The puzzle of the Soviet church: an inside look at Christianity and Glasnost
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| adam_text | THE PUZZLE OF THE
SOVIET CIMI
An Inside Look at Christianity and Glasnost
KENTRHILL
ftjrtland Oregon 97266
in cooperation with the
Institute on Religion and Democracy
CONTENTS
Foreword by Michael Bourdeaux 13
Introduction 15
I THE SIBERIAN SEVEN: A Case Study
1 The Drama Unfolds 25
Unexpected Link with the Past 26
Broken Promises 28
The Tragedy of Aaron 29
A Heartbreaking Search 31
Getting the Story Out 33
Western Church Silence 35
2 The Battles Lines Are Drawn 37
An Inhospitable Host 38
Bad News from Chernogorsk 40
The Quest for Western Support 41
The Restrained Ecumenical Church 42
Embassy Policy Hardens 44
The Story of Two Aarons 46
3 The Long Battle for Freedom 51
The Silence of Western Pentecostal Leaders 53
Congress Gets Involved 54
England Takes On the Struggle 55
The Dark Hours before Dawn 56
Negotiations: Moscow and Madrid 59
On the Home Front 62
Freedom for Lida 63
A Five-Year Anniversary Present 65
From Chernogorsk to St Louis 66
How Was the Emigration Impasse Resolved? 66
II MARXISM AND CHRISTIANITY: The Historic Tension
4 Marxism and Religion 73
The Key to Karl Marx s Legacy 74
Karl Marx on Religion 76
Are Marxism and Christianity Reconcilable? 77
The Varieties of the Marxist Attack on Religion 80
Nicaragua: A New Marxist Attitude towards Religion? 81
Conclusion 84
5 Marxism in Russia 87
The Uniquely Russian Context 87
Lenin and Religion 90
Stalin and Religion 91
The Post-Stalin Era and Atheism 93
The Lesson of the Grand Inquisitor 94
Conclusion 95
III CHURCH AND STATE IN THE SOVIET UNION: 1917 to 1985
6 Revolution to World War II 101
A Tale of People, Not Numbers 101
Church and State in Russia before the Revolution 102
The Russian Orthodox Church: 1917-1923 104
Efforts to Divide and Subvert: The Living Church 107
The Shackles of Registration 108
A Twentieth-Century Classic: The Solovky Memorandum 111
Protestants in Tsarist Russia 113
The Evangelical Golden Age: 1917-1929 115
The Nightmare Years: 1929-1939 116
At What Price Survival? The Tragedy of Sergy 117
7 World War II through Khrushchev 121
The Mercies of War: The Church Revives 121
Church and State: 1945-1959 123
Khrushchev s Assault on the Church: 1959-1964 126
Schism among the Evangelicals 129
An Appraisal of the Khrushchev Persecution 131
Soviet Churchmen and the Truth about Persecution 132
8 Brezhnev to Gorbachev 137
The Tragedy of Father Dudko 137
Evangelicals in the Post-Khrushchev Era 143
The Russian Orthodox Church in the Post-Khrushchev Era 145
The Furov Report: State Manipulation of the Church 148
Other Religious Groups in the Post-Khrushchev Era 149
The Courageous Quest of Gleb Yakunin 152
Conclusion 154
IV WESTERN RESPONSES TO CHRISTIANS IN THE USSR
Prologue: Glasnost Is a Two-way Street 159
What the Debate Is NOT About 162
Conclusion 163
9 Playing by Someone Else s Rules: Ecumenical
Church Bodies and Christians in the USSR 165
I THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 165
Soviet Churches Join the WCC: A Mixed Blessing 166
Drift to the Left 166
The Politics of Peace: The WPC and CPC 167
The Political Bias of the WCC 169
Gleb Yakunin and the WCC 170
Deacon Rusak and the WCC 173
Current Thinking in WCC 175
II THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 176
Left Turn and Decline 177
The Peace Agenda 178
Tentative Support of Believers in the USSR 180
The 1980s: One-Sided Documentary and Red Carpet Tours 181
Prospects for More Responsible Policies in the NCC 185
10 A Mixed Record: Evangelicals, Lutherans,
Catholics, and Parachurch Groups 193
Billy Graham in Moscow: A Case Study 193
Cautious Baptists and Intemperate Critics 198
The Timidity of the Pentecostals 205
Lutheran Silence 208
The U S Catholic Bishops on Religion in the USSR 209
Parachurch Mission Groups 210
Research Centers 211
Conclusion 212
V THE GORBACHEV ERA AND BEYOND
Prologue: Glasnost and Perestroika: Gorbachev s Perspective 217
11 The Information Monolith: Chipping at the Edges 219
Ideas and Information: Traditionally
a Soviet State Monopoly 219
Stopping the Jamming 222
The Recovery of the Past 223
Exorcising a Demon: Facing the Truth about Stalin 225
12 Religion in Soviet Culture: Stirrings of New Life 231
Soviet Literature 231
Revival of Religious Architecture 237
Religious Themes in Soviet Popular Music: Aquarium 239
Soviet Film: Repentance 240
13 Religion in the Public Square: New Tactics, Same Goals? 245
Religion and the Soviet Press 247
The Council for Religious Affairs 252
14 The Positive Impact of Glasnost on Christian Believers, Part I 259
Release of Religious Prisoners 259
Fewer Christians in Psychiatric Hospitals 261
A New Semi-Openness to Foreign Critics 261
Showcasing the Millennium 263
Successes at the Church Council 265
Russian Orthodox Hierarchs in Soviet Parliament 265
More Liberal Religious Regulations on the Horizon 266
Religious Literature Streams into the Soviet Union 271
Seminaries and Religious Education 276
15 The Positive Impact of Glasnost on Christian Believers, Part II 281
The Healing Touch of the Church 282
New Opportunities to Spread the Gospel 284
Reopenings and Registrations of Churches 288
Expanded Emigration 292
Conclusion 296
16 Where Glasnost Has Yet to Reach 301
Taking the Skeptics Seriously 302
Will It Take More than Glasnost to Heal
the Registered Hierarchy? 302
On Implementing Legal Guarantees of Freedom of Religion 304
Glasnost Has Not Been Translated into German 305
Harassment of Ukrainian Catholics Continues 305
Campaign for a Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 308
Harassment of Unregistered Baptists Continues 309
Harassment of Unregistered Pentecostals Continues 310
Problems in Registering Churches or Closing Existing Ones 313
Problems in Obtaining Religious Literature 314
Cooperatives Not Permitted to Produce Religious Goods 316
Religious Prisoners of Conscience 316
The Slander of Believers Continues 317
Educational, Economic, and Political Discrimination 318
Conclusion 318
17 On Pyramids and Parthenons: Reflections on
the Future of Glasnost and Perestroika 323
Are Communism and Democracy Compatible? 324
How Fundamental Are the Economic Reforms? 326
Economic Perestroika and Religious Freedom 328
Can Atheism Be Disengaged from Communism? 329
The Landmine of Nationalism 332
Marxism: A Sacred Cow No Longer 334
Conclusion 335
18 A Christian Response to Glasnost 337
Advice for Western Christians 340
A Call for Western Christian Unity 343
Conclusion 345
APPENDICES
A What Western Christians Can Do to Help 349
I Organizational Resources 351
II Providing Religious Literature, Equipment,
and Supplies to Christians in the USSR 361
III Contacts with Christians in the USSR 370
IV Advocacy on Behalf of Christians 372
V Helping Soviet Christians Who Leave the USSR 380
B Soviet Laws on Religion: 1918-1988 : 381
C International Laws Concerning Freedom of Religion 391
Select Bibliography on Religion in the Soviet Union 403
Index 407
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