700k to 6 MILLION U.S. Orthodox?! The Real Story - with Matthew Namee

There are memes and headlines going around tracking a change from 700,000 American Orthodox Christians in 2020 to 6 million in 2024. With the convert surge going on, this sounds... plausible? Matthew Namee, director of the Orthodox Studies Institute, joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about not only whether those numbers really make sense but also the history of how Orthodox Christians in America have been counted. He also unpacks for us his discoveries about the demographics of Orthodox in America, culled from studies of the general American population. Related resources: "How Many Orthodox Christians Are in America?" by Matthew: https://www.orthodoxhistory.org/2024/12/03/how-many-orthodox-christians-are-in-america/ American Orthodox History Course from OSI, taught by Matthew: https://www.orthodoxstudies.org/courses/americanorthodox My video on the Orthodox Convert Surge: https://youtu.be/ESBsGDHI0XA My video with Matthew on his Orthodox convert study: https://youtu.be/bfuQ1ZN_xxo #orthodoxy #orthodoxchristianity #orthodoxyinamerica #orthodoxhistory #demographics -- QUESTIONS ABOUT ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY / HELP FINDING A PARISH: https://www.orthodoxintro.org/ MORE INFO ON ME: http://andrewstephendamick.com MY BOOKS: https://store.ancientfaith.com/fr-andrew-stephen-damick/ BOOK ME FOR YOUR EVENT: See email in channel description. SUPPORT: https://ancientfaith.com/support If you would like to support the work that I do, you can make a tax-deductible donation to Ancient Faith Ministries.