What Does Queer Have to Do with Ecumenism?
Abstract Some observers claim that ecumenism has entered the season of winter and that ecumenism does not flourish as it has done in other periods. This article proposes that queer theory, an academic field that in different ways addresses and challenges questions of identity, offers perspectives to respond to this challenge and allow ecumenism to ...
Linnea Helgesson
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Pastophoria and Altars: Interaction in Ethiopian Liturgy and Church Architecture
FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS BELONGING TO THE ARTICLE SEE SUPPLEMENTARY FILES > There are three parts to the interior space of ancient Ethiopian churches: a sanctuary (Mäqdäs) which is expanded into the “Holy Place” (Qǝddǝst) and the place of the assembly ...
Emmanuel Fritsch, Michael Gervers
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Ethiopian Early Grade English Teachers’ Preparedness to Teach Basic Reading Skills
Ethiopian children in early grades were found to be significantly nonreaders after 2–3 years of schooling regardless of linguistic variation. This is mainly attributed to the way children are taught basic literacy skills, which is attributed to teacher preparation and training. This research aimed to examine Ethiopian early grade teachers’ preparedness
Endrias Yisihak +2 more
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Impact of Christians fasting in type 2 diabetic patients among Egyptian coptic orthodox
Context: Religious fasting has a variable metabolic impact health. Studies on Orthodox Christian fasting in diabetic patients are very scarce, and studies on health effects of Christian fasting in Egypt are lacking.
Adel Abd El-Aziz El-Sayed +4 more
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Churches Built in the Caves of Lasta (Wällo Province, Ethiopia): A Chronology
The five churches of Yǝmrǝḥannä Krǝstos, Ǝmäkina Mädḫane ʿAläm, Ǝmäkina Lǝdätä Maryam, Walye Iyäsus and Žämmädu Maryam are all built in caves in the massif of Abunä Yosef, situated in the Lasta region of Wollo.
Michael Gervers
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Saint Marc : enjeux communautaires et dynamiques politiques
The figure of Saint Marc is central in the Egyptian christianity. The very context of the return of his relics in 1968, in a time marked by the political sidelining of the Coptic population and a spiritual revival within it, shows the prevalence of ...
Sandrine Keriakos
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This article argues that at the Council of Florence, arguably the most important instance of European–Ethiopian diplomacy before the 16th century, the delegates representing the Ethiopian Orthodox Church were Ewosṭatean monks—schismatics, whose positions
Samantha Kelly
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Historical records from Ethiopia: A trilingual document from Aṣbi Däbrä Gännät Səllase, Təgray.
The article deals with a few documents from the “Golden Gospels” of Aṣbi Səllase, the main church of the town of Aṣbi, Təgray. The church was founded by dağğazmač Subagadis, one of the main political figures of the turbulent “Era of Judges”, for his ...
Denis Nosnitsin
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An age-related disease or a biocultural marker? Osteoarthritis of the foot in the Modern era Franciscan community of Azzio (17th-18th century BCE). [PDF]
Larentis O, Fusco R, Tesi C, Licata M.
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Obesity Strongly Predicts COVID-19-Related Major Clinical Adverse Events in Coptic Clergy. [PDF]
Henein MY +6 more
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