The Orthodox Parish in America: Faithfulness to the Past and Responsibility for the Future

Anton C. Vrame

Orthodox parish life in North america, particulary in the United States, challenges many tradtional assumptions as to how the church functions.  The parish as a public corporate entity, the expanding roles of lay and ordained leadership, the coexistence of multiple jurisdictions - all of these are new realities for Orthodox Christianity.  This volume addresses these and other realted issues. 

Required text for Antiochian House of Studies, DMIN05
277 pages
Paperback
Published 2003
size: 9 x 6 x 0.75"
ISBN:  1-885652-70-4