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Theological Education in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Journal of Adult Theological Education, 2005
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has preserved an oral tradition of theological education. Students undergo a long and arduous course of study located in the churches and monasteries of Ethiopia and using oral methods. The syllabus includes hymnody, music, poetry and dance as well as more formal theological interpretation.
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The Biblical Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawāhǝdo Church (EOTC)

2022
Abstract The Ethiopian Orthodox Tawāhǝdo Church (EOTC) has the broadest biblical canon of the Christian world. However, one needs to admit that there is a constant. The majority of the books that were part of the canon in early period of Christianity in Ethiopia, in medieval Ethiopia, and in the contemporary period are also common to ...
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The Conflict Resolution Roles of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

International Social Science Journal
ABSTRACT Religious institutions have an organic role to play in conflict resolution. This study examines the role of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in resolving recent conflicts in Ethiopia on the basis of data from the Amhara regional state. The study used a qualitative research methodology.
Mengist Tarekegn Mekuriaw
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Sympathy for the Devil: Secrecy, Magic and Transgression among Ethiopian OrthodoxDebtera [PDF]

Ethnos, 2020
Debtera are Ethiopian Orthodox ritual specialists known for their advanced religious education, as well as for engaging in illicit magic. This article traces how their secret magical knowledge and practices emerge from the official Orthodox tradition ...
Diego Maria Malara
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church

2019
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The obscure divine: Ambivalence in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Religion Compass, 2021
Abstract This article presents a look at contemporary research on Orthodox Christianity in Ethiopia while specifically examining the controversial debtera . The debtera , who figure among the Ethiopian Orthodox Church clergy preforming
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church in the Context of State Reformation

Northeast African Studies, 2022
Abstract There was a historical and political intimacy between the Ethiopian Tewahido Orthodox Church (EOTC) and the Ethiopian state until their relationship was profoundly modified after the 1974 Revolution and the secular rupture connected to that.
Dereje Feyissa, Meron Zeleke
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Dichotic listening abilities among liturgical teachers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Laterality, 2021
This study examines patterns of ear advantage and attentional capacity among religious teachers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church versus adults who are not religious teachers. Religious education, rooted mainly in Christianity and Islam, has a long history in Ethiopia. Most of such education has been practised through recitations and oral presentations,
Abebayehu Messele, Mekonnen, Moges, Yigezu   +1 more
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Ethiopian Contextualization: The Tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church

Mission Studies, 2016
Our study of contextualization must be basically descriptive, that is, to observe and describe how the gospel is understood and shapes practices in the context of a people. Especially we have to take into consideration different global church traditions in our discussion of contextualization.
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Holy Land

African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, 2017
ABSTRACTThe Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Church community has had a presence in the Holy Land for at least several hundred years. Throughout most of this period it was composed of a small ecclesiastical corps of monastic clergy who sought to protect the national church’s rights at various holy places in the region of Christianity’s birth.
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