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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 ...
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Religious Identity as an Historical Narrative: Coptic Orthodox Immigrant Churches and the Representation of History

Journal of Historical Sociology, 2006
Abstract  The Coptic Church has a very unique historical trajectory that includes an early separation from the Greco‐Roman Byzantine Christian world in the fifth century followed by a legacy of subordination in Egypt after the Arab Conquest. This paper looks at how the Coptic Church narrates this history particularly as it transcends the national ...
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Diaspora policy in weakly governed arenas and the benefits of multipolar engagement: lessons from the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2017
Much of the literature on diaspora policy frameworks assumes states are monolithic, with exclusively centralised decision-making and political and administrative capacity spread across decentralise...
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Leadership During a Lockdown: The Experience of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Maintaining Church Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown have been a true test of leadership in different corners of the globe. This paper looks at the leadership approach of the Coptic Church in Egypt during this difficult time. While the Coptic Church has a hierarchical structure, the lockdown opened the way for innovative context-specific responses that varied across
Ghada Barsoum, Eman Shenouda
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The Oriental Orthodox Communion in Modern Egypt: The Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, and Syriac Orthodox Churches, 1805 CE- Present

The Oriental Orthodox communion of churches is bound by a common Christological confession, dating to the fifth century CE Council of Chalcedon. The Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, and Ethiopian churches demonstrate a profound sense of theological and cultural unity.
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THEODORE HALL PARTRICK, Traditional Egyptian Christianity: A History of the Coptic Orthodox Church (Greensboro, N.C.: Fisher Park Press, 1996). Pp. 240. $14.95 paper.

International Journal of Middle East Studies, 2003
Of all of the “Oriental churches,” it is the Coptic church that has garnered the greatest scholarly attention. Nevertheless, the state of Coptic studies leaves much to be desired. Certain aspects have been studied in some depth at the expense of others that are equally important.
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Impact of Christian Orthodox Church dietary recommendations on metabolic syndrome risk factors: a scoping review

Nutrition Research Reviews, 2022
Anna Kokkinopoulou
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Serving God Together with the Coptic Orthodox Church

2022
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The Coptic Orthodox Church in the Greater Toronto Area: The Second Generation, Converts and Gender

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.
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The Life and Situation of the Coptic Orthodox Church Today

Studies in World Christianity, 2009
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