Orthodoxy in America

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Despite its relatively young age, '''Orthodoxy in America''' has a complex history and a complicated present. This article seeks to be a clearinghouse of information and links regarding the history and state of Orthodox Christianity in America.

==History==
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*[[All-American Sobor]]
*[[Bibliography of Orthodoxy in America]]
*[[Byzantine response to OCA autocephaly]]
*[[Ligonier Meeting]]
*[[ROCOR and OCA]]
*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in America]]

==People==
===[[List of American saints|Saints]]===
*[[Alexander Hotovitzky]]
*[[Alexis of Wilkes-Barre]]
*[[Vasily Martysz|Basil Martysz]]
*[[Brendan the Navigator]]
*[[Herman of Alaska]]
*[[Innocent of Alaska]]
*[[Jacob Netsvetov]]
*[[John Kochurov]]
*[[John Maximovitch]]
*[[Juvenaly of Alaska]]
*[[Nikolai Velimirovic]]
*[[Peter the Aleut]]
*[[Raphael of Brooklyn]]
*[[Seraphim of Uglich |Seraphim (Samuilovich) of Uglich]]
*[[Tikhon of Moscow]]
*[[Varnava (Nastic)]]
*[[Anatolii Kamenskii]]
*Under consideration for [[glorification]]
**Abp. [[Arseny (Chagovtsov) of Winnipeg]]
** Bp. [[Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos]]
**[[Jacob Korchinsky]]
**[[Olga Michael]]
**[[Seraphim Rose]]

===[[List of American bishops|Bishops]]===
: ''See: [[List of American bishops]]''

===Other major figures===
*[[Alexander Schmemann]]
*[[Frank Schaeffer]]
*[[Georges Florovsky]]
*[[Jaroslav Pelikan]]
*[[John Meyendorff]]
*[[Seraphim Rose]]
*[[Thomas Hopko]]

*[[List of American writers|Writers]]

==Jurisdictions==
===Current===
*[[Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America]]
*[[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]
*[[Belarusian Council of Orthodox Churches in North America]]
*[[Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia]]
*[[Ecumenical Patriarchate in America]]
*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]
*[[Orthodox Church in America]]
*[[Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada]]
*[[Russian Orthodox Church in the USA]]
*[[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]]
*[[Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada]]
*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]]
*[[Vicariate for Palestinian-Jordanian Communities in the USA|Vicariate for Palestinian/Jordanian Communities in the USA]]

====Non-Mainstream====
*[[Holy Orthodox Church in North America]] (HOCNA)
*[[Russian Orthodox Church in Exile]] (ROCE)
*[[Universal Orthodox diocese of Georgia]] (UOC)

===Former===
*[[Alexandrian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church in the United States]]
*[[American Orthodox Catholic Church]]
*[[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Toledo and Dependencies]]
*[[Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Metropolis of America and Canada]]
*[[Bulgarian Diocese in Exile]]
*[[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America]]
*[[Russian Exarchate of North America]]
*[[Syrian Holy Orthodox Greek Catholic Mission in North America]]

==Seminaries and other education==
*[[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)]]
*[[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)]]
*[[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)]]
*[[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)]]
*[[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]]
*[[St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary (Libertyville, Illinois)]]
*[[St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)]]
*[[St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology]]
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)]]

==Monasteries==
*[[List of American monasteries]]

==Groups==
*[[Evangelical Orthodox Church]]
*[[Holy Order of MANS]] (later, Christ the Savior Brotherhood)
*[[Society of Clerks Secular of St. Basil]]

==Organizations==
===National===
*[[Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America]]
*[[Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting]] (EOCS)
*[[International Orthodox Christian Charities]] (IOCC)
*[[Orthodox Christian Fellowship]] (OCF)
*[[Orthodox Christian Laity]] (OCL)
*[[Orthodox Christian Mission Center]] (OCMC)
*[[Orthodox Christians for Life]] (OCLife)
*[[Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement]] (OISM)
*[[Orthodox Theological Society in America]] (OTSA)
*[[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]] (SCOBA)

===Regional===
*[[Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches of Central Massachusetts]] (CEOC)
*[[Fellowship of Orthodox Churches of Connecticut]] (FORCC)
*[[Rocky Mountain Orthodox Christian Charities and Missions]] (RMOCCM)

===Jurisdictional===
*[[Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America]] (FOCA), [[OCA]]

==External links==
*[http://www.orthodoxyinamerica.org/ Orthodoxy in America: An Online Directory of the Orthodox Church in North America]
*[http://www.fordhamfrc.org/chaplain/lectures.htm Orthodoxy in America Lecture Series], sponsored by Fordham University
*[http://www.izograph.com/kleima.htm Iconic History of Orthodoxy in America]
*[http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/history American Orthodox History] ''The story of Orthodoxy in the Americas'' - Ancient Faith Raido podcast

===Articles===
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/general/orth_amer.aspx Orthodoxy in America], by Archbishop Chrysostomos of Etna
*[http://www.helleniccomserve.com/fordham1a.html The Dynamics of the Orthodox Faith in America], by Abp. [[Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America]]
*[http://oca15aac.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/a-spiritual-springtime-for-american-orthodoxy-reflections-on-the-last-40-years/ A Spiritual Springtime for American Orthodoxy: Reflections on the last 40 Years], by Fr. [[Thomas Hopko]], Sept. 27, 2008
*[http://ocl.org/MetIsaiahofDenverMar2001.htm The Dangers of Multiple Orthodox Jurisdictions in the United States], by Metr. [[Isaiah (Chronopoulos) of Denver]]
*[http://www.ocl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=OrthodoxUnity.one&content_id=14248&CFID=25996465 Where Do We Go From Here?], by [[Abbot]] [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington and New York|Jonah (Paffhausen)]] (requires free registration)
*[http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles4/KishkovskyDiaspora.shtml Orthodoxy in America: Diaspora or Church?], by Fr. Leonid Kishkovsky
*[http://www.ocl.org/project.htm The Project for Orthodox Renewal of the Orthodox Christian Laity: Seven Studies of Key Issues Facing Orthodox Christians in America], Steven J. Sfekas and George E. Matsoukas, eds. (1993)
*[https://www.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/000139/brochure.pdf An Orthodox Christian Church in the United States: Unified and Self-Governed], a pamphlet by [[Orthodox Christian Laity]]
*[http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/MetrakosAmericaOrt.php The Face of American Orthodoxy: A Forgotten Perspective], by Fr. Aris P. Metrakos
*[http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/MetrakosOrthodoxy.php The Next Triumph of Orthodoxy], by Fr. Aris P. Metrakos
*[http://www.svots.edu/Faculty/Paul-Meyendorff/Articles/liturgical-path.html The Liturgical Path of Orthodoxy in America], by [[Paul Meyendorff]]
*[http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/readings/Orthodox_Church/orthodoxy_in_america.shtml Orthodoxy in America], from [http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/ OrthodoxPhotos.com]
*[http://www.jacwell.org/Archbishop%20Peter/1997_WINTER_reflecting_on_the_future_of_orth.htm Reflecting on the Future of Orthodoxy in America], by Archbishop [[Peter (L'Huillier) of New York]]
*[http://www.stxenia.org/frsrose/ortham.shtml Orthodoxy in America: Its Historical Past and Present], by Fr. [[Seraphim Rose]]
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/schmemann_orthodoxy_america.htm Orthodoxy and America], by Fr. [[Alexander Schmemann]]- (this is the last part of ''III: The Spiritual Problem'' below)
*Problems of Orthodoxy in America series, by Fr. [[Alexander Schmemann]]
**[http://www.jacwell.org/Fall_Winter99/Fr_Schmemann_The_canonical_problem.htm I: The Canonical Problem]
**[http://www.jacwell.org/Fall_Winter99/Fr_Schmemann_The_liturgical_problem.htm II: The Liturgical Problem]
**[http://www.jacwell.org/Fall_Winter99/Fr_Schmemann_The%20_spiritual_problem.htm III: The Spiritual Problem]
*[http://directionstoorthodoxy.org/mod/news/view.php?article_id=7251 The American Orthodox Church], by Dr. George Strickland
*[http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,909104,00.html TIME: An American Orthodoxy?], March 16, 1970

===Link collections===
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/general/gen_america.aspx General Information: Orthodoxy in America]

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