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PETER
KUZMIC, Dr. theol.
Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of World Missions and
European Studies, 1993.
B.A. (Southern California College); M.A. (Wheaton College Graduate School);
M.Th., Dr. theol. (University of Zagreb).
Dr. Peter Kuzmic is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of World Missions and European Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. A native of Slovenia and a citizen of Croatia in former Yugoslavia, Dr. Kuzmic is the foremost evangelical scholar in Eastern Europe and is considered an authority on the subject of Christian response to Marxism and on Christian ministry in post-Communist contexts.
Fluent in several languages, Dr. Kuzmic completed all his studies summa cum laude. He is a graduate of a German Bible College; received his B.A. from Southern California College in Costa Mesa, CA; M.A. from Wheaton Graduate School, Chicago, IL; and M.Th. and D.Th from the University of Zagreb. In 1992 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Asbury Theological Seminary.
A former pastor of two churches, he is a founder and currently the director of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia, the only evangelical graduate theological institution in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He is also co-founder and chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Christians of (former) Yugoslavia, and president of the Protestant Evangelical Council of Croatia. As founding president of Agape and New Europe Vision (evangelical relief ministries in Croatia and Bosnia), he takes an active role in ministering to the physical and spiritual needs of his fellow citizens.
Dr. Kuzmic is in great demand as a speaker. His global platform has included plenary addresses at Lausanne II in Manila (1989), Urbana (1990), the European Leadership Consultation (1992), the National Association of Evangelicals Fiftieth Anniversary (1992), as well as other international gatherings. He has ministered in more than 60 nations on every continent.
An award-winning writer, Dr. Kuzmic has authored various articles and books including a major study on the influence of Slavic Bible translations upon Slavic literature, language and culture. He has also authored two textbooks, The Gospel of John and Biblical Hermeneutics and has contributed to numerous compendiums, handbooks and encyclopedias. A columnist for several religious and secular newspapers, he also serves as editor of Izvori,a Christian monthly journal in the Croatian language.
From 1986 to 1996, Dr. Kuzmic chaired the Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Fellowship. He now chairs the Theology and Strategy Working Group of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. He is one of the founding executives of the Council of Evangelical Christians of Yugoslavia.
Dr. Kuzmic
and his wife, Vlasta, have three daughters: Tatiana, Kristina and Petra.
Dr.
Peter Kuzmic's Publications
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