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Demographic Change and Social Cohesion In Post‐Islamic State Iraq
Middle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 133-150, Spring 2025.Abstract Between 2014 and 2017, the Islamic State (ISIS) brutally ruled over a population of eight million in Iraq and Syria. The group systematically persecuted and murdered tens of thousands of people of minoritized ethnicities and destroyed their houses and heritage, schools and hospitals, resulting in the displacement of an estimated three to five ...
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ReligionsThe legend of the old man Simeon, who received Jesus in his arms and was one of the Septuagint translators, is almost unknown in Western Christianity but is very popular today among Orthodox Christians.
Constantin Horia Oancea
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Information from Western European sources about the Nestorians of the Genghisid states in the second half of the XIII – early XIV centuries [PDF]
Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: История. Международные отношенияThe article presents and analyzes information from letters of missionaries of the Franciscan Order Guillaume de Rubruk, Giovanni Montecorvino and Monk Johanka, as well as notes and treatises of a missionary from the Dominican Order Ricoldo da Montecroce,
Kostogryzova, Sofia Евгеньевна
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“Where Now for Visible Unity?”
The Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 5, Page 542-553, December 2024.Abstract This article provides a short introduction to the activities and the spirit of the World Council of Churches for the ecumenical year 2025 by paying particular attention to the commemoration and anniversary celebration of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which will take place in October 2025 in Egypt under the theme “Where now for ...
Martin Illert
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History and Fiction in the Acts of Thomas: The State of the Question [PDF]
, 2008 The Acts of Thomas has not yet received as much attention as the Gospel associated with the same individual, and this is understandable. Current students of this early Christian work, however, are in danger of missing out on the discussions and differing
McGrath, James F
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Ethno-cultural and Religious Identity of Syrian Orthodox Christians [PDF]
, 2009 Many Middle Eastern Christian groups identify or have been identified with preIslamic peoples in the Middle East: the Copts with Ancient Egypt, the Nestorians with Assyria, the Maronites with Phoenicians and some RumOrthodoxand other Christians with pre
Donabed, Sargon, Mako, Shamiran
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The intersection of anatomy and spirituality
Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 17, Issue 8, Page 1523-1525, November 2024.Abstract The intersection of anatomy and spirituality offers a profound exploration into how the physical and spiritual aspects of our being interrelate, enhancing our understanding of wholeness. These domains are often seen as distinct, with anatomy rooted in the tangible study of the human body, while spirituality is considered intangible and deeply ...
Joy Y. Balta
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Modern Theology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 815-832, October 2024.Abstract This essay attempts to address a simple question: what does it mean to hear God? So much hangs upon learning something about hearing God: revelation, salvation, formation, vocation and mission, for example. What is the relationship then between hearing and knowing God?
Graham Ward
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Möten med Eva i syrisk liturgi
Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 2013 The figure of Eve held enormous significance for ancient Christians. Syriac biblical commentaries and theological treatises vilified Eve as the source of human woe. Yet Syriac liturgy offered a different portrait of Eve.
Susan Ashbrook Harvey
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“Oriental” Churches of Levant and Mesopotamia in Continuing Social Fragmentation
Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2018 In the present difficult circumstances in the Middle East, the position of the so-called Oriental Churches, which is united by the similarity of the liturgical language, the language of the patristic and historical heritage – Syriac, is indicative.
A. V. SARABIEV
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