The Church

Baptism and the Reception of Converts

• Fr. George Dragas, "The Manner of Reception of Roman Catholic Converts into the Orthodox Church, with Special Reference to the Decisions of the Synods of 1484 (Constantinople), 1755 (Constantinople), and 1667 (Moscow)", a paper presented at the Orthodox/Roman Catholic Dialogue (USA) in 1998. An excellent survey of the entire history of the topic.
• John H. Erickson, "On the Cusp of Modernity: The Canonical Hermeneutic of St Nikodemos the Haghiorite (1748-1809)": St Vladimir"s Theological Quarterly 42-1 (1998), pp. 45-66. Important background on early modern Orthodox-Roman Catholic relations, including the following:
• John H. Erickson, "The Reception of Non-Orthodox into the Orthodox Church: Contemporary Practice": St Vladimir"s Theological Quarterly 41 (1997) pp. 1-17.