Soviet Evangelicals Since World War II, Walter Sawatsky, 1981

Chapter 4 l. V. A. Kuroedov, “Soviet Law and Freedom of Conscience,” Izvestiia, 31 Jan. 1976, p. 5. ; 2. BV, 1/47, p. 16. __ 3. The best legal study (Luchterhandt, Der Sowjetstaat und die Russisch-Or- thodoxe Kirche) concludes that the language of “separation” never represented the actual nature of the relationship. Instead he postulates a system of “unfriendly state supremacy over the church” which is a step further than the friendly Josephinism of the 18th century. Bociurkiw, “Church-State Relations ...” called separation of church and state a “constitutional fiction,” since this liberal notion could not be reconciled with a Weltanschauungstaat or confessional state (p. 5). 4, John B. Toews (ed.), Selected Documents: The Mennonites in Russia from 1917 to 1930 (Winnipeg, Man.: Christian Press, 1975), pp. 430-31. Also cited in Trevor Beeson, pp. 106-107. : 5. BV, 5/47, p. 14. 6. “USSR: AUCECB 1970-76,” BWA Archives, For an example of the replies given by Michael Zhidkov on Moscow radio see RCL, 4-5/75, pp. 28.80. 7. BV, 8/37, pp. 74-77. 8. BV, 3-4/55, p. 58. 9. BV. 1/49, p. 5. 10. BV, 3-4/55, p. 59. Zhidkov also urged the avoidance of all theatrics and gesticulation; rather, preach loudly, clearly, naturally, and simply like John the Baptist, Jesus and his apostles. I. I. Motorin also wrote numerous guidelines for preachers, which included one to persuade preachers to use notes and a plan when presciing. “ 1/54, PP. 48-47), . See, for example, 3/46, p. 28; 1/48, pp. 46-50; 2/48, pp. 53-57; ; 3- Biead ie ple, 3/46, p /48, pp /48, pp. 58-57; 2/55; 3-4/ 12. A. F. Iarygin, “Kharakter sovremennoi baptistskoi propovedi.”” V nauchnogo ateizma, No. 12, 1971, pp. 149-63. eer eee 18. See below, chaps, 5 and 6, 14. BV, 3-4/55, p. 58. 15. Soviet emigrants explain this as due to the more passionate nature of the Russian and Ukrainian evangelical, as well as noting that the Germans had a century of practice with Bible study and were used to the ales of procedure. 16. For a survey see BV, 5/47, pp. 21-25; cf. 2/55, p. 72. 17. Cited in Bychkov’s congress report (BV, 1/75, pp. 50-52). A dozen Latvian and sagen riaac are also acknowledged. ; . Katherine Murray, “Death of a Baptist Musician,” RCL, 1/74, pp. 3-10. See also BV, 1/58, pp. 59-61 on A. G. Kinston, ae a 19. BV, 5-6/54, pp. 113-18. 20. Peter and Anita Deyneka, Jr., A Song in Siberia (Elgin, Il; David C. Cook, 1977), p. 54. Since 1956 BV has regularly printed one song (with notation) per issue to disseminate the new compositions. 21. Tkachenko studied in England and benefited from Vysotskii’s tutelage in the fifties. Other directors worthy of mention are A. I. Erin (Leningrad) and I. A. Plekhnevich (Kharkov); cf. BV, 5-6/54, p. 117. 128 Soviet Evangelicals Since World War Il 22, BV, 1/75, p. 64. His plea was echoed by the next speaker, N. I. Vysotskii, now choir leader in eames yh 38