanitarian Aid to Eastern Europe: Guidelines for Clearing Customs," 10
SHARYL CORRADO, compiler, "Internet Resources on Medical, Dental, and Health Issues," 11

Articles

STEVEN R. CHAPMAN, "Collectivism in the Russian World View and Its Implications for Christian Ministry," 12-14
STEPHEN HOLMES, "Church-State Entanglements in the Post-Soviet Era," 14-15
KEVIN QUIGLEY, "Lessons Foundations Have Learned in Eastern Europe," 17

Features

Letter to the Editor

PAUL CARDEN, 15

Resources

ROEDER, NORIE, MERIKE UUDAM, and ALLAND PARMAN. "How Christian is Estonia?" 16
Slavic Bible 1.5, 16
MANASTIREANU, DANUT, "The Place of Scripture in the Orthodox Tradition," 16
DOWNES, STAN, ed., Ghidul Retelei Organizatiilor Crestine din Romania [Directory of
Christian Ministries in Romania], 16
EastWest Institute Russian Regional Report, 16
RUTLAND, PETER, ed., The Challenge of Integration: Annual Survey of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 17
English-Russian Dictionary for a Christian Translator, 17
Religiya i pravo: informatsionno-analiticheskiy zhurnal [Religion and the Law: A Journal of Information and Analysis], 17
Svoboda sovesti i zloupotreblenie svobodoy massovoy informatsiey: zashchita chesti, dostoinstva i delovoy reputatsii [Freedom of Conscience and the Misuse of Freedom of the Press: Defense of Honor, Dignity, and Business Reputation], 17

News Notes

JULIE MOFFETT, "Russia: Secret Police Lowering Iron Curtain on Internet," 18
Correction, 19
Internet Resources, SHARYL CORRADO, compiler, 18-19

Editorial

OLGA LOUKMANOVA, "'Successful' Christian Ministry: Confusing the Appearance and the Substance," 19-20

Articles

MARK ELLIOTT with SHARYL CORRADO, "The 1997 Russian Law on Religion: The Demographics of Discrimination," 1
"Provincial Reports on the 1997 Russian Law on Religion: Mixed Messages," 3
VYACHESLAV S. POLOSIN, "Russian Religion by the Numbers," 4
STEPHEN GOODWIN, "Macedonian Evangelicals Win Court Case Against Repressive Law on Religion," 6
ANATOLY KRASIKOV, "The Curse of State Privileges for Orthodoxy," 7
TOM CORRELL, "From Minnesota to Bulgaria With Love: A Model for Collaborative Ministry," 8
PAUL NEGRUT, "Western Ministry in the East: Sorting Out Praise and Condemnation," 10

Features

Russian Collectivism Article Triggers Lively Response: DAN BECK, 9, CHARLEY WARNER, 9,TED MOLE, 10
Orthodox Charges of Protestant Proselytism . . .and a Response BOB YANNES, 11
HEIROMONK MICHAEL MANSBRIDGE-WOOD, 11
MARK ELLIOTT, 11
Local Church Reponse to "Cults and New Religious Movements," 11

Resources

Bible. Russia. Moscow, 12
Mission Albania: Ten Years of Vital Christian Work for the Albanian People, 12
"Mental Health and Missionary Care," 12
BARBARA KERTAI, "Budapest Journalists Launch Christian News Agency," 12

Practically Speaking

International Project Advisory Board, 12

News Notes

MARK ELLIOTT, "Kidnappings in the Caucasus," 13
Civil charges filed against Moscow Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, 13
GALINA STAROVOITOVA, 13
VADIM PRIVEZENTSEV, 14
LAWRENCE A. UZZELL, 14

Calendar of Events

March 1999 - June 2000, 14

Editorial

HENRY R. HUTTENBACH, "Religious Freedom After Communism: Will the Suppressed Become the Suppressor?" 16

Articles

KATHY ROGERS and TINA-JOY KINARD, "A Guide to Giving and Receiving Aid in Post-Communist Europe," 1
KRISTIAN ISMAIL and GARY GRIFFITH, "Popular Faith and Practice in Bulgaria Today," 4
MARK P. NELSON, "Ethnic Tensions in the Baltics: How the Church Can Point the Way," 5-6
MARK ELLIOTT, "Translating the Russian Bible," 7
"Keeping Current on Russian Bible Translations," 8
STEPHEN K. BATALDEN, "Modern Russian Bible Translations: Four Questions That Prevent Consensus," 9
KAARINA HAM, "Russian Orthodox and Evangelicals at Odds," 11
MARK ELLIOTT and SHARYL CORRADO, compilers, Internet Resources on Religion, 12
Estonian Church Statistics, 14
Estonian Survey Results, 14

Features

Resources

News Note

Religiosity of Pupils in Russian Public Schools, 15

Editorial

SHARYL CORRADO, "Ministry or Service? Is There A Difference?" 16

Articles

JANET WEHRLE, "Father Aleksandr Men: In Dialogue with Society," 1
Aleksandr Men: Current Criticism and Defense, 3
Selected Works by and about Fr. Aleksandr Men, 4
KATHY ROGERS and TINA-JOY KINARD, "A Guide to Giving and Receiving Aid in Post-Communist Europe," 6
BORIS GONTAREV, "Practical Advice for Western Missionaries," 7
MARY THERESA WEBB, "Russian Church-Based Alcoholism Treatment and Prevention," 8
STEVEN GERTZ, "Children at Risk in Bulgaria," 11
MARK ELLIOTT, "Children at Risk Ministries in Bulgaria," 12

Features

Resources

News Notes

Violent Persecution of Christians in the Caucasus, 15
Russian Orthodox Bishop Deposed, 15
BARBARA KERTAI, Protestant Institute for Mission Studies, 15
Uzbek Churches Registered, 15
Dr. John Bennett, president of Overseas Council International, 15

Editorial

YAKOV KROTOV, "Fr. Aleksandr Men: Christian Priest and Apologist," 16

Articles

BORIS VUKONIC, "Catholic Pilgrimage: The Phenomenon of Medugorje," 1
MARK ELLIOTT, "Polish Pilgrimages," 2
BARBARA KERTAI, "Budapest as Mission Headquarters," 3
THOMAS MERCHANT and JOSHUA SNYDER, "Sports Ministries in the Post-Soviet Era," 5
A Sampling of Sports and Camp Ministries in the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe, 6
HOLLY DENIO STEPHENS, "Russia's Occult Revival," 8
Occult Terminology, 9
NIKOLAI BERDIAEV, "The Occult in Christian Perspective," 11

Features

Resource Note

Nikon, Archimandrite, ed. Okkultizm v svete khristianskoi istiny [Occultism in the Light of Christian Truth], 11

News Notes

Worthwhile Web Sites, SHARYL CORRADO and MARIA DEMESHKINA, compilers

Resources

Editorial

SHARYL CORRADO, "Three Approaches to Mission in Practice," 16
Lessons Learned, 15

Articles

MARK ELLIOTT, "The Church in Russia: Between the Law and Administrative Practice," 1
MARK J. HARRIS, "Guidelines for Contextualizing the Gospel for Russian Youth," 3
MARK J. HARRIS, "Evangelism in Russia: What Works and What Doesn't," 5
ALISON GIBLETT, "Young Russian Evangelicals on Western Missionaries," 6
Religiosity of Russian Youth, 7
DONATAS GLODENIS, "Christianity in Lithuania Today," 7
Christian Churches and Organizations in Lithuania, 8
Religious Movements in Lithuania, 9
DAVID MACHAJDIK AND JURAJ KUSNIERIK, "The Church in Central Europe: Not Prepared for Freedom," 10
DUSAN JAURA AND JURAJ KUSNIERIK, "Taboos in the Central European Church," 12
GARY GRIFFITH, "New Bible Institute Registered in Bulgaria," 14

Features

Resources

Editorial

SHARYL CORRADO, "The Role of Luck," 16

Theme Issue on Christian Publishing

"Christian Publishing: The Glasnost Era and Future Prospects," 3
TADEUSZ TOLWINSKI, "Poland," 3
PIOTR WACLAWIK, "More on Poland," 4
TOMAS DITTRICH, "Czech Republic," 4
Christian Publishing Web Sites, 4
ARPAD M. FOSZTO, "Romania," 5
KOSTA AND NADA MILKOVI, "Macedonia," 5
BOB CLARK, "A Decade of Deliverance," 6
GERRY DAVEY, "Christian Publishing: Before and After the Communist Collapse," 7

Articles

PETER LOWMAN, "Perceptions of a Great Country: Hunches and Pointers in Understanding Russia," 1
ALEXANDER VALUISKY, "A Calamity Cloaked in Silence: Russian Christian Emigration," 9
VYACHESLAV TSVIRINKO, "Russian Evangelical Emigration: For Better or Worse," 11
MARK ELLIOTT, "What to Call 'It'," 12
Survey Results

Features

ROMAN NOSACH, Christian Pirating? 8

Letters to the Editor

Gregory Nichols, 11
Responses to "The Role of Luck," 14

Resources

Terray, Laszlo G. He Could Not Do Otherwise: Bishop Lajos Ordass 1901-1978, 14

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "Following Communism's Demise: Is Self-Sustaining Protestant Publishing Possible?" 16

Articles

PERRY GLANZER, "A Troubled Troika: The CoMission, the Russian Ministry of Education, and the Russian Orthodox Church," 1
ALAN KENT SCHOLES, "The Trouble with Glanzer's Troika," 3
JENA GASTON, "A CoMissioner's Firsthand Report," 5
ROBERT L. SAUCY, JOHN COE, and ALAN W. GOMES, "Eastern Orthodox Teachings in Comparison with the Doctrinal Position of Biola University," 6
Don Fairbairn Responds to the Biola Statement on Eastern Orthodoxy, 8
Gerald Bray Responds to the Biola Statement and Don Fairbairn, 10
PETER LOWMAN, "Perceptions Of A Great Country: Hunches and Pointers in Understanding Russia," 11
Responses to Report Coverage of Christian Book Distribution, 13
Russian Christian Book Fair Points to Need for More Local Authors, 13

Features

Resource Note

"Evangelicalism and the Orthodox Church," 10
Internet Resources, SHARYL CORRADO, compiler
American Historical Association Directory of Dissertations in Progress, 14
Blagovest Religious Information Agency, 14
Central Europe Online, 14
Oanda Classic 164 Currency Converter, 14
Professional <h4>Articles</h4> from Mark Harris, 14
Radio TEOS, 14
Religious Life in Russia. Press Digest, 14
Slovo i delo [Word and Act], 14

Resources

John Witte Jr. and Michael Bourdeaux, eds, Proselytism and Orthodoxy in Russia: The New War for Souls, 15
Volobaev, Aleksei, Kak vyzhit pravoslavnomu predprinimateliu v sovremennom rossiiskom biznese: tsel i metod [How an Orthodox Businessman Can Survive in Contemporary Russian Business: Goal and Method], 15

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "I Will Not Leave You As Orphans. I Will Come to You." 16

Articles

MARK ELLIOTT, "Evangelism and Proselytism in Russia: Synonyms or Antonyms?," 1
EARL A. POPE, "The Proselytism of Majority Faiths," 3
PAUL MOJZES, "The Religious Topography of Eastern Europe," 3
JULIE MERTUS and KATHRYN MINYARD FROST, "Majority Versus Minority Faiths in Romania, Ukraine, and Poland," 5
NICHOLAS HOLOVATY, "An Ideal Theological Education: The Vision of Moscow's Protestant Leaders," 6
NICHOLAS HOLOVATY, "A Moscow Case Study: Mixed Reviews for the Korean Pastor's School," 7
JUDITH BERLING, "Hard-Earned Counsel for Assisting Post-Soviet Seminaries," 8
MARK ELLIOTT, "Post-Soviet Theological Education: Highlights of Two Doctoral Dissertations," 9
SHARYL CORRADO, "Early Russian Evangelicals: Ministry Lessons for Today," 11

Features

Resource Note

Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 4

Resources

Moscow's Esther Legal Information Center has prepared a CD-ROM containing a legal library of documents, 13
Religion supplement to Moscow's Nezavisimaya gazeta is available on the internet, 13
Mark J. Harris. Proposal for a Contextualized Educational Program for the Training of Russian Spiritual Leaders, 13
Web site of the Euro-Asian Accrediting Association
Ray Prigodich will no longer be able to continue his news forwarding service, 14
Structures of Russian Political Discourse on Nationality Problems: Anthropological Perspectives, 1999,Washington, DC: Kennan Institute Occasional Paper #272, 14

News Note

Letters to the Editor

Editorial

ANNE-MARIE KOOL, Are Western Ministries Serious about Partnership with Hungary's Historic Churches? 16

Articles

LARAN LOFTON, "Options for Missionary Kid Education in the Post-Soviet Era," 1
"MK" Education Contact Information, LARAN LOFTON, TODD MOUSSALLEM, MARK ELLIOTT, and JUDY MARTIN, compilers, 3
"Peter Deyneka, Jr.: In Memoriam, continued Tributes to Peter Deyneka, Jr., 12 January 2001"
- KENT HILL, president of Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA, 5
- JOHN BERNBAUM, president of the Russian-American Christian University, Moscow, Russia, 5
- MARK ELLIOTT, director of the Global Center, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, and editor of the East-West Church & Ministry Report, 6
MARK ELLIOTT, "Lessons for Ministry from the Life and Example of Peter Deyneka, Jr.," 6
JURAJ KUSNIERIK and MARSH MOYLE, "Central and Eastern Europe: Trends in Evangelical Churches and in Society," 7
MARK ELLIOTT, "Cinema, Contextualization, and 'Redemptive Analogies'," 8
GREGORY HALVORSEN SCHRECK, "Andrei Tarkovsky: The Redemptive Vision of a Soviet Filmmaker," 11
RODNEY CLAPP, "Signs and Wonderings: Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue," 12
PAUL VALLIERE, "Reflections on Contemporary Russian Orthodoxy and Latvian Lutheranism," 13

Features

Resources

Mirga Andrzej. Roma and the Law: Demythologizing the Gypsy Criminality Stereotype, 14
Cynthia R. Nielsen. A Look to the East: An Examination of Eastern Orthodoxy in Light of Essential Biblical Doctrine, 14
Developing Rural Life and Church Planting, 14
Journal of European Baptist Studies. "Hungarian Baptist Beginnings," 14

Letters to the Editor

Frankly Speaking

SERGEI CHAPNIN, "The Income of the Russian Orthodox Church," 16

Theme Issue on Post-Soviet Children at Risk

Articles

BARONESS CAROLINE COX, "From Trajectories of Despair to Trajectories of Hope," 1
MARK ELLIOTT, "A Theme Issue on Post-Soviet Children at Risk," 1
KAY F. RADER, "Bless the Children," 3
RON BRAUND, "Networking to Address the Need," 5
SUSAN HILLIS, "An Epidemic of Hopelessness Among Children at Risk in Eastern Europe," 5
GEORGE STEINER, "Meeting the Needs of Russia's Children in Crisis," 8
TANYA VINOGRADOVA, "Orphanage Assistance," 9
MIKE DOURIS, "Foster Care for Russian Orphans," 10
MASHA SUZDALEVA, "Microenterprise Development for Children at Risk," 12
JENYA POLONSKAYA HAPS, "Transition Centers for Orphanage Graduates," 12
PHYLLIS KILBOURN, "Reaching Out to Street Children," 15
MIKE NOAH, "How Well Do Children Adopted from Eastern Europe Fare?," 17

Features

Internet Resources, JENA GASTON and MARK ELLIOTT, compilers,

"A Sampling of Internet Resources on Post-Soviet Children at Risk," 7

Editorial

"Appropriate Giving," 20

Articles

PERRY GLANZER, "Taking the Measure of 1990s Evangelism: Where Are Russian Converts Now?" 1
MARK ELLIOTT, "Analysis of World Christian Encyclopedia Figures for Post-Soviet Christians," 4
"The Christian Population of Post-Soviet States" (William Barrett), 4
DAVID C. LEWIS, "A Sobering Critique of Russian Protestant Church Growth," 5
HEGUMEN INNOKENTY, "The Number of Orthodox Believers: The Story of a Methodological Forgery," 9
KIMMO KAARIAINEN, "Lowest Church Attendance Rates in Europe," 10
MURRAY FESHBACH, "Russia's Population Meltdown," 11
GREGORY HALVORSEN SCHRECK, "Tarkovsky's The Stalker: A Christian Allegory Set in the 'Evil Empire,'" 13

Features

Internet Resources, SHARYL CORRADO, compiler, 15

News Note

"Two Leading Christian Liberal Arts Institutions in the Former Soviet Union Celebrate 2001 Landmarks," 12
MARK ELLIOTT, "Russia and Lithuania on the Mend," 12

Letters to the Editor

O. Errol Simmons, 10
Scott Carter, 14

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "Making Sense of Russian Church Statistics," 16

Articles

"Evangelicals and Orthodox: Crossing Paths and Crossing Swords," 1
DEACON ANDREI KURAEV, "Faith American Style: Goods to Export," 4
DON FAIRBAIRN, "A Response to Andrei Kuraev: Control Tactics Also Employed by the Orthodox Church," 6
NIKOLAS K. GVOSDEV, "Can Social Stability and Individual Freedom of Conscience Coexist?" 6
LAUREN B. HOMER, "A Response to Nikolas Gvosdev," 7

Features

Practically Speaking

Wheelchair Foundation, 4
Bible Foundation, 11
Review: : L.M. Timofeev, et al., "Orthodox Finances: Managed or Mismanaged?" Reviewed by, and excerpts translated by, Vitaly Bak.
More on Russian Orthodox Finances Marcus Warren, Electronic Daily Telegraph, 10
Giles Whittell, London Times, 10
More on World Christian Encyclopedia Statistics. DAVID B. BARRETT AND TODD M. JOHNSON, "World Christian Encyclopedia Editors Respond," 11
MARK ELLIOTT, "Mark Elliott's Response to Barrett and Johnson on Church Statistics," 12

Letters to the Editor: More Responses to World Christian Encyclopedia Statistics

Resources

"The Gift of the World: An Introduction to the Theology of Dumitru Staniloae," by Charles Miller, Reviewed by George Hancock-Stefan, 13

Editorial

DON FAIRBAIRN, "Suggestions for Christian Workers in the East," 16

Articles

DAVID BARNES, IRINA KARGINA, and MARK ELLIOTT, "Protestants in the Former Soviet Union: What Survey Findings Reveal," 1-3
"Church Strength in Ukraine," 3-5
ANATOLY KOLODNY, "Churches in Ukraine Today: At Odds with Each Other; At Odds with the State," 5-6
LYUDMYLA O. FILIPOVYCH, "Understanding Nontraditional Religiosity in Ukraine," 6-7
HOWARD L. BIDDULPH, "Interconfessional Intolerance in Ukraine," 7-9
TIMOTHY A. BYRNES, "Catholicism in Postcommunist Europe Today," 9-11
DANIEL CHIROT, "Is There a Correlation between Religious Confession and Economic Vitality?" 11
"Rating Religious Liberty in Post-Soviet States," 12
KIMMO KÄÄRIÄINEN and DMITRII FURMAN, "Orthodoxy as a Component of Russian Identity," 12-13
DARRELL COSDEN, "A Post-Soviet Evangelical Theology," 14
PATRICK JOHNSTONE and JASON MANDRYK, "Non-Indigenous Protestant Missionaries in Post-Soviet States, 1994-2001," 15
TREVOR R.H. WARNER, "Post-Soviet and Third World Contextualization," 16

Features

Internet Resources SHARYL CORRADO and JASON FERENCZI , compilers, 17

Resources

Editorial

MARK ELLIOTT, "East European Missions: Taking Stock of the First Post-Soviet Decade," 20, 19

Articles

YAKOV KROTOV, "Religion and the Russian Press Since 1990," 1-4
"Russian Press Treatment of Religion," 3
TIBERIUS RATA, "Theological Education in Romania," 5-6
Evangelical Press Association Award, 6
OVIDIU TAMAS, "Orthodox Pastoral Possibilities in Post-Communist Romania," 7
MARK ELLIOTT, "Guidelines for Guest Preaching, Teaching, and Cross-Cultural Communication," 8-12
STAS KARASSEV, "Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective Ministry in Russia," 13
Correction, 14
PAUL MOJZES, "Report of the Belgrade Roundtable," 14

Features

Review: "Mapping Russia: Geographic and Cultural Diversity," by Arthur Khachikian, 15

Editorial

GERALDINE FAGAN, "State-Inspired Communion among 'Traditional' Religions," 16

Articles

FRANK DAWSON, "Christian Outreach to Romany in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia," 1-3
Published Resources, 3-4
Recommended Reading, 4
Romany Ministry Web Sites, 4
Selected Ministries and Individuals Working among Romany, 4-6
Ministry to Roma: From the Editor's Files, 6
Roma Demographics, 7
FELIX CORLEY and LATCHEZAR POPOV, "Evangelical Christians in Bulgaria," 8-9
A Bulgarian Church and Missions Chronology, 9
YAKOV KROTOV, "Religion and the Russian Press Since 1990: Journalists Most Actively Writing on Church Subjects," 10-13
PAVEL RYNDICH, "Stumbling Block to Stepping Stone," 16

Features

Resources

"Witnessing to People of Eastern Orthodox Background: Turning Barriers of Belief into Bridges of Personal Faith," 13
Together in Mission: Orthodox Churches Consult with the Church Mission Society, 25-30 April 2001, 14
"Russkaya pravoslavnaya tserkov v kontse xx veka" [The Russian Orthodox Church at the End of the Twentieth Century], by Sergei Safronov, 14-15
The Magazine Training Institute (MTI), 15
English Teaching as Christian Mission: An Applied Theology, by Donald Snow, 15-16

Articles

MARK ELLIOTT, "Religious Instruction in Russian Schools: The Debate Heats Up," 1
"Most Muscovites Oppose Religious Education in Schools," 1
FEDOR KOZYREV, "Religious Education in Russian Schools," 2-3
IRINA BILL, "Religion in Public Schools: First Protestant, Now Orthodox," 4
SVETLANA KULESHOVA, "'A Time to Cast Away Stones and a Time to Gather Stones Together.'" 5
IGOR PONKIN, "Religion in Russian Schools: Taking a Lesson from France," 5-6
ELENA MIROSHNIKOVA, "Second Thoughts on Religious Education," 6-7

Point/Counterpoint

INNA NALETOVA, "Forgiving or Forgetting? Rethinking the Soviet Past: An Orthodox Christian Perspective" 8, 10
FATHER GEORGI EDELSTEIN, "Thoughts on the Current Situation in the Moscow Patriarchate: Hypocrisy, Servility, or Complete Indifference to the Fate of Religion?" 9, 11-12
SERGEI MARKEDONOV, "The 'Orthodoxation' of Russia," 12
FATHER GEORGI EDELSTEIN, "On Orphans, Spiritual Restoration, Repentance, and Religious Legislation," 13-15
DAVID JOHNSTONE, "Key Challenges Before the Post-Soviet Church: A Synopsis," 15
FATHER GEORGI EDELSTEIN, "'. . . Of Such Is the Kingdom'," 16

Features

Resources

The Territories of the Russian Federation, edited by Philip Hanson and Michael J. Bradshaw, 16
Human Rights Without Frontiers, 16

Articles

KENT R. HILL, "If There Is No God, All Is Permitted," 1-2
IRINA SANDUL, "Funding Church Reconstruction," 2
LAUREN B. HOMER, "International Guarantees of Liberty and the Slippery Slope of Restrictions on Radical Islam in Kazakhstan and Russia," 3-5
MARTHA BRILL OLCOTT, "Attempts to 'Manage' Islam in Central Asia," 6
STANLEY S. HARAKAS, "Difficulties in the Orthodox-Western Encounter: An Orthodox Ethicist Shares Two Contrasting Perspectives," 7-9
PAWEL ZALECKI, "The Polish Light-Life Movement and the Roman Catholic Church," 9-10
PAUL FROESE and STEVEN PFAFF, "Polish Catholicism: Without Its Communist Opponent, Less Monolithic," 10
PAWEL ZALECKI, "Polish New Religious Movements," 11
I.V. PODBEREZSKII, "A Russian Note on Protestant Theological Education," 11
CONSTANTIN V. LYSAKOV, "It Is a Twelve-Round Bout... And We Have Just Entered the First Round," 16

Features

Book Reviews

Trofimchuk, Nikolai and M. P. Svishchev. Ekspansiya [Expansionism] (Reviewed by LAWRENCE A. UZZELL), 12
NATHANIEL DAVIS, "An Ambitious New Study of Religion in Russia Today," 13-14
Modern Russian Theology - Bukharev, Soloviev, Bulgakov: Orthodox Theology in a New Key (Reviewed by SCOTT LINGENFELTER), 14
Avgustin (Nikitin), Archimandrit. Metodizm i Pravoslavie [Methodism and Orthodoxy] (Reviewed by SERGEI V. NIKOLAEV), 15

Articles

J. ROBERT JACOBSEN, "What Lutherans and Other Protestants Can Learn from Orthodox Christians," 1-2
BRADLEY NASSIF, "What Orthodox Christians Can Learn From Evangelical Christians," 3-4
VALERIA SOROKINA, "Lutherans in Russia," 5-7
SERGEI B. FILATOV and ALEKSANDRA STYOPINA, "Russian Lutheranism: Between Protestantism, Orthodoxy, and Catholicism," 7-9
"Evangelical Lutheran Church Addresses in the Former Soviet Union," 9
MARK J. HARRIS, "Evangelical Missions in Russia: How They Are Misunderstood and the Opportunities That Remain," 10-11
CONSTANTINE PROKHOROV, "Christian Roots as a Missionary Strategy in Kazakhstan," 11
MARSH MOYLE, "A Seismic Shift in Christian Publishing," 12-13
MARK ELLIOTT, "The East-West Church & Ministry Report: History, Coverage, and Readership," 14-15
CONNIE ROBBINS and RODNEY HAMMER, "Giving Guidelines for Russian Short-Term Missions," 16

Features

Resource Notes (reviewed by JENA ABBOTT)

Book Reviews

Tserkvy i religiini organizatsii Ukrainy u 2001 rotsi [Churches and Religious Organizations of Ukraine in 2001], (Reviewed by VITALIY BAK), 9
Sharon Linzey, editor. Christianity in Russia and Post Communist Europe, 2003 (Reviewed by SHARYL CORRADO), 13

Articles

MARK ELLIOTT, "The Trauma of the Soviet Era," 1-2
NABI ABDULLAEV, "Coping With Crisis," 3
LAWRENCE KLIPPENSTEIN, "Conscientious Objectors in Eastern Europe Through 1989," 3-5
KATY MORROW STIGERS and MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Conscientious Objection in Post-Soviet States," 6-10
ZYGMUNT P. KAREL, "The Polish Light-Life Movement: Another Perspective," 11
Point/Counterpoint
VLADIMIR SOLODOVNIKOV, "Made in America: Or the Self-Evident Truth That Russians Aren't Savages," 12, 14
EKATERINA SMYSLOVA, "Welcome to Russia: In Response to Vladimir Solodovnikov," 13, 15
MURRAY FESHBACH, "Russia's Demographic Decline," 16, 15

Features

Book Review: Jacob D. Lindy and Robery Jay Lifton, eds., Behind Invisible Walls: The Psychological Legacy of Soviet Trauma, East European Therapists and Their Patients (Reviewed by DENNIS O. BOWEN), 2

Articles

MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Russian Restrictions on Missionary Visas," 1-4
FELIX CORLEY, "A Survey of Current Religious Rights Infringements," 5-6
"Problems and Needs of the Church in Uzbekistan," 7-8
VIKTOR ARTEMOV, "Christian Camping in Russia," 8-10
JUDITH E. LINGENFELTER and SHERWOOD G. LINGENFELTER, "Teaching Cross-Culturally," 16

Features

Letters to the Editor

Anonymous, 11
Danut Manastireanu, 11

Resources

"An Anonymous American Missionary Responds to Lawrence Uzzell's Review of Ekspansiya [Expansionism], 11
Valentin Teodorescu, Romania Christian Internet Resources, 12-13

Book Reviews

Theological Reflections (Reviewed by OLEG TURLAC), 13
Robert P. Geraci and Michael Khodarkovsky, eds. Of Religion and Empire: Missions, Conversion, and Tolerance in Tsarist Russia (Reviewed by SHARYL CORRADO), 14
Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2003, 14

Articles

MARY RABER, "Discerning Joy from Sorrow: Reflecting on Changes Among Ukrainian Evangelicals Since Independence," 1-4
EDMUND J. RYBARCZYK, "Pentecostalism and Eastern Orthodoxy," 4-5
SHARON MUMPER, "Christian Magazines in Eastern Europe," 6-8
ELIZABETH KENDAL, "Defining Proselytism," 8
MARK R. ELLIOTT, "The Lord's Prayer Across Cultures: Ever Comforting, Ever Convicting," 9-10
ALEXANDER ZAICHENKO, "Authority as a Political Resource of the Russian Orthodox Church," 11
WESLEY H. BROWN, "An International Educator Reflects on Teaching Cross-Culturally," 16, 15

Features

Resources

Rough Justice: Law and Human Rights in the Russian Federation, 10-11

Book Reviews

Kizenko, Nadieszda. A Prodigal Saint: Father John of Kronstadt and the Russian People (Reviewed by SHARYL CORRADO), 12
Paulson, Hank. Global Partnerships, Networking and Nationals; The Third Paradigm in Missions (Reviewed by ANITA DEYNEKA, 12-13
Getz, Howard G. The CoMission: One View (Reviewed by PERRY L. GLANZER), 13

Letters to the Editor

Romanian and Russian Responses to Vladimir Solodnikov, 14-15
Al Akimoff, 15

Articles

ADRIAN DORAN GIORGIOV, "Pastoral Burnout and How to Avoid It," 1-2
DENNIS BOWEN and D. RUSSELL BISHOP, "Training Pastoral Counselors in Russia," 3-5
"Ethics and Religion: East-West Comparisons," 6
JAN KERKHOFS, "East-West Moral and Religious Values," 6-7
"History of the European Values Study," 7
LOEK HALMAN and JAN KERKHOFS, "The Third European Values Study (1999-2000): Selected Findings on Religion and Ethics," 8
"What Is Ethical/Unethical?," 9
ELENA I. BASHKIROVA, "The Extent of Religious Belief and Practice in Russia," 9
JERRY G. PANKHURST, "Is European Secularism the Exception to the Rule?," 10
JOHN N. KLASSEN, "Russian-German Mission Work in the East," 10-12
OLEG P. TURLAC, "Moldovan Evangelicals: Struggling to Overcome a Fortress Mentality and Emigration," 13-14
MARK R. ELLIOTT, "The Lord's Prayer Across Cultures: Ever Comforting, Ever Convicting," 16, 15

Features

Book Reviews

Bibliologia 1.0 CD-ROM (Reviewed by OLEG P. TURLAC), 2
Religion in Eastern Europe (Reviewed by OLEG P. TURLAC), 5
Aagarrd, Anna Marie, and Peter Bouteneff. Beyond the East-West Divide: The World Council of Churches and "the Orthodox Problem" (reviewed by DON FAIRBAIRN, 14-15.

PAUL MOJZES, "The Destruction of Serbian Orthodox Holy Places in Kosovo," 1-3
ROMAN LUNKIN, "Traditional Pentecostals in Russia," 4-7
ANATOLY KRASIKOV, "Religious Freedom as a Condition for Russia's Revival," 8
LAWRENCE UZZELL, "Religious Freedom and the National Interest," 8
SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Hungarian Missionary Sending Efforts: A Case Study," 9-12
ALEX N. GRIGOR’EV, "A Peacemaker President," 13-14
PETER PENNER, "Mission Education in Central and Eastern Europe," 14
JUERG OPPRECHT, "Business 'Salt and Light' in Kyrgyzstan," 14-15
JAMES BILLINGTON, "Orthodoxy, Civil Society, and Democracy in Russia: A Meeting Report," 16

Articles

ROMAN LUNKIN, "The Russian Security Service Versus Western Missionaries," 1-3
SCOTT LINGENFELTER, "A Comparison of Russian Orthodox and Evangelical Social Doctrine," 3-5
PETER MITSKEVICH, "Problems I See with Theological Education," 5-6
OLEG P. TURLAC, "Moldovan Outreach to Central Asia and Russia," 7-8
SHARON MUMPER, "Christian Magazine Publishing in the Former Soviet Union," 9-10
Report Highlights Religious Liberty Abuses, 11-13
SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Missionary Sending Movements in East-Central Europe: A Romanian-Albanian Case Study," 16, 15

Features

Letters to the Editor

Book Review

Caldwell, Melissa L. Not by Bread Alone: Social Support in the New Russia (Reviewed by CHERYL K. HOSKEN), 14

ROMAN LUNKIN, "The Charismatic Movement in Russia," 1-3
ROMAN LUNKIN, "Pentecostal and Charismatic Statistics and Why They Should Be Used With Caution," 3-5
SVETLANA SOLODOVNIK and NIKITA SOKOLOV, "What Are They Teaching Our Kids," 6-7
DAVID NOVAK, "Czech Evangelicals and Evangelism," 8-10
ANDREI E. BLINKOV, "Protestant Church Growth in Russia," 10-12
SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Missionary Sending Movements: A Polish Case Study," 12-15
OLEG P. TURLAC, "A Response to Peter Mitskevich on Theological Education," 15-16

Articles

MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Christian Responses to Trafficking in Women from Eastern Europe," 1-4
FATHER VENIAMIN (NOVIK), "The Russian Orthodox Church and the Problem of Modernization," 4
NATALIA POTAPOVA, "Contemporary Religious Life on Sakhalin Island," 5-6
SCOTT LINGENFELTER, "Prophets & Patriots: Russian Pentecostal Social Doctrine," 7
WESLEY H. BROWN, "Open-Air Czech Bible Reading Draws A Crowd," 7
SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "The Romanian International Mission: A Case Study," 8-9
SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Advantages Romanians Bring to Missions," 10-11
TIM PROCHNAU, "The State of the Church in Romania: Divergent Views," 11-12
MONIKA CSISZER, "Hungarian Church Ministries Among Roma," 16
ANNE-MARIE KOOL, Church Planting: A Compliment and a Warning, 16

Features

Book Reviews

Nassif, Bradley, et al. Three Views on Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism (Reviewed by DON FAIRBAIRN), 12-13
Sannikov, Sergei Viktorovich. Dvadtsat' vekov Khristianstva [Twenty Centuries of Christianity], (Reviewed by GREGORY NICHOLS), 13-14
Evangel'skii tekst v russkoi literature XVIII-XX vekov [Gospel Texts in Russian Literature of the 18th -20th Centuries] (Reviewed by OLEG P. TURLAC), 14-15

Letters to the Editor

JEFF THOMPSON, 15
SCOTT CARTER, 15

Articles

SHARYL CORRADO, "Serving by Faith on Sakhalin Island," 1-2
NATALIA POTAPOVA, "Contemporary Religious Life on Sakhalin Island," 3-4
MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Christian Responses to Trafficking in Women from Eastern Europe," 5-6
CHOON TAECK KONG, "Multicultural Theological Education in Kazakhstan," 7-8
ANTA FILIPSONE, "Religious Education in Post-Soviet Latvia," 9-10
DONY K. DONEV, "Church and State in Bulgaria Today," 11-12
SCOTT KLINGSMITH, "Hungary, Poland, and Romania as Mission-Sending Nations," 13-14
DARRELL JACKSON, "Experimentation in Worship: A Georgian Baptist Case Study," 15-16

Features

Book Reviews

Henderson, Sarah L. Building Democracy in Contemporary Russia: Western Support for Grassroots Organizations (Reviewed by JOHN A. BERNBAUM), 14-15
History of Euro-Asian Evangelical Movement 2.0 and 3.0 CD-ROMs (Reviewed by OLEG P. TURLAC) , 15

Articles

MARK R. ELLIOTT, compiler, "Protestant Missions in Russia Today," 1-5
ROMAN LUNKIN, "Russian Orthodox Social Ministry in Post-Soviet Society," 6-9
LAWRENCE A. UZZELL, "Recommended Russian-Language Websites on Religion in Russia," 9
ANTA FILIPSONE, "Religious Education in Post-Soviet Latvia," 10-11
ALFRED GOLLOSHI, "Albanian Evangelical Leadership," 11-13
DONALD FAIRBAIRN, "CoMission Shortcomings," 15
JOHANNES REIMER, "Haste Makes Waste," 16

Features

Letter to the Editor

PAUL MOJZES, 14

Book Reviews

Zhuk, Sergei I., Russia's Lost Reformation (Reviewed by ALBERT W. WARDIN), 14
Johnson, Paul H., ed. The CoMission (Reviewed by SERGEI B. FILATOV), 14-15
Johnson, Paul H., ed. The CoMission (Reviewed by STACY T. RINEHART), 16

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