Why Do Americans Become Orthodox Christians?
I do not intend to provide full book reviews here at this time, but I do think it is nonetheless appropriate to inform our readers about two new books that discuss American Orthodox converts. Studying...
View ArticleChristianity and Higher Education
Dr. Jonathan P. Hill has recently taken on the claim by Rick Santorum that higher education leads to a loss of faith: http://chronicle.com/article/Parsing-Santorums-Statistic/131113/ As Dr. Hill noted,...
View ArticleRoeber and Mattox on Their Conversion Book
Recently, I highlighted a couple of books on conversion to Orthodoxy. I thought I would now emphasize an interview with two co-authors of one of them:...
View ArticleForgiveness and the Healing of Memories
Nearly a decade ago now, in a relatively obscure journal, I published an article in which I proposed that, among Byzantine Christians–both Catholic and Orthodox–we use the opportunity of Forgiveness...
View ArticleLeaving the Orthodox Church
Today, we are blessed to have a guest reflection from Fr. Richard Rene. I expect this will lead to follow up posts! As an Orthodox Christian priest, I am always interested in how people find and...
View ArticleThe Side of American Orthodoxy that Orthodox are Loath to Admit
A recent Pappas Post article has highlight that 90% of people in America with Greek heritage are no longer Greek Orthodox. It has been making rounds amongst Orthodox and seems to be stirring up some...
View ArticlePrimitivism and Restorationism as Orthodoxy’s Siren Call
In my book Turning to Tradition, I argued that restorationism lied at the heart of Orthodox convert movements throughout the twentieth century in America. Interestingly, that same impulse toward a...
View ArticleOrthodox Converts Book Review
I hope to get into the book Orthodox Constructions soon. For now, though, I thought I’d share a recent review of Turning to Tradition. If you haven’t yet read this book, give this review a read and...
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