Journeys to Orthodoxy
This article discusses specific journeys to the Orthodox faith from various spiritual backgrounds. The individuals most likely were heterodox Christians who became Orthodox catechumens and converted to the Orthodox faith.
Journeys (conversion) to Orthodoxy from...
Protestantism
Anglican
Assembly of God
- Moving East by Philip Silouan Thompson
Baptist
- From First Baptist to the First Century by Clark Carlton
- Joel Kalvesmaki's Journey to Orthodoxy: A Baptist Missionary Becomes Orthodox
Christian Church / Church of Christ / Disciples of Christ
- From Evangelical to Orthodox by Fr. Gregory Rogers
- A Journey of Fear and Joy by John Craton
Evangelical - General
- Second Thoughts by Joel Kalvesmaki
- Are There Many Christian Churches, or Is the True Church One?: An Interview with a Former Protestant Missionary and Wycliffe Bible Translator
- Fr. Seraphim Holland's Personal Testimony
- Seek and ye shall find... A couple's journey to Orthodoxy by Reader Peter Jackson
- My Journey to Orthodoxy by Kyriaki-Fevronia Ka’akau
Evangelical - Reformed
- You Shall Know the Truth by Stephen M. Adams
Episcopal
- What I Have Learned by Clifton D. Healy
Plymouth Brethren
United Methodist
- Holy Tradition: The Road That Leads Home by the Rev. Dorraine Snogren (The True Vine, #5)
Roman Catholicism
- Two Paths by Michael Whelton
- Crossing Bridges: The Story of a Spiritual Journey by Thomas Ross Valentine
- American Salvation: The Place of Christianity in Public Life by Albert J. Raboteau
Collections of Conversion Stories
- Journey to Orthodoxy Website, a website dedicated to those on the Journey to the Orthodox Christian Faith, publishing conversion stories and account, mission news, and information for inquirers.
- Journey to Orthodoxy, a collection of articles from Orthodox America
- Various Convert Testimonies from the parish Web site of St. Herman of Alaska OCA)
- Journey a list of links from Silouan Thompson of other journeys to Orthodoxy
- Journeys to Orthodoxy weekly podcast on Orthodox Christian Network provided by Icon New Media. Each week, a different convert to Orthodoxy discusses the reasons for embracing the Orthodox Church. Subscription for the podcast also available.
Published works
Conversion stories
- Billerbeck, Franklin, ed. Anglican-Orthodox Pilgrimage (ISBN 0962271357)
- Craton, Oswin. A Journey of Fear and Joy. (ISBN 1418444162) - also available online
- Doulis, Thomas, ed. Journeys to Orthodoxy: A Collection of Essays by Converts to Orthodox Christianity. (ISBN 0937032425)
- Doulis, Thomas, ed. Toward an Authentic Church: Orthodox Christians Discuss Their Conversion. (ISBN 1880971100)
- Gallatin, Matthew. Thirsting for God in a Land of Shallow Wells. (ISBN 1888212284)
- Oliver, John. Touching Heaven: Discovering Orthodox Christianity on the Island of Valaam. (ISBN 1888212659)
- Gillquist, Peter E. Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith (ISBN 0962271330)
Orthodox and other forms of Christianity
- Bouyer, Louis. History of Christian Spirituality: Orthodox Spirituality and Protestant and Anglican Spirituality. (ISBN 0816423741)
- Kimbrough, S. T., ed. Orthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality. (ISBN 088141235X)
- Carlton, Clark. The Way: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Faith Catechism Series). (ISBN 0964914123)
- Carlton, Clark. The Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Faith Catechism Series). (ISBN 0964914182)
See Also
External Links
- Prudence True Orthodoxy:The Art of Wisdom through Ancient Words by Prudence True
- On Becoming and Remaining an Orthodox Christian
- Contours of Conversion and the Ecumenical Movement: Some Personal Reflections by Hieromonk Alexios Karakallinos
- Why Isn't Clendenin Orthodox?, a two-part series from Orthodox America about a Protestant who has written many largely sympathetic books and articles about Orthodoxy, but remains Protestant. See also "A Reply to Dan Clendenin."
- Converts - Chapter 88 from Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works by Hieromonk Damascene
- My Work With English-Speaking Converts (.pdf): An Interview with Fr. Artemy Vladimirov
- OrthodoxConverts.info - contains some frequently asked questions for those in the process of conversion
- Orthodox Converts Yahoo Group
- A Letter on the issue of Converts by Fr. William DuBovik
- A Typology of Converts: Beware of Those Running Away by Fr. John Garvey
- Cradle-born Thoughts by Fr. John Dresko
- Orthodox Converts: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English Concerning Conversion to the Eastern Orthodox Churches by William M. Klimon
- Journeys to Orthodoxy: from the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland