The Eastern Church in the spiritual marketplace
Subtitle: American conversions to Orthodox Christianity
By: Amy Slagle
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: DeKalb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780875806709
Subjects: Religious life and customs; Orthodox Eastern converts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (P.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the Eastern Orthodox world; title: Eastern Orthodox conversions in a pluralistic context; title: Processes of catechesis and socialization for Orthodox converts; title: Meanings of and motivations for conversions to Orthodox Christianity; title: Convert perspectives on Eastern Orthodox ritual; title: "The other side of the veil" : convert responses to ethnicity; title: Orthodox Christianity in Mississippi.