University of North Carolina at Asheville
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Title |
Jonah Campbell Oral History | |
| Creator | Interviewer: Adam Bittmann | |
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Subject |
Campbell, Jonah |
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Russian Orthodox Christianity, St. Nicholas Church,
Eastern Right Catholicism |
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Description |
Father Jonah Campbell
describes his conversion to Russian Orthodoxy and his experiences in
Asheville at St. Nicholas Church. He relates the appeal of Orthodoxy
in America, interactions with local Pentecostals, and his ideas on science
and faith. |
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Publisher |
D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at
Asheville, NC, 28804 |
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Date |
2009-03-10 |
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Type |
1 audio cassette, 1 CD ; Abstract |
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Format |
Audio cassette converted to CD, 7 page abstract |
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Identifier |
http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/GRO/campbell_jonah.html |
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Source |
OH-Greek & Russian Orthodoxy Oral History Collection-Campbell |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Part of a series of interviews in
the Greek and Russian Orthodoxy in Asheville (NC): Greek http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/web_exhibits/greek_russian_orthodox_asheville/ greek_orthodox_holy_trinity_church/default_greek_orthodox.htm Russian http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/web_exhibits/ greek_russian_orthodox_asheville/russian_orthodox/default_russian_orthodox.htm |
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Coverage |
1990s-2008; Asheville, NC | |
| Rights | Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. | |
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Acquisition |
Donor number: 342 ; Date of acquisition: May 2008 |
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Processed By |
Special Collections staff | |
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Interview Date |
2008-02-29 | |
| Interview Location | St. Nicholas Church | |
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Biography |
Father Jonah converted to Catholicism in 1996. While attending college, he met a professor in the engineering department who had become an orthodox. With time, Jonah became an Easter Right Catholic. After he graduated with a degree in chemistry and a minor in Biology, he left his plans for medicine and entered an Eastern Right monastery in Michigan to become a monk. He stayed for four years. On a pilgrimage to a large Orthodox monastery in Jordanville, New York, he met is future wife, Yelena. | |
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