Protestant Mission in an Orthodox Environment

Protestant Mission in an Orthodox Environment

Edited by Stefan Cosoroaba

A tiny Protestant Lutheran diaspora church, the Evangelical Church A.C. in Romania, is reflecting on its mission in society. This is not about working in a secular environment, but in a strongly religious and Orthodox country. Here, accusations of proselytism are quickly levelled. Can and should a diaspora church participate in ‘public theology’? What goal can mission even have? A round table convened in Bucharest by the Centre for Protestant Theology in Eastern Europe (ZETO) sought answers to these questions, with the participation of theologians from different contexts and regions of Europe. Even though the discussion focused on the work of a single church, the results can be applied to the situation of all Protestant churches in an Orthodox environment.