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'''''Proselytism''''', the practice of proselytizing, involves ''actively and illegitimately seeking and inducing'' people from one religious faith, e.g., [[What is Orthodoxy|Orthodoxy]], to convert to another one, e.g., Protestantism. People converted this way are known as ''proselytes''.
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'''''Proselytism''''', as distinct from [[evangelism]], involves actively and illegitimately seeking and inducing people from one religious faith to another. People [[convert]]ed this way are known as ''proselytes''.  The English word ''proselytism'' derives from the Greek language prefix ''pros-'' (towards) and the verb ''erchomai'' (to come).
  
The English language word ''proselytism'' is derived ultimately from the Greek language prefix 'pros' (towards) and the verb 'erchomai' (to come).  
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In [[Bible|Biblical]] usage, a '''proselyte''' was one who converted to the [[Judaism|Jewish]] faith, not having been born into the Covenant.  
  
==See also/not to be confused with==
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Disavowing proselytism, the Orthodox Church maintains a rich and strong tradition of [[missions]] and [[evangelization]], epitomized by Saints [[Cyril and Methodius]] in ancient times, and in modern times exemplified by the Alaskan [[missionaries]], Saint [[Herman of Alaska]], Saint [[Innocent of Alaska]], Saint [[Juvenal of Alaska]], Saint [[Jacob Netsvetov]] of Alaska, and Saint [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Perhaps the most well-known Orthodox missionaries of the 20th and 21st centuries are Father [[Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos]] (Congo), Archbishop [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya]], and Archbishop [[Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania]].
[[Witness|Evangelism]]
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==See also==  
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*[[Evangelism]]
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*[[Gospel]]
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*[[Missiology]]
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*[[Missionary]]
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*[[Evangelization]]
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*[[Evangelist]]
  
 
==External link==
 
==External link==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proselytism Proselytism (Wikipedia)]
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*[http://orthochristian.com/46414.html "Evangelism and Proselytism" by Stephen Methodius Hayes]
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*[[Wikipedia:Proselytism]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:19, June 17, 2020

Proselytism, as distinct from evangelism, involves actively and illegitimately seeking and inducing people from one religious faith to another. People converted this way are known as proselytes. The English word proselytism derives from the Greek language prefix pros- (towards) and the verb erchomai (to come).

In Biblical usage, a proselyte was one who converted to the Jewish faith, not having been born into the Covenant.

Disavowing proselytism, the Orthodox Church maintains a rich and strong tradition of missions and evangelization, epitomized by Saints Cyril and Methodius in ancient times, and in modern times exemplified by the Alaskan missionaries, Saint Herman of Alaska, Saint Innocent of Alaska, Saint Juvenal of Alaska, Saint Jacob Netsvetov of Alaska, and Saint Nicholas of Japan. Perhaps the most well-known Orthodox missionaries of the 20th and 21st centuries are Father Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos (Congo), Archbishop Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya, and Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania.

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