Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith

220 Pages·1989·22.911 MB·English

by  Peter E. Gillquist

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"BECOMING ORTHODOX" —
I highly recowaend this book to all both to
Orthodox Christians and to those not yet so, and
especially to baptized Orthodox Christians who
have fallen away, This work is a aost compelling
testament to the truths preserved in the saving
body of Christ's One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic
Church,
Although the Bass ordinations lentioned here (pgs,
174-175) are of certain concern to all Orthodox, I
ai sure that in the true desire to bring their
coniunity to coaplete parity with the pleroiia of
the Church, this issue will eventually be faced
and correctly resolved,
ARCHPRIEST STEFAN PAVLENKO

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Peter E. Gillquist
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Wolgemuth Hyatt, Publishers, Inc.
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1989 by Peter E. Gillquist
All rights reserved. Published August, 1989. First Edition.
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Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gillquist, Peter E.
Becoming Orthodox : ajourney to the ancientChristian faith /
Peter E. Gillquist.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-943497-67-1: $9.95
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1. Antiochian Evangelical Orthodox Mission History.
2. Evangelical Orthodox Church—History.3. Antiochian Orthodox
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Christian Archdiocese ofNorth America History.4. Orthodox
EasternChurch—United States—History.5. Orthodox Eastern
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Church
Doctrines. I. Title.
BX738.A743 1989
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To His Eminence,
Metropolitan PHILIP Saliba
You said in Detroit in 1987
that ifyou had to receive
the Evangelical Orthodox into
the Archdiocese again, you would
do it a million times.
On
behalfofus all, we'd
say Yes again, a million times!
God grant you many years.
ARCHPRIEST STEFAN PAVLENKO
1136 PALM DRIVE
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
[phone]

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CONTENTS
Foreword / ix
Introduction / J
PART ONE: FROM ARROWHEAD SPRINGS
TO ANTIOCH
1. Never Say Never / 5
2. The Phantom Search for the Perfect Church / 1
3. A Week We Will Not Forget / 33
4. Finding the New Testament Church / 49
PART TWO: ORTHODOXY AND THE BIBLE
5. The "T" Word / 65
6. Why We Worship the Way We Do / 79
7. Call No Man Father / 97
8. Facing Up to Mary / 107
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9. Sign for All Christians / 123
PART THREE: THE GREAT ENTRANCE
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10. Decade of Decision / 135
11. Welcome Home! / 153
12. On to the Third Millennium / 173
About the Author / J85
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