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John A. Bernbaum
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Category: Religious Life in Russia

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Orthodox Christianity: An Overview

May 4, 2012 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Global Christianity: The Big Picture In December 2011, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life published a major study…

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The Plot to Kill God – Unintended Consequences

August 17, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

My last two “Reflections on Russia” discussed the insights in Paul Froese’s book, The Plot to Kill God: Findings from…

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The Plot to Kill God – The Human Consequences

August 10, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

My last “Reflections on Russia” discussed the insights in Paul Froese’s book, The Plot to Kill God: Findings from the…

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The Plot to Kill God – Its Revolutionary Basis

August 3, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Paul Froese’s book, The Plot to Kill God: Findings from the Soviet Experiment in Secularization (University of California Press, 2008),…

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Russia’s Lost Legacy of Charity

June 29, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the casualties of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the culture of giving, of charity, that had developed…

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Muslims in Russia

April 24, 2009 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Islam is the second largest religion in Russia and is the predominant religion of 28 ethnic groups in the Russian…

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Religion as Social Capital in America and in Russia

April 1, 2004 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Over the past twenty years, the concept of social capital has attracted a great deal of attention among scholars in…

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Father Alexander Men and Religious Freedom in Russia

September 10, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the recurring struggles in post-Communist Russia is the heated debate over the rights of religious minorities and the…

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The Insights of Father Alexander Men

August 5, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

When Father Men was brutally murdered in September 1990, he left behind a rich legacy of pastoral counsel and Biblical…

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The Legacy of Father Alexander Men

July 16, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

On Sunday, September 9, 1990, Father Alexander Men left his wooden house in Semkhoz early in the morning and headed…

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Reflections on Russia

  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Literature

Reflections on Shalom

  • Old Testament Foundations
  • Jesus’ Palestinian Context
  • Jesus’ Birth & Youth
  • Jesus in Action
  • Jesus’ Teachings
  • Palm Sunday – Golgatha
  • Resurrection – Pentecost
  • Apostles’ Teachings on Shalom
  • Conclusion
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