The Peculiar Features of the New Religious Movements' Missionary Work in Contemporary Kazakhstan

Nowadays foreign Protestant churches from the USA, South Korea, Sweden, France and Poland are carrying out missionary activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The crucial components of foreign religious missions are the establishment of the «missionary field», foreign sponsorship and the growth of...

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Published in:	Vestnik Rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. Seriâ Sociologiâ no. 2; pp. 27 - 40
Main Author:	Е V Korolyova
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Russian
Published:	Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 01.06.2010
Subjects:	каналы и механизмы миссионерской деятельности миссионерская деятельность новые верующие новые религиозные движения обращение протестантские церкви религиозные общины христианский прозелитизм
ISSN:	2313-2272, 2408-8897
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Summary:	Nowadays foreign Protestant churches from the USA, South Korea, Sweden, France and Poland are carrying out missionary activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The crucial components of foreign religious missions are the establishment of the «missionary field», foreign sponsorship and the growth of religious communities. The author helms the reader to the analysis of social groups within the range of missionaries' sphere of influence as well as the channels and schemes of missionary work. The article is based on statistical data as well as the results of the sociological research conducted by the author.
ISSN:	2313-2272 2408-8897