by Paul Hobson | Jun 8, 2009 | News
Baptist unions across Europe are being consulted on the future of the International Baptist Theological Seminary (IBTS), which is facing a funding crisis brought on by the global economic crisis. Â The European Baptist Federation-owned seminary in Prague has seen its...
by Bob Allen | Nov 22, 2006 | News
An international gathering of Christian leaders at a Baptist seminary in the Czech Republic explored ways for Israeli and Palestinian believers to build bridges between their communities. Delegates from more than 20 countries unanimously adopted a “Prague...
by Parush Parushev | Aug 12, 2002 | Opinion
Construction of the Berlin Wall began on Aug. 13, 1961. Erected almost overnight to prevent East Berliners from defecting to the West, the wall became the most conspicuous symbol of the Cold War’s division of Europe. In August 1989, I was enjoying the company of...
by Parush Parushev | May 20, 2002 | Opinion
Postmodernism means different things to different people. Some are so fascinated with current changes in social, artistic and intellectual life that they believe a new age has already dawned. Others are so frustrated by these changes that they deny the existence of...
by Parush Parushev | Mar 25, 2002 | Opinion
Baptists have always had a keen sense of political consciousness and social concern. Certainly the separation of church and state is a commonly accepted Baptist distinctive. However, the very notion of separation emerged when European Baptists were active socially and...