Turning to tradition : converts and the making of an American Orthodox church / D. Oliver Herbel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herbel, Oliver.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America.

Orthodox Eastern converts--United States--Biography.

Orthodox Eastern converts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication examines Christian converts to Orthodoxy who served as exemplars and leaders for convert movements in America during the twentieth century.

Contents:

Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. St. Alexis Toth, Leader of Eastern Catholic Converts; 2. Fr. Raphael Morgan and Early African American Orthodoxy; 3. Fr. Moses Berry and the Order of St. Moses the Black; 4. The Conversion of Fr. Peter Gillquist and the EOC to the Orthodox Church; 5. The Deconversion of the Evangelical Orthodox Church from the Anti-traditional Tradition; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 7, 2013).

ISBN:

0-19-932497-2

0-19-932496-4

0-19-932495-6

OCLC:

922972573