| Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith |  | Author: Peter E. Gillquist
Publisher: Wolgemuth & Hyatt Pub
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Pages: 185
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0943497671
Dewey Decimal Number: 281.973
EAN: 9780943497679
ASIN: 0943497671
Publication Date: April 1990
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Moderately satisfying August 3, 2008
This book is divided into three parts: (1) Looking for the true church, (2) Orthodox doctrines usually unpalatable to Evangelicals, (3) merging a Protestant-originated variety of Orthodoxy with the historic Orthodox Church.
The first part is an interesting personal story of growing dissatisfaction with shallow Evangelicalism. If you are an Evangelical who is tired of the megachurch "entertainment" approach to church, or the fundamentalist portrayal of God as a collection of "sound doctrines" with a judgmental face, you will really like this part.
The second part is generally good. I found the attempt to justify the Orthodox approach to Mary quite unsatisfying, though. It assumes you are coming to the issue with a fundamentalist mentality, which I am not. Its "biblicistic" approach is frustrating, not convincing.
The third part of the book has a lot to do with with bureaucracy. After being snubbed in Constantinople, Gillquist and his group are accepted in Englewood, New Jersey. After that the journey is quite positive. The joining of the Evangelical Orthodox Church with the Antiochean Orthodox Christian Archdiocese is an very uplifting.
A journal, not a reference book April 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This journal of the path to Orthodoxy taken by some non-denominational Evangelical Christians (with roots in the "Jesus Movement" of the 1960's and Campus Crusade for Christ) is a wonderful book for anyone seriously considering conversion to the Orthodox Christian faith.
However, don't expect your non-Orthodox friends to gain great insight from it.
It is best received by inquirers, not as an "Orthodox evangelical tool" to pass along to your protestant friends.
A fascinating journey to an ancient faith February 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Peter Guilquist's Becoming Orthodox is a fascinating journey to discovering an ancient faith by a group of modern day evangelical Christians.
It provides details on how this group of faithful came to question their status quo faith and to yearn for answers in the historical church, its teachings, its practices and most importantly where in the present day this historical church could be found?
Their journey led them to discover the Eastern Orthodox Church as the true historical Church of Jesus Christ and His Apostles handed down to us through ages through the bishops by Apostolic Succession.
Complicated theological issues are treated with a clear and simple approach.
 Not a book I would recommend November 29, 2007
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
In this book, written as an autobiography, Gilquist explains to the reader why he converted to the "true" church. It would seem that in this age of tolerance, few would listen to a man saying that only his denomination is right, but that is the sum of what Gilquist is promoting. It seems that the book is written to convert Protestants to Eastern Orthodoxy, while also getting in some digs on Catholics. Gilquist, after all, is in charge of evangelism (shall we say proselytizing) for his denomination. Left out of the book is the sad story of the Ben Lomond excommunication of many of Gilquist's fellow Orthodox converts, after they disagreed with their bishop, who excommunicated them by fax and gave control of their church building to the few who remained faithful to him. It presents Orthodoxy as a utopian ending to his quest, but he leaves out the warts and tries to slide unpalatable Orthodox doctrine under the door whenever he can. For instance, while quoting Jesus' statment that scripture is more important than tradition, he sidesteps that by saying that Jesus was referring to "bad" tradition and not "good" tradition. Good traditions, of course, are the ones that Gilquist believes. Bad traditions are the ones other churches hold to. This is not supported by the facts. For those wishing to convert to Orthodoxy, Gilquist's book will be helpful. For those who want a balanced analysis of the issues, I recommend other books: "The Gospel According to Rome" by McCarthy (although about Catholicism, the issues are mostly the same as Orthodoxy and Catholicism are very similar), "The Protestant's Guide to Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy" by Rials, or "Why Angels Fall" by Clark.
 Stunning / A real Gem November 11, 2007
First off, I give the author much credit and praise for a very well written treatise concerning the metamorphosis that occured when encountering this ancient Orthodox faith. Secondly, In my opinion, the book was realistic, unequivocal and believable in every aspect, given the myriad of utopian philosophies out there besides pseudo theologians. Thirdly, I found nothing prosaic as I easily glided through its pages. Lastly, I perceived the author was honest and forthright regarding his trying journey. I might add here that I particularly liked the way the author described the revelation of this little known "Pearl of Great Price" that has existed pretty much unchanged throughout history. I am convinced by this book that the utopians have missed the mark in no uncertain terms. The Den of IniquityThe Screwtape LettersUltimate Things: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on the End Times
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