Journal of European Baptist Studies, Volume 9, Number 2, January 2009

Editorial Board The Revd Dr Keith G Jones The Revd Docent Dr Parush R Parushev JUDr Petra Vesela The Revd Dr Ian M Randall The Revd Docent Dr Ivana Noble Lina Andronoviene MTh Tim FT Noble MEd The Revd Dr Peter F Penner Issued three times a year Subscriptions: €14 per year within Europe and the Middle East $20 per year to the USA Individual copies 150 czk Enquiries regarding subscriptions to [email protected] Enquiries regarding articles to [email protected] ISSN 1213-1520 Registration Number: MK CR E 10511 International Baptist Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation, o.p.s. Nad Habrovkou 3, Jeneralka, Praha 6, CZ 164 00 Czech Republic ICO: 25741683 Produced by the IBTS Journal Team Celebrate with us! IBTS invites all friends of the seminary - students, alumni, former and current teachers, volunteers and supporters - to a special Jubilee Gathering from 28 - 31 May 2009 This will be an opportunity for all those who have enjoyed IBTS in Ruschlikon and Prague to celebrate what God has enabled IBTS to be and do in these sixty years The celebrations will include: A Reunion Day for various groups - students, volunteers, teachers, sabbaticants (Thursday, 28 May) The Graduation Ceremony (Friday, 29 May) Jubilee Celebration (Saturday, 30 May) An Open Air Thanksgiving Worship Service (Sunday, 31 May) And, of course, there will be time to enjoy the beauties of the marvellous city of Prague Registration before 31 March 2009 (per person): Sharing a room: CZK 2400 (US$139.90, €104.90, £84.90) Single room: CZK 3900 (US$204.90, €169.90, £139.90) Registration after 31 March 2009 (per person): Sharing a room: CZK 2700 (US$154.90, €116.90, £94.90) Single room: CZK 4200 (US$219.90, €181.90, £149.90) Prices include en suite accommodation for three nights (28, 29, 30 May), breakfast, refreshments for participants of reunion meetings on Thursday and Jubilee Celebration BBQ on Saturday To register or find out more information contact: [email protected] We hope that you will be able to come! www.ibts.eu Contents 3 Journal of European Baptist Studies Volume nine No. 2 January 2009 Contents Editorial 4 Doc Dr Parush R Purushev How to Keep the ‘Non’ in Nonreductive Physicalism 5-16 Dr Nancey Murphy New Inspirations and Religious Education in Poland: 17-28 The Process Perspective Dr Miroslaw Patalon How Indigenous was the Baptist Movement in the 29 - 37 Russian Empire? Dr Albert Wardin, Jr Is the Sermon on the Mount too unrealistic to 38 - 50 Serve as a Resource for Christian Discipleship and Spiritual Formation? Joshua Thomas Searle Conference on Christian Mission in an 51 Orthodox Context, 8-11 February 2009 IBTS announces a new Journal for Spring 2009 52 4 Journal of European Baptist Studies Editorial For the most part, the papers in this volume tend to engage the theological task from a philosophi