Unbelievable? What's got evangelicals interested in the Orthodox Church?
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Several high profile evangelical have converted to The Orthodox Church in recent decades. Is it just for the cool beards and robes? In this discussion we find out about the history of the Orthodox Church and some of its distinctive features.
Justin is joined by Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church, evangelical theologian Elaine Storkey and Andrew Walker, a convert to Eastern Orthodox Church.
MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/71067e8d-411f-4194-ac60-0d6b68d60dea.mp3
For Bishop Angaelos http://www.copticcentre.com
For Elaine Storkey http://www.elainestorkey.com
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Released on 3 Oct 2014
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