Friday, June 15, 2012
A Norwegian attending the Writing Seminar Week writes...
Raymond Lillevik
PhD-student at Det Teologiske Menighetsfakultetet
(The Norwegian School of Theology) in Oslo
To Dr. A. M. Kool
Dear Dr. Kool.
I would like to thank you and your staff at the CIMS for your enthusiastic and competent guidance and assistance during my stay at the writing seminary at your center 11-15th June. During my research on Lichtenstein, Lucky and Gurland the last years, my experience is that it is very difficult to find the expertise as well as the necessary willingness to find and evaluate reliable material on Jewish believers in Jesus, and this has also been the case in regard to Eastern Europe. That is; until this week!
Not only have you, your staff and students dug up sources as sources and literature that previous has been inaccessible or unknown to me, but have also connected me to Hungarian researchers (like e.g. Dr. Kovács), organized meetings and journeys in that regard, and not least spent hours to help me to read Magyar. I will certainly recommend this center for fellow researchers at the Menighetsfakultetet as well as my supervisors, Prof. dr. Reidar Hvalvik and Prof. em. Dr. Oskar Skarsaune.
In Christ
Your Raymond Lillevik, June 15, 2012
CEEAMS - CIMS Writing Week
Dear Anne-Marie
I am writing to give you an idea of my assessment of the writing week at the Center for Central and Eastern European Studies. The time spent here was fruitful for me. It was helpful to have a planned time and put some effort into coming over and focus on academic research for an article in missiology. A structured Writing Week commitment helps us focus on the research and avoid some of the distractions of daily life and ministry.
I was impressed by the facilities, the library and the helpful staff. As a minster and a missiologist living and working in Bulgaria my understanding is that to have such an institution, dedicated to mission research in Eastern Europe, is paramount and a blessing, Besides making use of the library my meeting and speaking with other researchers and believers from Eastern and Northern Europe was very informative and inspiring. Although I struggled with my lack of knowledge of Hungarian when using some of the library resources, the staff made it very easy for me as they readily offered me help.
I was also able to set the groundwork for an article on the role of freedom of conscience and the church-state dynamic on mission in our context. I will gladly offer the manuscript for publication in your journal Acta Missiologiae.
I must express also my gratitude of your institution generously covering my expenses for travel, accommodation and meals.
I hope that this initiative will continue in the future.
With my best regards,
Viktor
Viktor Kostov, PhD
Missiologist, attorney-at-law
Publisher and editor of Freedom for All
online publication for the freedoms
of conscience, religion and speech
in Bulgarian
www.kmission.org
www.center-religousfreedom.com
I am writing to give you an idea of my assessment of the writing week at the Center for Central and Eastern European Studies. The time spent here was fruitful for me. It was helpful to have a planned time and put some effort into coming over and focus on academic research for an article in missiology. A structured Writing Week commitment helps us focus on the research and avoid some of the distractions of daily life and ministry.
I was impressed by the facilities, the library and the helpful staff. As a minster and a missiologist living and working in Bulgaria my understanding is that to have such an institution, dedicated to mission research in Eastern Europe, is paramount and a blessing, Besides making use of the library my meeting and speaking with other researchers and believers from Eastern and Northern Europe was very informative and inspiring. Although I struggled with my lack of knowledge of Hungarian when using some of the library resources, the staff made it very easy for me as they readily offered me help.
I was also able to set the groundwork for an article on the role of freedom of conscience and the church-state dynamic on mission in our context. I will gladly offer the manuscript for publication in your journal Acta Missiologiae.
I must express also my gratitude of your institution generously covering my expenses for travel, accommodation and meals.
I hope that this initiative will continue in the future.
With my best regards,
Viktor
Viktor Kostov, PhD
Missiologist, attorney-at-law
Publisher and editor of Freedom for All
online publication for the freedoms
of conscience, religion and speech
in Bulgarian
www.kmission.org
www.center-religousfreedom.com
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