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https://www.aoiusa.org A Research and Educational Organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian Tradition Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/pew-forum-on-the-zeal-of-the-convert/ https://www.aoiusa.org/pew-forum-on-the-zeal-of-the-convert/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:11:37 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4286 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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A new study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that “overall, people who have switched religions consistently exhibit higher levels of religious commitment than those who still belong to their childhood faith, but the differences are relatively modest.” The analysis finds that people who have switched faiths (or joined […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/pew-forum-on-the-zeal-of-the-convert/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/church-on-sunday/ https://www.aoiusa.org/church-on-sunday/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 19:37:31 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=2092 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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A well-written, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging article on what American Orthodoxy increasingly looks like. He looks like a regular young guy — maybe late 20s or early 30s. Head shaved to mask a receding hairline, a black goatee to offset the baldness, the gold rim of his glasses glinting beneath his dark brows. A regular […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/church-on-sunday/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/ecumenical-patriarchate-american-diaspora-must-submit-to-mother-church/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ecumenical-patriarchate-american-diaspora-must-submit-to-mother-church/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:16:56 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=1242 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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The battle is joined. Highlight: With regards to the United States, the submission to the First Throne of the Church, that is, to the Ecumenical Patriarchate is not only fitting with the American society and mentality but also it opens up the horizons of possibilities for this much-promising region, which is capable of becoming an […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ecumenical-patriarchate-american-diaspora-must-submit-to-mother-church/feed/ 346 https://www.aoiusa.org/culture-wars-fr-jacobse-on-ancient-faith-radio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/culture-wars-fr-jacobse-on-ancient-faith-radio/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:47:36 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=854 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Kevin Allen, host of Ancient Faith Radio’s Illumined Heart program, interviews AOI President Fr. Hans Jacobse for a fascinating discussion on “The Culture War and Orthodox Christianity.” Fr. Hans talks about the need for Eastern Orthodox Christians to engage in the moral and social debates — call them Culture Wars if you will — that […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/culture-wars-fr-jacobse-on-ancient-faith-radio/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-what-do-the-converts-want/ https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-what-do-the-converts-want/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:12:27 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=263 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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In light of the recent exchanges on The Observer about converts, cradle Orthodox and the future of American Orthodoxy, we are republishing Terry Mattingly’s essay that touches on these important issues. This article was adapted from an address titled “So What Do the Converts Want, Anyway?” given at the 2006 Orthodox Christian Laity conference in […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-what-do-the-converts-want/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/michalopulos-responds-to-katopodis-on-orthodox-dominionists/ https://www.aoiusa.org/michalopulos-responds-to-katopodis-on-orthodox-dominionists/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:02:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=201 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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George C. Michalopulos has submitted the following in response to Harry Katopodis’ article on Orthodox Dominionists. Michalopulos is co-author, with Herb Ham, of “The American Orthodox Church — A History of its Beginnings” (Regina Orthodox Press). Michalopulos: It never ceases to amaze me how certain benighted and theologically inept individuals take upon themselves the task […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/michalopulos-responds-to-katopodis-on-orthodox-dominionists/feed/ 15 https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-on-fr-john-peck/ https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-on-fr-john-peck/#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:05:42 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=174 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Update (10/13/08): The complete, unedited column is now available on Terry Mattingly’s site under the title, “Beyond Orthodox folk dancing.” (10/11/08): Religion writer Terry Mattingly has a column in today’s Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera newspaper that is a must read. He looks at the controversy surrounding the publication of Fr. John Peck’s “The Orthodox Church […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-on-fr-john-peck/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/katopodis-responds-to-orthodox-dominionists/ https://www.aoiusa.org/katopodis-responds-to-orthodox-dominionists/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:34:42 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=162 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Mr. Harry Katopodis has sent AOI an article to further elaborate on the thinking behind his article in the Hellenic Voice, “Religious Right Must Not Set Agenda for Orthodox Church.” Which led to my post, “Where are the Orthodox Dominionists?” The Katopodis response is published here unedited: Dominionists or Pro-Life? By Harry Katopodis Several bloggers […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/katopodis-responds-to-orthodox-dominionists/feed/ 14 https://www.aoiusa.org/where-are-the-orthodox-dominionists/ https://www.aoiusa.org/where-are-the-orthodox-dominionists/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:57:24 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=125 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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A friend sent me an article from the Hellenic Voice titled, “Religious Right must not set agenda for Orthodox Church.” Well, reasonable enough. But the article got so many other things wrong that I was tempted to simply quit reading half way through. The author, Harry Katopodis, seemed not to understand the difference between religious […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/where-are-the-orthodox-dominionists/feed/ 35