The Gates of Hell

2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist History The gates of hell shall not prevail. Decimated by war revolution and famine the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia was in critical condition in 1921. In The Gates of Hell Matthew Heise recounts the bravery and suffering of German Russian Lutherans during the period between the two great world wars. These stories tell of ordinary Christians who remained faithful to death in the face of state persecution. Christians in Russia had dark days characterized by defeat but God preserved his church. Against all human odds the church would outlast the man-made sandcastles of communist utopianism. The Gates of Hell is a wonderful testimony to the enduring power of God's word Christ's church and the Spirit's faithfulness.