Table Of ContentBECOMING
ORTHODOX
A J o u r n e y t o t h e
A n c i e n t C h r i s t i a n F a i t h
peter E. Gillquist
Chesterton, Indiana
Original edition © 1989 by Peter E. GiIlquist
Revised edition © 1992 by Peter E. GiIlquist
Third edition © 2009 by Peter E. Gillquist
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First printing, August 1989
Second printing, February 1990
Third printing, December 1990
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Gillquist, Peter E.
Becoming Orthodox: a journey to the ancient Christian faith /
Peter E. Gillquist. —Rev. ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-9622713-3-0
1. Antiochian Evangelical Orthodox Mission—History.
2. Evangelical Orthodox Church—History.
3. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America—History.
4. Orthodox Eastern Church—United States History.
5. Orthodox Eastern Church—Doctrines.
6. Gillquist, Peter E.
I. Title.
BX738.A743G55 1992
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To His Eminence,
Metropolitan PHILIP Saliba
You said in Detroit in 1987
that if you had to receive
the Evangelical Orthodox into
the Archdiocese again, you would
do it a million times.
On behalf of us all, we’d
say Yes again, a million times!
God grant you many years.
contents
Foreword vii
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Acknowledgments xi
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PART ONE:
FROM ARROWHEAD SPRINGS TO ANTIOCH
1. Never Say Never 3
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2. The Phantom Search for the Perfect Church 9
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3. A Week We Will Not Forget 27
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4. Finding the New Testament Church 41
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PART TWO:
ORTHODOXY AND THE BIBLE
5. The “T” Word 57
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6. Why We Worship the Way We Do 71
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7. Call No Man Father 87
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8. Facing Up to Mary 97
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9. A Sign for All Christians 111
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PART THREE:
THE GREAT ENTRANCE
10. A Decade of Decision 121
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11. Welcome Home! 139
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12. On to the Third Millennium 157
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Revised EPILOGUE
Coming up on Twenty-Five Years 167
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Memory Eternal ...............................................................181
About the Author 183
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For Further Reading 185
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