Increasing State Restrictions on Russian Protestant Seminaries

"In sum, Russian Protestant seminaries are presently undergoing a trial by state inspection that threatens their very existence. Academics Perry Glanzer and Konstantin Petrenko are correct in asserting that the Russian state’s "power to license and accredit" is "the power of life...

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Main Author: Elliott, Mark R. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: George Fox University 2020
In: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2020, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-31
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Summary:"In sum, Russian Protestant seminaries are presently undergoing a trial by state inspection that threatens their very existence. Academics Perry Glanzer and Konstantin Petrenko are correct in asserting that the Russian state’s "power to license and accredit" is "the power of life and death" over any educational institution. State justifications for close oversight of Protestant seminaries appear overstated at best and lack credibility at worst. As regards state concerns for quality control, should not the Russian constitution’s requirement for separation of church and state take precedence over a secular government’s presumption to instruct believers on how best to train their clergy?"
ISSN:2693-2148
Contains:Enthalten in: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe