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[The Comprehension of Service in Russian-German Free Churches]
The ethno-religious piety of the Russian-Germans has rarely been taken into account by academic research up to this point. Yet the Russian-German free evangelical church services are among the most well-attended in Germany. In this book, the understanding of the church service in Russian-German free churches will be reviewed. In a brief historical abstract, the formation of piety, culture, and tradition from various spiritual influences will be presented. Furthermore, the church service praxis will be outlined and evaluated in a critical-analytical manner. The historical-theological, sociological, and psychological factors that form a church service understanding will be considered. In the context of a plural mainstream society with a growing proportion of migrants, there is great opportunity to learn in dialog with other Christian confessions in a manner of mutual consideration and respect.

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Derksen, Heinrich
Heinrich Derksen, Dr. theol, Jahrgang 1970, Studium der Theologie in Gießen (Freie Theologische Akademie), Südafrika (UNISA) und Amsterdam. Tätigkeit als Rektor am Bibelseminar Bonn. War Stellvertretender Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgemeinschaft evangelikaler Gemeinden in Deutschland (AeG) und ist u.a. Mitglied im Arbeitskreis für evangelikale Theologie e.V. (AfeT), der Evangelical Theological Society (USA), Vorstandsmitglied der Konferenz bibeltreuer Ausbildungsstätten und Mitbegründer und Leiter des Forums evangelischer Freikirchen (FeF).

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