The Eastern Church in the spiritual marketplace : American conversions to Orthodox Christianity /
Slagle, Amy.
DeKalb, Ill. : Northern Illinois University Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the Eastern Orthodox world -- Eastern Orthodox conversions in a pluralistic context -- Processes of catechesis and socialization for Orthodox converts -- Meanings of and motivations for conversions to Orthodox Christianity -- Convert perspectives on Eastern Orthodox ritual -- "The other side of the veil" : convert responses to ethnicity -- Orthodox Christianity in Mississippi.
Orthodox Eastern converts