Russian Baptists and Spiritual Revolution, 1905-1929

Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Spiritual Revolutions and Soul Wars 1 PART I. ORGANIZING FOR THE RUSSIAN REFORMATION 1. The Damned Shtundist: The Russian Evangelical Movement to 1905 13 2. The Era of “Open Storm”: Baptist Organization and Community after 1905 27 3. A Community of Converts: Conversion Narratives and Social Experience 47 PART II. THE MOST DANGEROUS SECT 4. The Baptist Challenge 67 5. Russian Baptists and the “German Faith” 92 6. Dashed Hopes: 1910–1917 109 PART III. A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION 7. The Revolution of the Spirit 127 8. Revolution and Opportunity 154 9. A Mixed Blessing: Sectarian Pacifism and Political Legitimacy 180 10. Parallel Lives? Religious Activism and Godless Fears 198 Afterword 221 Glossary and Abbreviations 225 Notes 227 Selected Bibliography 277 Index 295 Coleman, Russian Baptists 2/7/05 12:03 PM Page vii Coleman, Russian Baptists 2/7/05 12:03 PM Page viii ...