'''''Proselytism''''', the practice of proselytizingas distinct from [[evangelism]], involves ''actively and illegitimately seeking and inducing'' people from one religious faith, eto another.g., People [[What is Orthodoxy|Orthodoxyconvert]], to convert to another one, e.g., Protestantism. People converted ed this way are known as ''proselytes''. The English word ''proselytism'' derives from the Greek language prefix ''pros-'' (towards) and the verb ''erchomai'' (to come).

The English language word In [[Bible|Biblical]] usage, a ''proselytism'proselyte' is derived ultimately from the Greek language prefix 'pros' (towards) and was one who converted to the [[Judaism|Jewish]] faith, not having been born into the verb 'erchomai' (to come)Covenant.

Disavowing proselytism, the Orthodox Church maintains a rich and strong tradition of [[missions]] and [[evangelization]], epitomized by Saints [[Cyril and Methodius]] in ancient times, and in modern times exemplified by the Alaskan [[missionaries]], Saint [[Herman of Alaska]], Saint [[Innocent of Alaska]], Saint [[Juvenal of Alaska]], Saint [[Jacob Netsvetov]] of Alaska, and Saint [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Perhaps the most well-known Orthodox missionaries of the 20th and 21st centuries are Father [[Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos]] (Congo), Archbishop [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya]], and Archbishop [[Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania]]. ==See also/not to be confused with==*[[Witness|Evangelism]]*[[Gospel]]*[[Missiology]]*[[Missionary]]*[[Evangelization]]*[[Evangelist]]

*[http://enorthochristian.wikipediacom/46414.org/wiki/html "Evangelism and Proselytism " by Stephen Methodius Hayes]*[[Wikipedia:Proselytism (Wikipedia)]]