Journal of European Baptist Studies, 2017

Journal of European Baptist Studies Editorial Board The Revd Dr Stuart Blythe The Revd Docent Dr Parush R Parushev Dr Lina Toth (Andronoviene) Dr Tim F T Noble Dr Toivo Pilli Publication - Twice a year Editorial Office International Baptist Theological Study Centre Postjesweg 175, 1062 IN Amsterdam, The Netherlands http://www.ibts.eu | [email protected] | +31-20-2103025 ISSN 1213- 1520 (print) ISSN 1804-6444 (online) Subscriptions International Baptist Theological Study Centre Postjesweg 175, 1062 IN Amsterdam, The Netherlands http://www.ibts.eu | [email protected] | +31-20-2103025 This journal is also available through EBSCO and Harrassowitz. Electronic access This journal is indexed in theATLA Religion Database® and it is also included in the full-text ATLASeriaIs® (ATLAS®) collection. Both are products of the American Theological Library Association 300 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606, USA http://www.atla.com | [email protected] Contents 3 Journal of European Baptist Studies Volume 17 No. 1 Spring 2017 Contents Editorial 4 Stuart Blythe A ‘Mistake’ which Became a Triumph: 7-22 The Achievements of the IBTS Doctoral Programme 1998-2014 Keith G. Jones Eastern Christian Self-Identification of Soviet Baptists 23-39 in the 1960s-1980s Constantine Prokhorov Contentment: Radical Discipleship for Young Adults 40-56 Fran Blomberg The Relationship between Faith and Reason 57-75 in al-Ghazali’s Philosophy of Education: Implications for Arab Christian Theological Education Caleb Hutcherson Book Reviews Gregory Nichols, Phil Grasham, Rupen Das & Stuart Blythe 76-79 4 Journal of European Baptist Studies 17:1 (2017) Editorial This edition of JEBS is different and special for two reasons. The first of these is that it represents the somewhat larger format of the Journal as it moves from three to two editions a year. The second is that it includes an article by Keith Jones, the former Rector of IBTS, reporting on the PhD programme and awards that were achieved at IBTS Prague from 1998-2014. Telling this story is important to record and mark the success of this programme, the staff who supervised, and the students who participated. Following on from the above, this Journal deliberately includes three further articles. Two of these are by successful IBTS Prague PhD graduates. The third is by a student who is now in the IBTSC Amsterdam pre¬ registration programme. This article was included because of its high quality. It was also included, however, to indicate the ongoing PhD programme of IBTSC Amsterdam in conjunction with the Vrije Universiteit. In his article Constantine Prokhorov discusses the ‘Eastern Christian Self-Identification of Soviet Baptists in the 1960s-1980s\ For his analysis he particularly draws upon Bratsky Vestnik [Fraternal Bulletin], the main official periodical of Soviet Baptists. Accordingly, he argues that the way