Examines the impact of Islamization on the contemporary Coptic Church, particularly on women, exploring the church’s discourse and practices and considering their social, cultural, and political implications. Sara Allam Shaltout.
The Islamization of Coptic Theology towards women in Egypt Read More »
Preservation of documents related to the emergence of new Protestant churches in Turkey.
The Emergence of New Protestant Churches in Türkiye Read More »
Examines the legal status of the Latin Catholic Church in Turkey and explores Church–state relations from the post-Tanẓimāt period (post-1876) into the Turkish Republican era. Vanessa R. de Obaldía.
Considers how varied and changing understandings of time
– as a religious, historic, and political category – shape how Turkish
Protestants practice their faith, understand who they are, and imagine
who they will be as Turkish citizens and as Christians during a period
of change and uncertainty. Eileen Sleesman Calderon.
Looking closely at the Christian communities this project asks how Jordan’s religious landscape is changing and what are the implication of these changes for Middle Eastern Christian communities. Merav Mack.
Changing Religious Landscape: Jordan 2018 Read More »
Explores cultural formation, with special reference to modes of belonging, for three Turkish Protestant congregations in Istanbul. Charles Faroe.
Christian Formation and Modes of Belonging among Turkish Protestants Read More »
While Abraham is often seen as a common starting point for dialogue among monotheistic faith communities, many approaches to “Abrahamic dialogue” do not grapple with the Abrahamic texts of Genesis and the Qur’an in enough detail for meaningful comparison. This work introduces a model for comparing particular Biblical and Qur’anic narratives, along with their use by
Since the late Nineteenth Century the idea that the Qurʾan should serve as the sole source of Islamic faith and practice has been articulated by a variety of Muslim thinkers in a variety of places. The idea itself is easily summarized: If the Qurʾan stands alone as the pure revelation of God, perfect and incomparable
The past decade has inaugurated a devastating new reality for the Christian minorities of Iraq and Syria. The survival of these vulnerable communities has bee jeopardized by a deadly triad composed of the security vacuum resulting from the U.S.-led war in Iraq, Islamist violence, and the consequences of despotic power. This chapter presents the
As the Islamic State has advanced in Northern Iraq, the on-going destruction of Christian communities in Mosul has been widely publicized. Recent advances by the ID into Kurdish territory now endanger another ancient religious community, the Yazidis. In this post on Syria Comment, Matthew Barber, whose research on the Yazidis is partially supported by the
Endangered Iraqi Religious Communities Read More »
