History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt

History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt PDF Author: Robert Morgan
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 146028027X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 536

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"This book tells the story of the Copts of Egypt throughout the ages, the descendants of the great Pharaohs of Egypt"--Back cover

History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt

History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt PDF Author: Robert Morgan
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 146028027X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 536

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"This book tells the story of the Copts of Egypt throughout the ages, the descendants of the great Pharaohs of Egypt"--Back cover

Traditional Egyptian Christianity

Traditional Egyptian Christianity PDF Author: Theodore Hall Partrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965239608
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity

Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity PDF Author: Otto F. A. Meinardus
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774247576
Category : Coptic Church
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Looks at the history, traditions, theology and structure of the ancient and modern churches and monasteries.

Between Desert and City: The Coptic Orthodox Church Today

Between Desert and City: The Coptic Orthodox Church Today PDF Author: Nelly van Doorn-Harder
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1620320800
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 291

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Explores the history, theology, and culture of the Coptic Orthodoxy, discussing key figures in the renewal of the church, and examining the role of women within church and society.

Christianity in the Land of the Pharaohs

Christianity in the Land of the Pharaohs PDF Author: Jill Kamil
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136797874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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An engaging survey of Coptic Christianity in Egypt since Pharaonic times, through its development under Rome, Byzantium, Islam and beyond. Ideal reading for students of Egyptian history and Christianity.

The A to Z of the Coptic Church

The A to Z of the Coptic Church PDF Author: Gawdat Gabra
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810870576
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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During the first century, Saint Mark brought Christianity to Egypt and in so doing, formed the basis for the Coptic Orthodox Church. Today, Copts, members of the Coptic Church, compromise the largest Christian Community in the Middle East. The Coptic Church is more than 19 centuries old and has produced thousands of texts and biblical and theological studies. During the last half of the 20th century, however, economic and political discrimination has forced between 400,000 and one million Copts to emigrate from Egypt, with the majority settling in North America and Australia. The A to Z of the Coptic Church details the history of one of the oldest Christian churches. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, organizations, and structures; the theology and practices of the church; its literature and liturgy; and monasteries and churches.

Contemporary Coptic Nuns

Contemporary Coptic Nuns PDF Author: Pieternella van Doorn-Harder
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570030345
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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A rare and engaging encounter with Egyptian cloistresses Contemporary Coptic Nuns reveals a world rarely seen by outsiders--the world of nuns who worship and serve as part of the largest community of indigenous Christians in the Middle East. One of the few people unaffiliated with the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church to observe these women, Pieternella van Doorn-Harder offers a compelling portrait of the nuns who devote their lives to this conservative faith. Van Doorn-Harder traces the current vitality of the Coptic monastic tradition to a church-wide renaissance of the mid twentieth-century. She credits Coptic mother superiors with harnessing the revival's energy to usher in an era of expanded opportunity for Egyptian Christian women. At that time they transformed convents into centers of Coptic faith and culture and began providing pastoral, educational, and medicinal services to the community. In depicting the nuns' daily lives, van Doorn-Harder describes their work, their role in the Coptic resurgence, their influence on the Coptic laity, and their position in the larger Islamic society. In presenting their spiritual lives, she attests to the vigor of their prayer, fasting, and devotions as well as to their spiritual gifts, which include clairvoyance, intercession, and healing.

Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt

Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt PDF Author: Febe Armanios
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 019974484X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271

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Chiefly interested in the early modern period, 1517-1798.

The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt

The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt PDF Author: Alfred Joshua Butler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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The Nature of Christ

The Nature of Christ PDF Author: H.H. Pope Shenouda III
Publisher: Dar El Tebaa El Kawmia
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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The nature of Christ is a very important subject that caused a serious dissension within the Church in the fifth century, in 451 AD. When the theological dialogue started as an effort towards the unity of churches, the subject had to be discussed. Therefore, our Orthodox Church found it necessary to issue a book which presents its concept in this regard in a language fit for theological dialogues. This subject (the Nature of Christ) was taught by me to the students of the Seminary "St. Mark Theological College" in 1984 in the form of lectures which I delivered to them in St. Bishoy Monastery, Sheheit Desert, as part of the courses of comparative Theology. The lectures were printed merely for the use of the students. The same lectures were afterwards translated into English in Ottawa, Canada, in 1980 and became available in English only for six years... We had to print them in Arabic for the students of the Seminary and its branches and for the benefit of those who are interested in theological studies whether ministers or ordinary individuals.. and whoever has the desire-from other churches to be acquainted with our concept of Christology. The first theological dialogue we attended on this subject was in Vienna, Austria in September 1971 AD convened by the ProOriente Group. In this dialogue we reached a theological formula that was accepted by our Catholic brothers and those in the old Oriental orthodox churches: the Syrians, Arminians, Ethiopians and Indians. It was an important dialogue indeed, for the dissension that occurred in the fifth century had distorted the face of every church before the other.. But now the way is open for a common understanding. Then, there was an official agreement with the Catholic churches after 17 years of differences (since 1988), based on the previous understanding. The agreement was recorded in a concise "Statement" which you will find at the end of this book. There was another dialogue, in more detail, with our brothers in the Byzantine Orthodox Churches in St. Bishoy Monastery, Sheheit Desert in 1989 AD. It was attended by the theologians of twenty Orthodox Churches and was followed by another meeting of the priestly representatives of the Orthodox churches in Chambesy, Geneva, in 1990. Now, seeing it is necessary to make our people acquainted with the details and evidences that prove our concept of the Nature of Christ, and since the Pro-Oriente Group is convening a religious conference for the representatives of all Churches at the end of October 1991 to present to them the Agreed Statement on Christology. And since we were asked to present a paper on the subject and deliver it as a lecture in the conference. Therefore, we proceeded to print the former lectures delivered in the Seminary in 1984 as a book to be presented to the conference and to be available in Arabic and in English for all who are interested. Pope Shenouda III