Tables of Contents 2006 - 2016

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• MICHAEL CHERENKOV and DAVID JOHNSON, "Christian Responses to the Aids Crisis in Russia," 1-2
• "Agencies Assisting in Russia's Aids Crisis," 3
• MARY RABER, "Evangelical Social Ministries in Ukraine Since Independence," 4-5
• CINDY LE CLAIR, "The Christian School Movement in the Former Soviet Union," 6-7
• JASON FERENCZI, Letter to the Editor, 7
• PERRY L. GLANZER and KONSTANTIN I. PETRENKO, "Private Christian Colleges and Universities in the Former Soviet Union," 8-9
• JOHN BINNS, "Russian Orthodoxy:  Two Paths," 9-10
• DARRELL JACKSON, "Church Strength in Georgia," 10-12
• DENNIS J. DUNN, "Catholicism in Russia Today," 13-14
• MATT MILLER, "New Light on a Pivotal Orthodox Theologian," 15-16
• PHILIP WALTERS, "The Russian Orthodox Social Concept and Religious Pluralism," 16 

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• PREETHI FENN JACOB, "Superbook to the Rescue: Christian Animation on Soviet Television," 1-2
• MARK ADERHOLT, "Urban Church Growth in Hungary," 3-5
• MARGARET PAXSON, "Icons: According to Villagers and Theologians," 5-7
• DENNIS J. DUNN, "Catholicism in Russia Today," 7-9
• PERRY L. GLANZER and KONSTANTIN I. PETRENKO, "Private Christian Colleges and Universities in the Former Soviet Union," 9-11
• DONY K. DONEV, "Pentecostal Revival in Post-Communist Bulgaria," 11-13
• MATT MILLER, Review of Mission in the Former Soviet Union, ed. Walter W. Sawatsky and Peter F. Penner, 12-13
• OLGA BATOVA, "Emmaus Walk in Russia," 14
• STEPHEN D. BRYANT, "A Walk to Emmaus: Overview," 15
• ASATUR L. NAPHAPETYAN, "Restrictions on Religious Freedom in Armenia," 16, 15 

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• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Western Assistance in Theological Training for Romanian Evangelicals to 1989," 1-4
• SERGEY RAKHUBA, "Christian Aid in the Wake of the Beslan Terrorism," 4-8
• "Christian Agencies Aiding Beslan Survivors," 8
• CHRISTINE CURRIE, "Exposure to Trauma and Stress Among Missionaries in Moscow," 9-11
• DANIEL FAJFR, "Expatriate Christian Workers and Czech Evangelicals," 11-13
• Letter to the Editor, 13
• STEPHEN EDWARD OLSEN, "Christians in the Czech Republic: Overcoming the Legacy of Oppression," 14
• PETR CINCALA, "Reaching Irreligious Czechs," 16, 15 

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• DONALD MARSDEN, "Does Post-Soviet Theological Training Need to Be Revamped?" 1-3
• DONALD FAIRBAIRN, "Doctoral Studies for East European Evangelicals," 4-6
• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Western Assistance in Theological Training for Romanian Evangelicals Since 1989," 6-9
• ALEXANDER LIVSHIN, "Russian Philanthropy Now Making a Difference," 9-11
• JOHN A.BERNBAUM, "NGOs on Russia's Leading Edge," 11-13
• FATHER GEORGII CHISTIAKOV, "Xenophobia Versus Charity In Contemporary Russian Orthodoxy," 13-15
• Correction, 15
• VIKTOR ARTEMOV, "Youth Ministry in the Former Soviet Union: Survey Results," 16, 15 

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• ROBERT D. HOSKEN and CHERYL HOSKEN, "Christian Ministry to the Disabled in Russia," 1-3
• RORBERT D. HOSKEN, "Why do the Disabled (and Help for Them) Receive So Little Attention in Russia?" 4
• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Western Assistance in Theological Training for Romanian Evangelicals Since 1989," 5-6
• DANUT MANASTIREANU, "Romanian Evangelicals with Doctorates in Theology," 7-12
• PETR CINCALA, "Czech Church Life: Mainline Decline and Neo-Apostolic Growth," 12-13
• ZBIGNIEW WIERZCHOWSKI, "Polish Baptists in a Catholic World," 14-15
• Letter to the Editor, 15
• DMITRY VATULYA, "Christian Mass Media in Russia: Under State Assault," 16-17
• ZOE KNOX, "The Reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior," 17-18
• OLEG P. TURLAC, "The Crisis in Evangelical Christian-Baptist Theological Education in the Former Soviet Union," 19
• JOSE CASANOVA, "Integrating Poland Into Europe: Will it Lead to Polish Secularization or a Spiritual Revival in Europe?" 20 

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• MARIA KAINOVA, "Russian Protestant Conversions to Orthodoxy," 1-3
• GERALDINE FAGAN, "Russian Orthodox Conversions to Protestantism," 1, 3-5
• IGOR PETROV, "The Role of Evangelicals in Spiritual Reformation in Russia," 5-6
• JULIA SUDO, "Russian Nationalist Orthodox Theology," 6-8
• WALTER SAWATSKY, "Mainstream Christian History: Missing Its Second World Chapters," 8-11
• EVGENIY YUR'EVICH KNYAZEV, "Russian Public Opinion: Increasingly at Odds with Its Protestants," 11-12
• Letters to the Editor, 12
• STEVEN PIERSON, "Estonia's Singing Revolution," 13-14
• MATT MILLER, Review of Russian Society and the Orthodox Church: Religion in Russia after Communism, by Zoe Knox, 15
• ALEXANDER SMIRNOV, "Sacred Space Reclaimed," 16 

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• LAUREN B. HOMER, "The Legacy of Boris Yeltsin: Father of Religious Freedom in Russia," 1-2
• MATT MILLER, "The Russian YMCA Press: Preserver and Patron of Russian Orthodox Culture," 2-4
• JEFF THOMPSON, "An Open Door to Russian Prisons," 5-7
• GALINA LINDQUIST, "Magic and Healing in Contemporary Russia," 7-9
• STEPHEN JOHN BENHAM, "Music Ministry in the Ukrainian Evangelical Christian-Baptist Church," 9-11, 4
• RAFIS ABAZOV, "Religion and Politics in Central Asia since 1991," 12-14
• NANCY J. SAIRSINGH, Review of "Gospel Subjects," A Hermitage Museum CD-Rom, 14-15
• DANIEL NALBANTSKI, "Stoian Bukov's New Friends," 16 

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• MATT KAVGIAN, "An HIV/AIDS Ministry Partnership in Eastern Europe and Russia," 1-3
• SERGEI IVANOVICH ZHUK, "The Modernity of a 'Backward Sect': Evangelicals in Dniepropetrovsk under Khrushchev and Brezhnev," 3-5
• MATHIJS PELKMANS, "Religious Conversions in Ajaria, Georgia," 6-8
• MATT MILLER, "The Russian YMCA Press: Preserver and Patron of Russian Orthodox Culture," 9-11
• JEFF THOMPSON, "An Open Door to Russian Prisons," 12-14
• NAOMI LUDEMAN SMITH, "Foster Care in Ukraine," 15
• Letter to the Editor, 15
• ESTHER GRACE LONG, "Ukrainian Evangelical Migration to the West," 16, 14 

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• NAOMI LUDEMAN SMITH, "Ukrainian Baptists: Coping with Change," 1-3
• ESTHER GRACE LONG, "New, Western-Oriented Evangelicals in Ukraine," 4-6
• DALE ALAN LEDBETTER, "Baptist Church Planting in Odessa, Ukraine," 7-9
• SERGEI IVANOVICH ZHUK, "The Modernity of a “Backward Sect”: Evangelicals in Dniepropetrovsk under Khrushchev and Brezhnev," 10-11
• MATHIJS PELKMANS, "Religious Conversions in Ajaria, Georgia," 12-13
• WALTER SAWATSKY, Letter to the Editor, 13
• DONALD FAIRBAIRN, Review of Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition, by James R. Payton, Jr., 14
• JONATHAN LUXMOORE, "Polish Nuns Resistant to Secret Police Pressure," 14
• ROGER CHAPMAN, Review of Mapping Baptistic Identity/Towards an Understanding of European Baptist Identity: Listening to the Churches in Armenia, Bulgaria, Central Asia, Moldova, North Caucasus, Omsk and Poland, edited by Rollin G. Grams and Parush R. Parushev, 15
• BLAIR A. RUBLE, "Retrieving the Sacred," 16, 15 

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• CRISTI HILLIS and KRISTEN FRIESEN, "Russia's Growing HIV Epidemic," 1-3
• "Agencies Involved in HIV/AIDS Outreach in Russia," 4
• GEZIM ALPION, "The Balkans' Appropriation of Mother Teresa," 5-6 s
• ESTHER GRACE LONG, "New, Western-Oriented Evangelicals in Ukraine," 7-8
• IRINA LIMONOVA, "Russian Sunday School Curricula," 8-10
• CRISTI HILLIS, "Tech Schools for Russian Orphans: Failing the Grade," 10-11
• OLEG TURLAC, Review of Hands that Heal: International Curriculum to Train Caregivers of Trafficking Survivors, by Beth Grant and Cindy Lopez Hudlin, 11, 14
• DAVID E. SVEEN with MARK R. ELLIOTT, "A Case Study of Evangelical, Non-Formal, Leadership Development," 12-13
• SERGEI V. NIKOLAEV, "Love as the Basis for Friendship Evangelism," 13-14
• Film Review: MARK ELLIOTT, Review of "Russia" in the series "Faultlines: The Search for Political and Religious Links" (2004), 15
• MATHIJS PELKMANS, "Religious Conversions in Ajaria, Georgia," 16, 15 

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• VALERIA SOROKINA, "The Level of Religious Commitment in Russia," 1-4
• DENNIS O. BOWEN, "Christian Counselor Training in Ukraine," 4-6
• MELISSA JONES, "Augustine in Russia," 7-8
• CRISTI HILLIS, "Tech Schools for Russian Orphans: Failing the Grade," 8-11
• GEZIM ALPION, "The Balkans Appropriation of Mother Teresa," 11-13
• PAUL D. STEEVES, Review of Communities of the Converted: Ukrainians and Global Evangelism, by Catherine Wanner, 13
• CHRIS BOUNDS, Review of The Teachings of Modern Orthodox Christianity on Law, Politics, and Human Nature, by John Witte, Jr., and Frank S. Alexander, 14
• EDMUND RYBARCZYK, Review of The Protestant's Guide to Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy: How to Answer the Tough Questions, 15
• Corrections, 15
• ANDREI DANILOV, "Pentecostal and Orthodox in Common Cause," 16, 14 

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• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Russian Children at Risk," 1-3
• WALLACE L. DANIEL, "Mother Serafima and the Restoration of Novodevichy Convent," 3-5
• MELISSA JONES, "Augustine in Russia," 5-7
• GORDON M. HAHN, "Russia's Islamic Threat," 7-10
• MARK KRUPA, "Today's Czech Youth Culture," 10-15
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Natasha and Nastya," 16, 15 

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• MARK NELSON, "Estonia's Finno-Ugric Mission: Developing a God-given Niche," 1-3
• WALLACE L. DANIEL, "Mother Serafima and the Restoration of Novodevichy Convent," 3-5
• GORDON M. HAHN, "Russia's Islamic Threat," 5-7
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Russian Children at Risk," 8-11
• LUBA ZAKHAROV, "Collaboration Among Theological Librarians," 12-13
• RUBEN GALLEGO, "The Attendants," 13-14
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Catholicism and Islam: Failed Predictions of European Secularization," 14-15
• DARRELL JACKSON, "Reflections on God's Continent," 15
• PHILIP JENKINS, "Catholic and Orthodox Pilgrimages in Europe," 16

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• SERGEY RAKHUBA et al. , "International Evangelical Mission Forum, Irpen, Ukraine," 1
• ALEXEI I. MELNICHUK , "Keys to Re-energize Our Outreach," 2-3
• ANDREW CHRISTIAN VAN GORDER, "Post-Soviet Protestant Missions in Central Asia," 3-4
• SCOTT D. EDGAR, "Faculty Development for Post-Soviet Protestant Seminaries: With Special Reference to Ukraine," 5-7
• OVIDIU CRISTIAN CHIVU, "Romanian Baptist Leadership Training," 8-10
• R. TANDY McCONNELL, "Baptists in Romania, Hungary, and Yugoslavia: Surviving Hostile Authorities and Well-Meaning Missionaries," 11-12
• RICH CORRELL, "A Frank Assessment of Church Growth and Missions Today," 12
• MARJAN SMRKE, "Uneasy Catholic Church-State Relations in Slovenia," 13-15
• ERICH LIPPMANN, Review of The Orthodox Church and Civil Society in Russia, by Wallace Daniel, 16 

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• PETER JOHNSON, "Russia and Its National Minorities: Christian Ministry in a Racially Charged Atmosphere," 1-2
• BOGDAN MIHAI RADU, "The Restitution of Religious Property in Romania," 3-5
• CATHERINE WANNER, "The Rewards of Suffering: Ukrainian Evangelical Immigrants in the United States," 5-7
• Books of Note, 7
• RICHARD WILLIAM SHAW, "The Contextualization of the Gospel Among Bektashi Albanians," 8-9
• SEBASTIEN PEYROUSE, "Christians in Central Asia," 9-11
• DAVID W. MONTGOMERY, "Elnura, A Kyrgyz Christian," 11-12
• ANDREW CHRISTIAN VAN GORDER, "Post-Soviet Protestant Missions in Central Asia," 12-13
• IGOR PETROV, "Leadership Styles in Russian and Ukrainian Evangelical Seminaries," 14-15
• MIKHAIL CHERENKOV, "Evangelical Missions in Search of a New Paradigm," 16, 2

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• PARUSH R. PARUSHEV, "Bulgarian Church Protection of Jews in World War II," 1-3.
• JOVAN BYFORD, "Bishop Nikolaj Velimirovic sand Charges of Anti-Semitism," 1, 3-5
• INSUR SHAMGUNOV, "Protestant Theological Education in Central Asia: Embattled but Resilisent," 5-8
• News Note: Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture, 8
• SEBASTIEN PEYROUSE, "Christians in Central Asia," 9-11
• CHRISTOPHER MARSH, "Russian Attitudes on Church-State Issues," 10-13
• PETER JOHNSON, "Russia and its National Minorities: Conducting Christian Ministry in a Racially Charged Atmosphere," 13-15
• MIKHAIL CHERENKOV, "Developing a Strategic Missiology for Post-Soviet Churches," 16, 15 

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• WILLIAM YODER, "Faith Can Unite Us:  A Conversation with Moscow's Archimandrite Zacchaeus," 1-3.
• CHRISTOPHER MARSH, "Russian Orthodox Attitudes on Church-State Issues," 3-5
• SHAWN TERESA FLANIGAN, "For the Love of God: Faith-Based Nonprofits in Bosnia and Herzegovina," 5-8
• JOVAN BYFORD, "Bishop Nikolaj Velimirovic and Charges of Anti-Semitism," 8-10
• INSUR SHAMGUNOV, "Protestant Theological Education in Central Asia: Embattled but Resilient," 10-13
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "The Current Crisis in Protestant Theological Education in the Former Soviet Union," 16, 14-15 

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• JOHN BERNBAUM, "Moscow's Russian-American Institute: Instilling 'Character, Competence, and Christian Worldview,'" 1-2.
• INSUR SHAMGUNOV, "Protestant Theological Education in Central Asia: Embattled but Resilient," 3-4
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "The Current Crisis in Protestant Theological Education in the Former Soviet Union," 5-7
• ANDREI E. BLINKOV, "Characteristics of Growing Churches in Russia:  A Pentecostal Case Study," 7-12  
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• SHAWN TERESA FLANIGAN, "For the Love of God: Faith-Based Nonprofits in Bosnia and Herzegovina," 13-14
• ANDREW RAATZ, "Healing the Natashas: Observations on Trafficking Aftercare in Moldova," 16, 15

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• MELISSA L. CALDWELL, "Civic Ecumenism among Moscow’s Faith-Based Charities," 1-3
• BERYL HUGEN, LAUREN VANDER PLAS BAKER, and ANASTASIA KONOVALOVA, "Character Development in Russian Orphanages: A Pilot Program," 3-5
• Correction to Andrei E. Blinkov, “Characteristics of Growing Churches in Russia: A Pentecostal Case Study” (previous issue, p. 11, column two)
• WEONJIN CHOI, "Korean Baptist Missions in Kazakhstan," 6-8
• RICHARD Y. HIBBERT, "Conversion and Defection among Roma (Gypsies) in Bulgaria," 8-11
• ANDREW RAATZ, "Healing the Natashas: Observations on Trafficking Aftercare in Moldova," 11-13
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "The Current Crisis in Protestant Theological Education in the Former Soviet Union," 13-15
• PAUL GOBLE, "Russian Orthodox Educator Sounds Alarm," 16, 15

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• JURAJ KUSNIEREK, "A Christian Voice in East European Mainstream Media," 1-2
• BRUCE R. BERGLUND, "The Spiritual Dimension in East European Culture," 3-5
• Selected East European Cultural Figures, 6
• ERICH LIPPMAN, review of Perspectives on Church-State Relations in Russia, ed. by Wallace L. Daniel, Peter L. Berger, and Christopher Marsh, 5, 15
• ANDREW LaBRECHE, "Cross-Cultural Issues Facing American Evangelical Missionaries in Romania," 6-9
• RICHARD Y. HIBBERT, "Conversion and Defection among Roma (Gypsies) in Bulgaria," 9-12
• CATHERINE WANNER, "Social Ministry and Missions in Ukrainian Mega Churches: Two Case Studies," 12-14
• WEONJIN CHOI, "Korean Baptist Missions in Kazakhstan," 16, 14-15

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• ANITA DEYNEKA, "A Home for Every Orphan: An Interview with Anita Deyneka," 1-6
• Organizations Helping Children at Risk, 6-7
• CRISTI HILLIS SLATE, "A Path-Breaking Conference: Ukraine Without Orphans,"  7-8
• TORSTEN L FSTEDT, "Pentecostal and Charismatic Denominations in Russia," 9-11
• KEITH G. JONES, "European Baptist Federation Church Planting," 11-12
• ANDREW LABRECHE, "American and Romanian Values at Odds," 13-15
• PAUL GOBLE, "Protestant Congregations Outnumber Orthodox in Russian Far East," 16

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• GITA MEDNIS, "The Hope Center of Latvia: Help for Unwed Mothers," 1-2
• GREG NICHOLS, "Reflections on Twenty Years of Ministry: From Odessa to Prague," 3-5
• PAUL FROESE, "Religious Monopolies versus Pluralism in the Post-Soviet Era," 6-8
• CATHERINE WANNER, "Social Ministry and Missions in Ukrainian Mega Churches:  Two Case Studies," 8-9
• H. KNOX THAMES, CHRIS SEIPLE, and AMY ROWE, "International Religious Freedom Advocacy," 10-12
• ANDREW LABRECHE, "More American and Romanian Values at Odds," 12-14
• Missionaries to and from Selected Former Soviet Republics and Central Eastern Europe: 2010, 14
• PAUL MOJZES, review of Bruce R. Berglund and Brian Porter-Sucz, eds., Christianity and Modernity in Eastern Europe (Budapest-New York: CEU Press, 2010), 15
• "We'd Better Give Up Tolerance," 16
• PAUL MOJZES, "On (In)Tolerance in Russia: Response to Roman Silantyev," 16

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• HANS VAXBY, "Striving for Congregational Self-Sufficiency in Eurasia: A United Methodist Case Study," 1-3
• VYACHESLAV KARPOV and ELENA LISOVSKAYA, "Religious Intolerance towards Western Churches in Russia," 3-5
• IRINA YAZYKOVA, "The Revival of Russian Iconography,"  5-7
• H. KNOX THAMES, CHRIS SEIPLE, and AMY ROWE, "International Religious Freedom Advocacy," 7-10
• FELIX CORLEY, "Religious Trends in Southeastern Europe," 11-12
• ANDREW LABRECHE, "American Evangelical Missionaries in Romania:  Overcoming Ignorance and Ethnocentrism," 12-14
• MICHAEL BOURDEAUX, review of  Mary Raber and Peter F. Penner, eds. History and Mission in Europe: Continuing the Conversation. (Schwarzenfeld, Germany: Neufeld Verlag, 2011), 14-15
• Correction to "Missionaries to and from Selected Former Soviet Republics..." (previous issue, p. 14), 15
• MATTHEW MILLER, review of Andrey Puzynin, The Tradition of the Gospel Christians: A Study of Their Identity and Theology during the Russian, Soviet, and Post-Soviet Periods (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2011), 16, 15.

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• MARY RABER, "Mere Christianity: Teaching Ethics in Ukrainian Public Schools," 1-3
• MARK EDWORTHY, "International Mission Board Church Planting in Central and Eastern Europe," 4-6
• JONATHAN C. FRAZIER, "Russian Orthodox and Russian Pentecostals: Comparisons and Contrasts," 6-9
• JOHN McNEILL, "Russians and Koreans East of the Urals," 9-11
• FLORIN PAUL BOTICA, "Christianity and Folk Religion in Romania," 12-14
• IRINA YAZYKOVA, "The Revival of Russian Iconography," 16, 15

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• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "New Code of Conduct of Christian Witness," 1-3
• Recommended Reading on Missionary Guidelines, 3
• DENNIS BOWEN, "Suicide in Former Eastern Bloc States and the Church’s Response," 4-7
• PRESTON PEARCE, "Recent Developments in the Southern Baptist International Mission Board’s Approach to Theological Education," 7-9
• MARY RABER, "Mere Christianity: Teaching Ethics in Ukrainian Public Schools,"
• FLORIN PAUL BOTICA, "Christianity and Folk Religion in Romania," 12-14
• IRINA YAZYKOVA, "The Revival of Russian Iconography," 16, 15

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• J. EUGENE CLAY, "Russian Molokans: Their Roots and Current Status," 1-3
• Responses to New Missionary Code of Conduct, 3-6
• RUSSELL PHILLIPS, "Establishing Evangelical Credentials in a Russian Orthodox Context," 7-9
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Persecution of Christians in Tsarist Russia and the Soviet and Post-Soviet Union," 9-11
• MIROSLAV ATANASOV ATANASOV, "The Roma (Gypsy) Pentecostal Movement in Bulgaria," 11-13
• VLADIMIR FEDOROV, "Overcoming Fundamentalism," 16, 15

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• DMITRY VATULYA, "Christian Media in Russia in Crisis," 1-2
• CHARLEY WARNER, "The Euro-Asian Accrediting Association— Come of Age," 2-4
• J. EUGENE CLAY, "Russian Molokans:  Their Roots and Current Status," 4-6
• VERA SHEVZOV, "The Russian Icon: Finding Its Way through Sacred, Modern, and Post-Modern Space," 6-8
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Persecution of Christians in Tsarist Russia and the Soviet and Post-Soviet Union," 8-10
• STEPHEN HENDRICKSON, "Tragedy and Hope—A Balkan Itinerary with Dr. Peter Kuzmič," 10-12
• MIROSLAV ATANASOV ATANASOV, "The Roma (Gypsy) Pentecostal Movement in Bulgaria," 12-14
• More Responses to New Missionary Code of Conduct, 15
• LADA BAKAL, "The New Russian Philanthropy," 16, 15

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• ANONYMOUS, "Kazakh Church Dependence upon Foreign Support and Ways to Overcome it," 1-5
• ANNA BRISKINA-MILLER, "Recent Developments in Orthodox Journalism in Russia," 5-8
• VERA SHEVZOV, "The Russian Icon: Finding Its Way through Sacred, Modern, and Post-Modern Space," 8-9 
• MARK R. ELLIOTT, "Persecution of Christians in Tsarist Russia and the Soviet and Post-Soviet Union," 10-13
• GREGORY L. NICHOLS, "Ivan Kargel and the Formation of Russian Evangelical Theology," 13-15
• HEATHER J. COLEMAN, review of Gregory L. Nichols, The Development of Russian Evangelical Spirituality: A Study of Ivan V. Kargel (1849-1937) (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011), 16, 15

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• GILLIAN KIMBER, "Orthodox-Baptist Relations in Romania," 1-3
• MARK R. ELLIOTT (ed.), "Christian Confessions and Denominations in Post-Soviet States: By the Numbers," 4-7
• GALINA KOLODINSKAYA, "Christian Economic and Social Organizations in Kyrgyzstan," 7-11 
• Christian Micro-Enterprise and Social Agencies in Kyrgyzstan, 11
• NADIESZDA KIZENKO, "The Russian Orthodox Practice of Confession Since 1988," 12-14
• MARK R. ELLIOTT (edThe Issue of Bribery," 14-16.), "

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• CHRIS CARR, "House Church Planting in Bashkortostan, Russia," 4-7
• KEN GUENTHER, Letter to the Editor, 7 
• MARK R. ELLIOTT and CALEB CONOVER, compilers, "Christian Confessions and Denominations in Post-Soviet States: By the Numbers," 8-10
• GILLIAN KIMBER, "Orthodox-Baptist Relations in Romania," 11-14
• WESLEY WILSON and MARK R. ELLIOTT, compilers, "English-Language Online Newspapers in Post-Soviet States," 15-16
• James Stamoolis, review of Christine Chaillot, ed., The Orthodox Church in Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century (Bern:  Peter Lang AG, 2011), 16, 7

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• Geraldine Fagan, “Believing in Russia,” 1-3
• Geraldine Fagan, “How Orthodox Is Russia?” 3-5
• Jerry Pankhurst, Review of Geraldine Fagan, Believing in Russia – Religious Policy after Communism (London: Routledge, 2013), 5
• “Nuriddin Vlashinov” with “Andrew Colbourne,” “Advice for Ministry in Central Asia,” 6-8
• Pavel Cerný, “The Missionary Practice of the Gospel in the Secular Environment of the Czech Republic,” 8-10
• Crane, Jonathan, “Czech Church Property Restitution: Can It Avoid Corruption?” 10-11
• SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, “Acts of Vandalism Against Russian Religious Centers,” 11
• Elliott, Mark R. and Caleb Conover, compilers, “Christian Confessions and Denominations in Post-Soviet States: By the Numbers,” 12-14
• Warner, Charley, Review of Mark Edworthy, The Wall That Remains (Richmond, VA: International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, 2012)), 15
• Elliott, Mark R., “A Belated Tribute to Fortitude and Faithfulness,” 15-16.
• Duss, Serge, Review of Transparency International, Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations: Handbook of Good Practices, 2010, 16

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• Anonymous, “Persecuted Uzbek Evangelicals Wish Their Story Told,” 1, 9-10
• Elliott, Mark R. and Caleb Conover, compilers, “Christian Confessions and Denominations in Post-Soviet States: By the Numbers,” 2-4
• Critiques of Post-Soviet Church Statistics
  • Elliott, Mark R., “Comments on Church Statistics,” 5
  • Fagan, Geraldine, “A Critique of Russian and Belarusian Church Statistics,” 5-6
  • Uzzell, Lawrence A., “Thoughts about Religious Statistics in Russia,” 6-7
  • Cherenkov, Michael, “Christianity in Ukraine: Commentary on Statistics,” 7
  • Correll, Rich, “Ukrainian Church Statistics,” 8
  • Sunberg, Jay Glenn, “Nazarenes in Hungary,” 8
  • Manastireanu, Danut, “Comments on Romanian Church Statistics,” 8
• SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, “Attendance at Russian Orthodox Christmas Services, January 2013,” 8
• Brooke, James, “Is Russia Turning Protestant?” 9
• Sunberg, Jay Glenn, “Group Discipleship in Bulgaria: Wesley’s Class Meeting Meets Social Media,” 10-13
• Khalanskiy, Vyacheslav, “The Association of Christian Psychologists and Psychotherapists in Ukraine,” 13-14
• “Selected Publications of Members of Ukraine’s Association of Christian Psychologists and Psychotherapists,” 14
• Kizenko, Nadieszda, Review of Matthew Lee Miller, The American YMCA and Russian Culture: The Preservation and Expansion of Orthodox Christianity, 1900-1940 (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2013), 15
• “Letter to the Editor,” 15
• Walters, Philip, Review of Koenraad De Wolf, Dissident for Life: Alexander Ogoronikov and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in Russia (Grand Rapids, MI/Cambridge, UK: William B. Eerdmans, 2013), 16

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• Grass, Tim, “The Lausanne Orthodox Initiative,” 1-2
• Elliott, Mark R., “Observations from the Lausanne Orthodox Initiative,” 2
• Wardin, Jr., Albert W., “Russian Germans in Germany: A Free Church Phenomenon,” 2-5
• Manastireanu, Danut, “After Communism: Forty Years in the Desert?” 5-8
• “Volunteers in Mission: An Interview with Rev. Tom Clark,” 8
• Sunberg, Jay Glenn, “Group Discipleship in Bulgaria: Wesley’s Class Meeting Meets Social Media,” 9-11
• Correll, Rich, “God Bless the Doers,” 11, 16
• Reshetnikov, Yuri, “More Comments on Operation World Statistics, 12
• Podolinská, Tatiana and Tomáš Hrustic, “Roma, Religion, and Regeneration,” 12-14
• Dawson, Frank, Review of Tatiana Podolinská and Tomáš Hrustic, Religion as a Path to Change? The Possibilities of Social Inclusion of the Roma in Slovakia (Bratislava,
• Slovakia: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2011), 14-15
• Dawson, Frank, Review of Larry Beman with Dee Dee Azhikakath, The Roma of Europe (New York, NY: United Methodist Women, 2013), 15
• Charter, Miriam, Review of Scott Klingsmith, Missions Beyond the Wall: Factors in the Rise of Missionary Sending Movements in East-Central Europe, (Nurenberg, Germany: VTR Publications, 2012), 16

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• Elliott, Mark R. Church-Based Alcohol Rehabilitation in the Former Soviet Union, 1-4
• Oxbrow, Mark, Anglican Mission in Post-Soviet Europe – a Personal Retrospective, 4-5
• Manastireanu, Danut, After Communism: Forty Years in the Desert? 5-7
• Borenstein, Eliot, The Cathedral of Christ the Savior as Scandal and Haunted House, 7-8
• Elliott, Mark R. Comparing Levels of Religious Restrictions in Post-Soviet States, 9
• MacPhee, Peggy J., Missionaries in Bulgaria: Bulgarian and Western, 10-13
• Belyaev, Demyan, Occult and Esoteric Doctrines in Russia after the Collapse of
• Communism, 13-15
• Menzel, Birgit, Occult and Esoteric Beliefs in Russia Today, 16, 15

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• The Ukrainian Revolution and Christian Churches, Roman Lunkin
• The Impact of the Ukrainian Crisis on Religious Life in Ukraine and Russia, Mark R. Elliott
• Growing Russian Restrictions on Religious Activities, Lauren B. Homer
• The Current and Possible Impact of the Ukrainian Crisis on Ukrainian Protestants, Sergiy Tymchenko
• A Donetsk Evangelical Perspective on the Ukraine Crisis, Vyacheslav Khalanskyy
• After Maidan, Mykhailo Cherenkov
• Slaviansk, Ukraine:  An Epicenter of Charity and War, Karen Springs
• Evangelicalism in Eastern Ukraine: Drifting between Division and Unity, John E. White

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• Sawatsky, Walter, Christian Mission in a Russian Orthodox, 1-4
• Anonymous, The Ukraine Crisis: The Perspective of a Missionary in Russia, 4
• Goble, Paul, Moscow Seeing the Ukraine Conflict as a Spiritual Struggle, 5
• Bennett, Brian P., Old Church Slavonic Versus Russian in the Divine Liturgy, 6-9
• Porter-Szücs, Brian, Faith and Fatherland in Poland, 10-13
• Lippman, Erich, Review of April French, ed. An Inner Step toward God: Writings and Teachings on Prayer by Father Alexander Men (Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2014), 13-14
• Corrado, Sharyl, Review of Albert W. Wardin, Jr., On the Edge: Baptists and Other Free Church Evangelicals in Tsarist Russia, 1855-1917 (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2013), 14-15
• Bourdeaux, Canon Dr. Michael, Review of Oliver Bullough, The Last Man in Russia and the Struggle to Save a Dying Nation (London: Penguin, 2013), 15
• Responses to the Ukraine Theme Issue of the East-West Church and Ministry Report 22 (Summer 2014), 16
• Vatoulya Dima, Broadcasting the Gospel across the Slavic World as Nations Go to War, 16.

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• Editor’s Note on the Ukraine Crisis, 1
• Smyslova, Ekaterina, Russian Christians and the Conflict in Ukraine, 1-3
• Balashova, Alena and Sergey Kireev, A Refugee from Eastern Ukraine Speaks Out, 1, 3-4
• Zazymkin, Igor, One of the Over 4,700 Fatalities in Eastern Ukraine, 4
• Sergienko, Gennadi, In Response to the Ukraine Crisis Theme Issue, 4
• A pastor in southern Russia, In Response to the Ukraine Crisis Theme Issue, 4-5
• Komendant, Grigori, Religious Freedom, Mission, and the Transformation of Soviet Society in
• Post-Soviet Churches, 5-7
• Sipko, Yuri, A Generation of Free Russians Is Forming in the Church, 7-9
• Bennett, Brian P., Old Church Slavonic versus Russian in the Divine Liturgy, 9-13
• Anonymous, An Interview with a Christ-Follower Who works with Muslims in Moscow, 13-14
• Uzzell, Lawrence, Punk Rockers in the Cathedral: Another View, 16, 15

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• “Osokin, Serge.” A Russian Christian Perspective on the Ukrainian Crisis, 1-5
• Tymchenko, Sergiy. A Ukrainian Christian Response to “A Russian Christian Perspective” on Ukraine, 1, 5-8
• Manastireanu, Danut. THE WAY: Adapting the Alpha Course for Orthodox Catechism
• Daniel, Wallace L. The Keston Archive: From Oxford to Baylor, 9-11
• Chart. Keston-Funded Scholars (2009-2014), 13
• Prigodich, Ray Review of Joshua T. Searle and Mykhailo N. Chernkov. A Future and a Hope: Mission, Theological Education, and the Transformation of Post-Soviet Society (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2014), 14
• Steeves, Paul D. Review of Russian Bible Wars: Modern Scriptural Translation and Cultural Authority (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013), 16
• Fagin, Geraldine. Obituary: Father Gleb Yakunin (1934-2014), 16,15

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• ELLIOTT, MARK R., The Impact of the Ukrainian Conflict on Church Life: Commentary on Accompanying Charts, 1-2
• IRELAND, JOY AND MARK R. ELLIOTT, compilers, Detention, Threats, and Violence Against Christian Minority Believers in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea (February December 2014), 2-6
• IRELAND, JOY AND MARK R. ELLIOTT, compilers, Church and Christian NGO Seizures, Restrictions, and Damage in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea (April 2014 – March 2015), 7-9
• IRELAND, JOY AND MARK R. ELLIOTT , compilers, Post-Maidan Harassment and Violence Faced by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (UOCMP) (March 2014 – April 2015), 9-11
• SNYDER, AVI AND JAMES LAUDERDALE, Budapest – A Missions Hub for 25 Years, 12-13
• Missions with Regional Offices in Budapest, 13
• VLASIN, ALEXANDRU, Romanian Baptist Foreign Missions, 13-15, 6
• ALVIS, ROBERT E., Catholic Identity and Education in Modern Poland, 16, 15

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• LUNDELL, MIHAI, Romanians in the Global Missions Movement, 1-3
• VLASIN, ALEXANDER, compiler, Romanian Cross-Cultural Mission Agencies, 3
• ANONYMOUS, The Expulsion of Missionaries from Uzbekistan; An Interview with a Central Asian Missionary, 3-4.
• PARKS, EVAN, Planning for Crises in Eastern Europe, 4-6
• CHERENKOV, MYKHAILO, The Slavic Diaspora and Its Soviet Trauma, 7
• TURLAC, OLEG, Slavic Evangelicals in a Survival Mode: A Response to Mikhail Cherenkov’s “Slavic Diaspora,” 7-8
• LEUSTEAN, LUCIAN N., Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern, Europe, and Post-Soviet Politics, 9-11
• MITROFANOVA, ANASTASIA AND ZOE KNOX, Beyond the Moscow Patriarchate: Popular Piety and Protest in the Russian Orthodox Church, 11-14
• GOECKEL, ROBERT, Review of David Doellinger, Turning Prayers into Protests; Religious Based Activism and Its Challenge to State Power in Socialist Slovakia and East Germany: Budapest: Central European University Press, 2013, 14
• BENHAM, STEPHEN, Letter to the editor, 15.KIM, TATIANA, Christian Psychology in Russia, 16, 15

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• WARNER, CHERYL, Down Syndrome Ministry, 1-3
• LITVINOVA, DARIA, Krasnoyarsk Opposition to Special Needs Education Center, 3
• RABER, MARY, Russian Evangelical Compassionate Ministries, 1905-1929, 4-8
• STOECKL, KRISTINA, The Politics of Orthodox Churches in Emigration, 9-10
• LIPPMAN, ERICH, Response to Kristina Stoeckl, “The Politics of Orthodox Churches in Emigration,” 10-11
• KOWALEWSKI, WOJCIECH, Polish Protestants in a Catholic Context, 11-15
• SYSN, FRANK, Letter to the Editor
• SWATSKY, WALTER, Obituary-Alexei M. Bychkov (1928-2015), 16
• CHAPMAN, IAN, Obituary—Alexander Kozynko (1956-2015), 16, 15

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• ELLIOTT, MARK R., The Impact of the Ukrainian Conflict on Church Life: Commentary on Accompanying Charts, 1-2
• IRELAND, JOY AND MARK R. ELLIOTT, compilers, Detention, Threats, and Violence Against Christian Minority Believers in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea (February December 2014), 2-6
• IRELAND, JOY AND MARK R. ELLIOTT, compilers, Church and Christian NGO Seizures, Restrictions, and Damage in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea (April 2014 – March 2015), 7-9
• IRELAND, JOY AND MARK R. ELLIOTT , compilers, Post-Maidan Harassment and Violence Faced by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (UOCMP) (March 2014 – April 2015), 9-11
• SNYDER, AVI AND JAMES LAUDERDALE, Budapest – A Missions Hub for 25 Years, 12-13
• Missions with Regional Offices in Budapest, 13
• VLASIN, ALEXANDRU, Romanian Baptist Foreign Missions, 13-15, 6
• ALVIS, ROBERT E., Catholic Identity and Education in Modern Poland, 16, 15
• FAIRBAIRN, DONALD, Review of Curtis Elliott, Theologizing Place Displacement: Reconciling, Remaking and Reimagining Place in the Republic of Georgia,” Ph.D. dissertation, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2015.

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• ELLIOTT, MARK R., Introducing Coverage of Malkhaz Songulashvili, Evangelical Christian Baptists of Georgia, 1.
• SONGULASHVILI, MALKHAZ, A Merging of Protestant and Orthodox Theology and Practice: Evangelical Christian Baptists of Georgia, 1-4.
• STAMOOLIS, JAMES J., Response fo Malkhaz Songulashvili: Georgian Baptists and the Process of Enculturation, 4-6.
• MANASTIREANU, DANUT, A Comparison of the Georgian Baptist Church and the Lord’s Army in Romania, 6-8.
• CREGO, PAUL, Response to Malkhaz Songulashvili: Tackling Controversy Head On, 9-10.
• BUNDY, DAVID, Response to Malkhaz Songulashvili, Evangelical Christiaan Baptists of Georgia— A Matter of Conscience, 10-11.
• LODEN, LISA, Israel’s Russian Jewish Christians and Russian-Language Evangelism in Israel, 11-14.
• KOWALEWSKI, WOJCIECH, The Pentecostal Church of Poland, 14-15.
• NICHOLS, GREGORY, Review of Constantine Prokhorov, Russian Baptists and Orthodoxy, 1960-1990: A Comparative Study of Theology, Liturgy, and Traditions. Carlisle: Langham Monographs, 2013, 16.
• CORRECTIONS, 16.

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• ELLIOTT, MARK R., Has the Role of Women in Evangelical Churches in the Former Soviet Union Changed in the Past Two Decades? An Interview with Pastor Shirinai Dosova, 1-2.
• TURLAC, NATALIA, Women’s Ministry in Evangelical Churches in the Former Soviet Union: A Response to Shirinai Dosova, 2-4.
• OBROVETS, GALINA, Response to Shirinai Dosova, 4-5.
• FRENCH, APRIL L., Women in Evangelical Churches in the Former Soviet Union: A Response, 5-6.
• RABER, MARY, Before and After: Baptist Women in Post-Soviet Ukraine, 7-8.
• RAATZ, NANCY, Reponse to the Interview with Shirinai Dosova on Women in Ministry, 8-9.
• COODY, JON, A Report on a St. Petersburg Conference on the Role of Women in the Church, 10.
• SONGULASHVILI, MALKHAZ, A Merging of Protestant and Orthodox Theology and Practice: Evangelical Christian Baptists of Georgia, 11-14.
• ALIKIN, VALERIY A., Review of Malkhaz Songulashvili, Evangelical Christian Baptists of Georgia: The History and Transformation of a Free Church Tradition, Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2015, 14-15.
• KOWALEWSKI, WOJCIECH, The Pentecostal Church of Poland, 16, 15.