Ministries of Compassion among Russian Evangelicals, 1905-1929 - Softcover

Raber, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498280706 ISBN 13: 9781498280709

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2016

Synopsis

The present study fills a gap in the study of the evangelical movement in Russia by presenting a comprehensive picture of their compassionate ministry during their longest stretch of relative freedom before the 1980s. Better known for their energetic preaching and literature work, Russian evangelicals also gave attention to compassionate ministry, although it was never extensive because of their marginal status. They established assistance funds, organized charitable institutions, practiced urban rescue ministry, participated in the Russian temperance movement, and established economic communities. Each area is distinct, yet all were supported by the same set of theological convictions. The Russian evangelicals were convinced that their witness should consist of good works as well as words, and that the gospel had the power to undo human suffering. While intentionally cultivating an attitude of concern for the needs of others, they taught that compassion was the concern of all members of the community, regardless of economic status or age. In their publications evangelicals devoted a good deal of teaching to the proper Christian attitude toward money and giving. They drew on Western models, but also their indigenous sectarian roots.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Raber, based in Odessa, Ukraine, is a service worker through Mennonite Mission Network (Elkhart, Indiana). She teaches church history and other subjects at Odessa Theological Seminary and other institutions of theological education in the former Soviet Union. Raber received her PhD from the University of Wales and International Baptist Theological Seminary Centre in Amsterdam.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1498280706
• ISBN 13: 9781498280709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274