Kairos : Evangelical Journal of Theology

The new edition of our theological Journal Kairos is out!  The first two articles in Kairos give us a look into the research project Evangelical Churches in Croatia (1990–2020). In the first part of the findings, Stanko Jambrek focuses on the legal status, changes, and overall condition of these churches as of 2021. The rest of his findings will be published in the fall edition. Goran Medved explores what shapes the biblical identity of Evangelical churches in Croatia. He highlights their shared commitment to the Bible as the Word of God, while also noting the personal ways believers describe their faith—using terms like “born again,” “saved,” and “children of God.”

The next two articles explore discipleship. Ervin Budiselić looks at how Evangelical churches view water baptism and its role in becoming a disciple. Greg Ogden then reflects on how Jesus approached discipleship. Rather than trying to reach everyone at once, Jesus focused on a small group—teaching and guiding them so they could go on to disciple others.

Tamás Czövek takes a closer look at Acts 27 and the story of Jonah, drawing interesting comparisons between Jonah and Paul—pointing out where they’re similar and where they differ.

Lastly, the issue wraps up with short reviews of recent Christian books by Yevgeny Ustinovich and Kevin J. Vanhoozer.