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Orthodox Christians in America: A Short History (Religion in American Life) 1st Edition

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Although there are over 200 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, 4 million of whom live in the United States, their history, beliefs, and practices are unfamiliar to most Americans. This book outlines the evolution of Orthodox Christian dogma, which emerged for the first time in 33 A.D., before shifting its focus to American Orthodoxy--a tradition that traces its origins back to the first Greek and Russian immigrants in the 1700s. The narrative follows the momentous events and notable individuals in the history of the Orthodox dioceses in the U.S., including Archbishop Iakovos' march for civil rights alongside Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Orthodox missionaries' active opposition to the mistreatment of native Inuit in Alaska, the quest for Orthodox unity in America, the massive influx of converts since the 1960s, and the often strained relationship between American Orthodox groups and the mother churches on the other side of the Atlantic. Erickson explains the huge impact Orthodox Christianity has had on the history of immigration, and how the religion has changed as a result of the American experience. Lively, engaging, and thoroughly researched, the book unveils an insightful portrait of an ancient faith in a new world.
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    Oxford University Press
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    November 21, 2007
  6. Part of series
    Religion in American Life
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    English
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    8.26 x 5.61 x 0.43 inches
  9. Print length
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"Orthodox Christians in America breaks new scholarly ground.... Should prove invaluable to scholars seeking to build on [Erickson's] work."--Harvard Divinity Bulletin

"John Erickson's book not only introduces [Orthodox Christianity] in a lucid and interesting manner, but provides the reader with enough insight and basic knowledge that you are left wanting to know more. Ample illustrations appropriately support the text and the periodic presentations of first person narratives make the experiences of Orthodox Christians vibrant and real.... I highly recommend this book for both teachers, students, and for inclusion in school libraries. Lucidly written and highly informative, [it] is an excellent introduction to this group of Americans whose religiosity has been largely hidden from public view."--Religious Studies in Secondary Schools

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The Very Reverend John H. Erickson is Peter N. Gramowich Professor of Church History at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (November 21, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019533308X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195333084
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.26 x 5.61 x 0.43 inches
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PtrIoannis
5.0 out of 5 stars A seed planted in fresh soil of North America
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2009
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This book provides readers with many reasons to praise indigenous and immigrant Orthodox believers for planting the seed of ancient Faith in North America. Despite hardships of their geographic environments and strained relations with Mother Churches at times, Orthodox Churches took root. The author, Fr. John H. Erickson, is an historian on the faculty of St. Vladimir's Seminary near New York City.

With index and appendices, the monograph is brief at 136 pages; now in paperback with publication date of 2008, the book appeared in the year 2000 as hardback. Scholarship and method are sound, but the tone is not academic. Therefore, readers from many educational levels and a wide array of interests will appreciate the fact that there are no footnotes and excessive parenthetical flourishes.

Five chapters cover the following thematic groups: "An Ancient Faith in the New World;" "Entrepreneurs and Missionaries;" "A Church of Immigrants;" "The Ethnic Churches;" and "The Quest for Unity." A critical reflection on more recent events concerning Orthodox unity in North America appears as an addendum to the fifth chapter. Appendix A, "The Orthodox Churches at a Glance," has been fact-checked for updates since the year 2000 publication of the book, and provides reasonable accuracy to jurisdictional membership in both Chalcedean and non-Chalcedean Orthodox Churches worldwide, without breakdowns to North American data.

Additional appendices include a glossary of 20 common terms such as icon and the prefix "arch." Also, a chronology of Orthodoxy abbreviates events between the First Ecumenical Council and the fall of Constantinople in 1453, followed by a detailed time-line of events in North American Orthodoxy. In the subsequent Appendix, "Further Reading," the author identifies seminal texts to serve readers well for reliable information about general and specific topics raised by this book. A comprehensive index of subjects and names concludes the text.

I recommend the book for adult education classes in parishes, entry-level religion and theology classes, and reference for hierarchs and lay leaders among Orthodox Christians who build Orthodox unity.
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Williamson
5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t Be Fooled By The Low Page Count!
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2018
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Fr Erickson fits so information into so few, yet pleasingly written, pages, it’s fairly remarkable.

Wish I’d been aware of this book sooner.

Much appreciated, and highly recommended.
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Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014
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X. Libris
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent history and overview of Orthodox Christians in America
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2005
"Orthodox Christians in America," by John H. Erickson, is part of the "Religion in American Life" series published by Oxford University Press. What I appreciate about this series, as opposed to similar ones by other publishers, is that they have asked a uniquely qualified Orthodox Christian scholar to tell the story of his people. Other series have often been written "by committee," or by an outside observer, which cause them to lack the author's enthusiasm for his or her subject.

The Orthodox Christian faith has often been described as "the best kept secret in America." This text goes a long way to explain why that is the case, and also why it should not be the case.

The opening chapter, "An Ancient Faith in the New World," is perhaps the best summary of the history of the Orthodox faith (all 2,000 years) that I have ever read. The next chapter, "Entrepreneurs and Missionaries," provides an excellent introduction to the first Orthodox activity in the New World, namely in Alaska, and California.

The chapter that follows, "A Church of Immigrants," discusses the influx of immigrants that began in the 19th century, from Greece, Russia and Arab Christian communities. The succeeding chapter, "The Ethnic Churches," describes how a precarious Orthodox Christian unity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries gave way to ethnic jurisdictions with new ties to the Mother Churches, largely because of the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Russian Orthodox Church.

The final chapter, "The Quest for Unity," describes the development of various cooperative efforts of new agencies since the 1950s which give a glimpse of hope for a unified Orthodox body one day in America.

I've been a member of the Orthodox Church since 1999, the year this book was published, and I'm surprised that it's taken me this long to read it. I now think it should be essential reading for both converts like myself, and "cradle Orthodox," who would like a clearer understanding of how we got where we are today in North America. But be forewarned, this book covers, however briefly, the good, the bad and the ugly, of our history in the New World.

I also think this volume would be of interest to those investigating the Orthodox faith, or for those who are interested in the history of Christianity in North America. But I would not recommend this be the first book someone reads on Orthodoxy, which is covered more completely in "The Orthodox Church," by Timothy (Bishop Kallistos) Ware, and similar volumes.
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