Gouverneur, Joe (2007) Underground Evangelism: Missions During the Cold War. Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, 24 (2). pp. 80-86. ISSN 1759-8931
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From the 1950s until the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, there were an untold number of Bible Smuggling organizations. Millions of dollars were raised every month during this period, and there were countless Christian spies who made contact with persecuted Christians and brought them contraband bibles. This paper is an analysis of East European evangelical missions before and after the great transformation of 1989. A few of these missions were able to adjust to the post-Cold War era and have effective ministries in Eastern Europe today. The sources used in this treatment are texts dealing with premillennial eschatology, popular evangelical writings, and interviews with mission leaders, and personal observations based upon author's experience as a former bible courier and leader of one of the largest East European missions. A major source for this paper has been the flagship American evangelical magazine, Christianity Today.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Underground Evangelism, Cold War |
| Subjects: | A Church/mission history B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Evangelical |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries Central Europe Former Soviet Union |
| Depositing User: | Users 5 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2018 05:55 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2022 15:01 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1533 |
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