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122/4/1; 122/4/2; 122/4/3; 122/3/3

Durasoff, Steve.
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Personal Papers--Durasoff, Steve.

2.91 linear feet (71 folders + daytimers and photographs) ; 28 cm.

Steve Durasoff (1920-2010): Assemblies of God minister, educator, missionary. He was born to Russian immigrant parents in New York City. His academic degrees include B.A. (Shelton College, NYC); M.A. (NYU); Ph.D in Religious education/Russian (NYU). He taught at Oral Roberts University from 1965-1980. In 1980, he and Nadja were AG appointed missionaries to Brussels, where they served at Continental Bible College. He served as professor, Academic Dean, and as President from 1986-1990. From 1990-1996 he made multiple trips to Russia and Eastern Europe assisting in the formation of new Bible schools. He is the author of three books: The Russian Protestants: Evangelicals in the Soviet Union 1944-1964 (1969); Bright Wind of the Spirit (1972); Pentecost Behind the Iron Curtain (1973). He and Nadja retired to Springfield, MO in 1996 where he passed away on May 12, 2010.

The folder titles chiefly reflect the titles Durasoff assigned. In addition to the folders, the files include 21 daytimer diaries for 1962; 1973-1984; 1986-2005 [Box 122/4/3] and ca. 300 photographs and 3 photo albums of his ministry and trips to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe [Box 122/4/4].

Folder titles: [122/4/1]: Academic transcripts. -- Anatole Glukhovski. -- Angelology. -- Articles: Iron Curtain. -- Articles published / Durasoff. -- Bible tests (Standardized). -- Billy Joe Daughtety/Victory Christian Center. -- Bob Hoskins. -- Christian education [Russian]. -- Clip files: Albania; Bulgaria; Czechoslovakia; Eastern Europe; Europe; Hungary; Lithuania; Poland; Romania; USSR/Russia; Yugoslavia. -- Continental Bible College/Theological Seminary. -- Correspondence: AG disapprovalof his work at ORU; Assemblies of God World Missions; Bright Wind the of Spirit; General; Jerry Parsley; Letters of recommendation for students; Oral Roberts. -- ORU; Russian. -- Cults. -- David Barton. -- ast-West Church & Ministry report. -- Eurasia Education Services. -- Hamartiology. -- Healing. -- International Correspondence Institute. -- International Institute for Christian Studies. -- Interviews on Voronaev. -- Introduction to Christian Education. -- John Seregow.

Folder titles: [122/4/2]; Miscellanea. -- Missionary newsletters (Durasoff). -- Notes from Pentecost Behind the Iron Curtaion. -- Notes on The New Charismatics. -- Oral Roberts University. -- ORU contracts. -- ORU: Evangelicals in Communist countries. -- ORU: Religion 221, 222, etc. -- ORU: Russian 3013 (Advanced). -- ORU student reports. -- ORU team ministry to Eastern Europe. -- ORU team ministry to Russia. -- Personal/Biographical information. -- Reports: Missions to Russia and Eastern Europe -- Russia transcription [Incomplete]. -- Russian Bibles project. -- Russian Christian Radio. -- Russian documents. -- Russian missionaries. -- Russian quizzes. -- St. Petersburg, Russia. -- Steve Durosoff under the mask of theologian. -- TCM's report. -- Terry Law. -- Theology: Introduction. -- Theology: Christology. -- Trips to Eastern Europe. -- USA Slavic Bible Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia.

[122/4/3]: Daytimers, 1990-2005.

[122/4/4]: Photograph albums, photographs, plaque (Presented to Steve and Nadja Durasoff in recognition of obedience to God's calling during faithful years of missionary service with the General Council of the Assemblies of God Foreign Missions).

Durasoff, Steve.
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Assemblies of God--Missionaries--Russia and Eastern Europe.
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Missions--Eastern Europe.
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Missions--Russia.
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05/03/2018