Sectarian Traitors? Factors that Supported and Thwarted Conversion among Baptist Communities under Two Regimes in the Early Twentieth Century

Wanner, Catherine (2022) Sectarian Traitors? Factors that Supported and Thwarted Conversion among Baptist Communities under Two Regimes in the Early Twentieth Century. Review of Ecumenical Studies, 14 (2). pp. 218-239. ISSN 2359-8107

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Abstract

In the late Russian Empire, and later Soviet Ukraine, aspects of Baptist doctrine and communal life earned Baptists the suspicion of their Orthodox neighbors and of state and ecclesiastical authorities. Depending on the dynamics of change, the perceived foreign origins of Baptism, their advocacy of pacificism, and their understandings of morality and transformation were either viewed favorably and allowed these communities to grow through conversion. Or, the same attributes earned Baptists the wrath of state and Church authorities and led to repression. This article analyzes how and why the threat posed by a minority faith group changed over time and how these communities adapted.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Church-state Relations, Revolution, Pacificism, Russian Empire, USSR
Subjects: B Mission theology/theory > Conversion
B Mission theology/theory > Identity issues
B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel
B Mission theology/theory > Contextualization/Inculturation
G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox
G Christian traditions/Denominations > Baptist
Divisions: Former Soviet Union
Depositing User: Katharina Penner
Date Deposited: 17 Jul 2024 11:02
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2024 11:02
URI: https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2978

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