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AOI – The American Orthodox Institute – USA https://www.aoiusa.org A Research and Educational Organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian Tradition Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:19:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 Mattingly: What do the Converts Want? 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