Počeci Baptističke crkve u Zagrebu 1870.-1921.
The beginnings of the Baptist church in Zagreb, 1870-1921

Summary/Abstract: The essay investigates the beginnings of the Baptist church in Zagreb in late nineteenth century through to 1922. Earliest influences came from the colporteurs sent by Britsh and Foreign Bible Society, from the graduates of St Chrischona missionary school in Switzerland, and from the Lutheran churches in Vienna and Budapest. The essay discusses the problems of precise dating of the founding of the Baptist church and the life and careers of two key individuals, Ivan Zrinšćak and Stjepan Bedeković,. It gives an outline of inetractions among significant individuals, missionary activity, and some relevant theological issues. Only a brief outline of the Baptist community is possible for the period of the First World War when the church almost ceased to exist, but was re-founded in the sbsequent three years. The essay makes use of primary sources, such as several letters exchanged between signficant church members dating from the end of the 19th century, as well as all existing secondary sources, and situates the study in the context of existent literature on Protestant/free church tradition denominations in the Croatian lands.

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