Who is a convert? New members of the Orthodox Church in Norway

Due to its recent major revival in the post-Soviet period, the Orthodox Church can today be described as a church of new believers. While this seems to be acknowledged at a general level, there is a strong tendency to avoid speaking of new members with an Eastern European background as ‘converts’. A...

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Main Author: Berit Synøve Thorbjørnsrud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society for the Study of Religion 2015-06-01
Series:Temenos
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/49447