This is the story of parachurch Campus Crusade Leaders and their flocks becoming Orthodox by the thousands. Part 2 of 4.
Contemporary Orthodox Turks
A Conversation with two Orthodox Turks, Achmet and Nejla In Turkey, which is the canonical territory of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, there are very few Greek parishioners left. The Orthodox community has been supplemented to some degree by Russians who have taken up permanent residence there. However, there are also some Turks who have become […]
Converts to Orthodoxy increase, while converts to Islam decrease in Russia
Interfax – The percentage of Orthodox believers went up from 70% to 75% in Russia in 2009, reaching the highest level since the beginning of measurements, the All-Russia Public Opinion Research Center told Interfax. When asked about their religious affiliation, 5% of the respondents named Islam (from 7% the year before), and less than 1% […]
Eastern Orthodoxy Lures Western Seekers
By Uwe Siemon-Netto If you stand on the shores of Lake Michigan and watch a man with a long gray mane and beard labor on sailing boats, don’t automatically assume that he’s an aging flower child. He may just be Father Luke, an orthodox cleric, trying to make ends meet. Luke, 58, could not even […]
Muslim Preachers, Missionaries, Scholars, Mullahs, & Imams Leave Islam and Enter Christianity
Ex-Muslim Scholar’s Book Refutes Islam A former leading Muslim scholar has written a book refuting the idea that Islam is a peaceful religion, despite fears for his life. While many people have been arguing that those behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks do not represent true Islam, Mark Gabriel has been putting the finishing touches […]