Journal of European Baptist Studies, 2007

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 New IBTS Publications We are pleased to announce two new publications, the first arising out of a conference on ‘Baptist Histories in Eastern Europe’ in 2005, and the second being the proceedings of the Third Annual Theological Symposium of the International Postgraduate Theological Fellowship in 2007 - both held at the International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague. Eastern European Baptist History: New Perspectives Edited by Sharyl Corrado and Toivo Pilli 2007, 250 Czech Crowns + p&p ISBN 80 - 87006 - 02 - X Ethical Thinking at the Crossroads of European Reasoning Editors: Parush R Parushev, Ovidiu Creanga, Brian Brock 2007, 250 Czech Crowns + p&p ISBN 80-87006-06-2 To place an order please contact [email protected] Contents 3 Journal of European Baptist Studies Volume eight No. 1 September 2007 Contents Editorial 4 The Revd Doc Dr Parush R Parushev ‘She Worked Like a Man’: 5-20 Life and Ministry of Emilie Bertelson in Russia and Estonia until 1940 Daily Adam The life and legacy of Strahil Grozdanov 21 - 37 (1920-1997) - leader of the Macedonian Baptists in socialist times, 1950-1980 The Revd Marko Grozdanov Rebirth in the Valley of Shadow: Churches 38 - 55 of Ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan after World War II Johannes Dyck Book Review 56 4 Journal of European Baptist Studies Editorial Papers presented in this volume recognise the quality academic work of younger European Baptist scholars who have been working on their research degrees at IBTS. One of the aims of this journal is to enable them to make public their research work and stimulate their engagement in scholarly discussions. This third collection of former and current students’ articles is a fine contribution to the burgeoning research into the histories of Eastern European Baptists. In her engaging essay, Daily Adam (Estonia) reflects on the extraordinary life story and missionary witness of Emilie Johanna Bertelson in Estonia and Russia before the Second World War. Daily provides a convincing account of Bertelson’s strong personality, faith commitment, leadership skills and passion for evangelism among both the Estonian and Russian speaking population t