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The Evolving Role of the Coptic Orthodox Church in 20th Century Egypt: Social, Economic, and Political Dimensions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
Mehmet Akif Kilic   +2 more
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The Contemporary Life of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States

open access: yesStudies in World Christianity, 2010
The present state of the Coptic Orthodox Church in America could not have been imagined fifty years ago. As an integral part of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, the young archdiocese in America evolved from non-existence to a formidable 151 parishes, two monasteries, three seminaries and many benevolent, educational and media organisations.
Saad Michael Saad
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Tradition at the heart of renewal: the coptic orthodox church and monasticism in modern Egypt

International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, 2007
Abstract The Egyptian desert is not only the home of monasticism but of monastic revival which is at the heart of the reform and renewal of the Coptic Orthodox Church. This monastic revival is not the work of one person but of a series of spiritual gifted individuals, in particular Patriarch Cyril VI (1902–1971), Matta el-Meskeen (1919–2006) and the ...
exaly   +2 more sources

The Coptic Orthodox Church in the Greater Toronto Area: The Second Generation, Converts and Gender

open access: yes, 2008
In 1965, the first Coptic Orthodox church in Canada was established in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) by Abuna Marcos, the first Coptic priest sent to minister to the Coptic diaspora in North America. Until the 1980s, the Coptic community in the GT A concentrated on the needs of the new immigrants arriving from Egypt.
Loewen, Rachel
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Saints and tradition in Coptic Orthodox Christianity in Egypt [PDF]

open access: yesReligio, 2021
Based on ethnographic research, the article explores the position of saints in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, focusing particularly on the relationship between Copts and their saints, and on the role the saints play in the Coptic understanding of ...
Šebelová, Markéta
exaly   +2 more sources

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