OLEKSANDR GEYCHENKO has a PhD in theology from the University of St. Andrews, UK. Former vice president of the Euro-Asian Accrediting Association, he is the issuing editor of Theological Reflections: A Euro-Asian Journal of Theology and has served on multiple editorial boards, including for the Journal of European Baptist Studies and the Slavic Bible Commentary (E-AAA, 2016). He is rector of Odesa Theological Seminary, Ukraine, where he formerly served as senior librarian and academic dean. YEVGENY USTINOVICH has a PhD in biblical studies from Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Belgium, as well as a PhD in Germanic languages from Donetsk National University, Ukraine. He serves as a research associate of the Department of New Testament and Related Literature at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2014, he became a refugee, which inspired his interest in the topics of suffering, persecution, and Christian identity. ROMAN SOLOVIY is chairman of the Eastern European Institute of Theology, Lviv, Ukraine, and the regional commissioning editor for Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia with Langham Publishing. He has taught and studied in various areas, including continental philosophy, postmodern Christianity, and the theology of hospitality. He was previously the president of Lviv Theological Seminary, Ukraine, and the director of Euro-Asian Accrediting Association Research and Resource Center. He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of the Eastern European Journal of Theology: Theological Reflections, and is a teaching pastor at the First Pentecostal Church, Lviv, Ukraine.
While Beatitudes and Terror does its work in the context of the Russian war on Ukraine, the wisdom and applications that emerge here will encourage and fortify followers of Jesus in challenges and conflicts worldwide. Kirk Mackie, DMin President, Aspire Network Nine evangelical pastors, theologians, and devoted believers from Ukraine raise their voices with theological depth and hearts full of grief, love for Christ, and passion, asking how one can be Jesus-like amid terror. A powerful example of how to remain fervent in deep biblical exploration while engaging with political reality and its theological implications. Julijana Mladenovska-Tesija Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia This volume bristles with a prophetic pathos that lends a depth and integrity to the reflections in a way I have rarely encountered in a commentary on the Beatitudes. A remarkable and compelling collection, it is a profound witness to the power of faith amidst suffering and a reminder of the transformative hope at the heart of the gospel. Joshua Searle, PhD Co-Founder and Trustee, Dnipro Hope Mission