Thanks to the faithful support and good suggestions of our readers, Journey To Orthodoxy has added a Testimonials section. Under the “About JTO” tab now can be found a Testimonials page, and a Submit A Testimonial page for submitting your own words of testimony about JTO. The best advertising is word of mouth, and in […]
Study Finds More Converts Than Expected
…the study found that nine out of 10 parishioners are now American-born…
Egyptian Church Issues First Conversion Certificate
For the first time ever, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church issued a certificate of conversion to a believer from a Muslim background last week. The move is unprecedented in a country where it is practically impossible for Muslims to legally change their religious status. Maher al-Gohari requested and was granted the Church’s first conversion certificate. He […]
Russia: Authorities Seek To Convert Beslan’s Muslims
By Paul Goble North Ossetian officials have sought to increase supervision of Muslim organizations in the year since the Beslan tragedy. In the year since the Beslan tragedy, North Ossetian security officials have sought to close down all independent Muslim organizations there, a campaign that has caused at least some members of historically Islamic nationalities […]
From Baptist To Boznia To Byzantium
An Interview with Fr. James Early Originally posted on the Byzantine Texas blogsite, this interview is an excellent introduction to Fr. James’ story and conversion, which we will be publishing shortly in serial format here at JTO! What prompted you to write the book? First, several people who had heard me tell my conversion […]