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M. (Meletios) Golden
A former Greek Orthodox high priest, soldier, and Salvation Army worker tells the story of a dramatic spiritual turning point. His writing offers a rare first-person look at faith, migration, and religious change in the early 20th century.
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Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker
by M. (Meletios) Golden
About the author
Best known for Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker, this early 20th-century writer presented his own religious journey in autobiographical form. Sources connected with the book identify him as Rev. Meletios Golden and place him in Rutland, Massachusetts at the time the work was registered and published.
The book describes his move from a senior role in the Greek Orthodox Church toward evangelical Christian work in the United States. In the book's front matter, he is described as a founder of the Greek-Amerikan-Christian-Association, a former high priest of the Greek Orthodox Church, and someone who had also served in the Royal Gendarmerie of Greece and later with the Salvation Army.
Because reliable biographical information about him is limited outside the book and its archival records, much of what can be confirmed comes from those original publication sources rather than from modern reference works. That makes his memoir especially valuable: it serves not only as a personal testimony, but also as a small historical window into Greek religious life and immigrant experience.