found: The A to Z of the Orthodox Church, 2010(Erickson, John H.; canonist, church historian, theologian, educator, musician (4 October 1943-); one of a few American lay canonists, Erickson earned a B.A. from Harvard (1966), a M.Phil. from Yale (1970), a M.Th. from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (q.v.) (1984), and has been a fellow at both Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies and the University of California School of Law in Berkeley; actively involved in ecumenical and church affairs, he is a member of the North American Orthodox/Roman Catholic Bilateral Consultation, the North American Anglican/Orthodox Consultation, several commissions of the Orthodox Church in America (q.v.) and various professional organizations; Professor Erickson has taught church history and Canon Law at St. Vladimir's Seminary since 1973 and currently holds the rank of associate professor; he additionally serves as associate dean of academic affairs, registrar, and faculty secretary; besides articles and reviews in scholarly journals, he has edited several books, including Orthodox America, 1794-1976 (1975) and the five-volume series The Orthodox Church in History, and has authored The Challenge of Our Past: Essays in Orthodox Canon Law and Church History (1991); during the 1980s he also cooperated in the arrangement and publication of five volumes of liturgical music; his current projects include a popular survey concerning “The Orthodox Church Yesterday and Today,” and books on the Orthodox/Roman Catholic dialogue and on the Eastern canonical tradition of oikonomia)
