He is a popular speaker and author, and is publisher of conciliar press. The wellthoughtout conversion journey to orthodoxy. Authors authors fj peter gillquist orthodox christian. A journey to the ancient christian faith audible audio edition. Department of missions and evangelism antiochian orthodox christian archdiocese of north america. Gillquist, well known evangelist, author, teacher, preacher, and lecturer, fell asleep in the lord surrounded by his beloved khouriya marilyn and family members here sunday, july 1, 2012, the feast of saints cosmas and damian. Gillquist july, 1938 july 1, 2012 was an archpriest in the antiochian orthodox christian archdiocese of north america and retired chairman of the archdioceses department of missions and evangelism. Sep 01, 1989 peter gillquist did a fantastic job detailing the timeline of his spiritual journey to the orthodox church.
Having learned of his racist background after his reception into the church, his parish priest, fr. Each episode comes with a short video, a downloadable worksheet, and an example when possible. Gillquist biographical information updated june 29, 2011 contact. The engaging story of one of the leaders of campus crusade for christ who, along with over 2,000 other evangelical christians, came to the conclusion that the orthodox church was the only unchanged church in history. Gillquist, author of becoming orthodox a marvelous volume. I had heard about the mass entry of some evangelicals in the 80s and some of the long term consequences, but really had no idea what the story was. He is also known for being part of a group former campus crusade for christ leaders who led some 2000 evangelicals into the orthodox church in 1987 see video. This is the story of a handful of courageous men and their congregations who risked stable occupations, security, and the approval of lifelong friends to be obedient to gods call. A group of evangelicals converted to orthodoxy in the mid1970s, and the most visible among them has proven to be peter gillquist. Dec 07, 2019 more than just an apologia for becoming eastern orthodox, peter gillquists book is an important chapter in the history of american evangelicalism. The greater part of the church, under the leadership of thenbishop peter gillquist, was received by chrismation into communion with the antiochian archdiocese in 1987, becoming the antiochian evangelical orthodox mission aeom, a distinctive group of parishes which has since been regularized into normal status within the archdiocese. Peter gillquist reflects on years of ministry in afr. The conference was dedicated to the memory of his eminence, archbishop dmitri. More than just an apologia for becoming eastern orthodox, peter gillquist s book is an important chapter in the history of american evangelicalism.
This is the story of a handful of courageous men and their congregations who risked stable occupations, security and the approval of lifelong friends to be. Peter gillquist it was interesting for me to read his book because its content added to my understanding of what happened to some of the campus crusade for christ leadersray nethery, and peter gillquist being two persons that i met. The numerous comments on the website of all saints orthodox church in bloomington, indiana revealed his. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Peter gillquist after a long and difficult journey, 2000 weary evangelical protestants finally found.
Gillquist is an archpriest and chairman of the department of missions and. Becoming orthodox by peter gillquist, 97809622735, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Columbus ohio christian life conference april 2002. Peter edward gillquist july, 1938 july 1, 2012 was an american archpriest in the. A journey to the ancient christian faith, then youve come to the correct site. Son of a jewish rabbi, national chess champion, leader with jews for jesus in berkeley, orthodox christian priest whew. I recommend it as a very basic book and introduction of peters journey to the becoming orthodox. A journey to the ancient christian faith by peter e. Orthodoxy in america has a convert problem orthodoxy and.
Gillquist is an archpriest and chairman of the department of missions and evangelism for the antiochian orthodox church of north america. Becoming truly human the becoming truly human department, with. Gillquist does it in a manner that is very down to earth and easy to read. Why protestant clergy are becoming orthodox peter e. Jul 16, 2012 this is the summary of becoming orthodox by peter e. Sep 21, 2017 he was received into the orthodox church in a parish of the antiochian archdiocese in 2014. Peter gillquist, chair of the antiochian archdiocese department of missions and evangelism and the publisher of again, was interviewed by the. Peter gillquist i have just been reading this book and i find the story fascinating. Athanasius church in santa barbara was the hub of the eoc, and at one time, five of the six founding fathers, and their families were living.
This book chronicles the spiritual journey of several pastors who had been involved in the evangelical group campus crusade for christ. Being neither a deeply theological book nor a broadstroke reading, this book weaves its becoming orthodox chronicles one mans journey from the protestant church to the orthodox faith. A journey to the ancient christian faith doc, txt, epub, pdf, djvu forms. Peter gillquist a hundred years ago, a lot of people, both in the episcopal church and in the orthodox church, thought that a natural marriage would be the episcopal church in the us with the orthodox church. Mobi for kindle, epub for nook, ibooks, kobo, and pdf files. Becoming orthodox is a personal testimonial by fr peter guilquist written to track.
I remember being really impressed with the journey father gillquist and the others. Peter gillquist of blessed memory, reading his bestselling book, becoming orthodox. Becoming orthodox is the story of this journey through the eyes of peter gillquist, one of the major players in the group, and details their growth from house churches to an independent denomination and on to their final acceptance into orthodoxy. Archbishop iakovos, former archbishop of the greek orthodox archdiocese of north and south america from 1959 to 1996, fell asleep in the lord on april 10, 2005 at the age of 93 years old. A video series on how to develop and deliver homilies from a wide range of contributors in the antiochian orthodox christian archdiocese of north america. More than just an apologia for becoming eastern orthodox, peter gillquists. Peter s retirement as chairman of the department of missions and evangelism for the antiochian archdiocese.
More than just an apologia for becoming eastern orthodox, peter gillquists book is an important chapter in the history of american evangelicalism. I promised this post a while ago, when i mentioned that id been reading about a number of converts to eastern orthodoxy, some that were quite surprising. Peter gillquist, chair of the antiochian archdiocese department of missions and evangelism and the publisher of again, was interviewed by the magazine. A journey to the ancient christian faith 3rd edition. Marilyn gillquist to talk about the announcement by his eminence metropolitan philip of fr. Library of congress cataloginginpublications data gillquist, peter e. Peter edward gillquist july, 1938 july 1, 2012 was an american archpriest in the antiochian orthodox christian archdiocese of north america and retired chairman of the archdioceses department of missions and evangelism. A journey to the ancient christian faith remains the primary and most popular published narrative through which one assess both his own conversion and that of the majority of the denomination known as the evangelical orthodox church eoc. Peter jon gillquist, with the support of his bishop, insisted that heimbach publicly renounce violence, hate speech, and the heresy of phyletism. Dec 07, 2010 one of the first books i read when i was exploring orthodoxy was becoming orthodox. Peter gillquist, chair of the antiochian archdiocese department of missions and evangelism and the publisher of again, was interviewed by the magazine for their thirtieth anniversary issue. Becoming orthodox by ancient faith publishing issuu. In the 1960s he was regional director for campus crusade for christ.
A nice narrative covering the process of a nondenominational church trying to model the historical new testament church and in the process converting glilquist orthodoxy. He is widely known as the author of becoming orthodox. A journey to the ancient christian faith revised, updated ed. While still on staff at campus crusade, gillquist and some of his became. Supposedly over 70% of priests in the orthodox church in america today are. He was chairman of conciliar press ben lomond, california and the author of numerous books, including love is now, the physical side of being spiritual and becoming. Fr peter gillquist finding the original church youtube.