
David Bentley Hart on Reason, Faith, and Diversity in Religious Thought
Conversations with Tyler
The Orthodox Church in America Is Failing to Be an American Religion
Counterpoint in Eastern Orthodox Church music varies depending on the Church./nThere is no significant theological difference in the lack of counterpoint./nThe Orthodox Church in America is struggling to avoid becoming an American religion./nThe influx of former evangelicals into American Orthodoxy is one reason for this struggle./nThe lack of a clear protocol for receiving converts in Orthodoxy contributes to the problem./nMany who join the Church come with presuppositions from their previous tradition./nThe dominant faction in American Orthodoxy is influenced by American evangelicalism./nEthnic identity has also played a role in resisting the Americanization of Orthodoxy./nThe future of Orthodoxy in America is uncertain, and it may become just another American religion./nThe main remaining distinctions may be in liturgical form.