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.
The Century Foundation. Edited by Thanasis Cambanis and Michael Wahid Hanna. How do religious and nonreligious minorities envision their future in the region? On what basis can communities enjoy citizenship or seek rights in an era when law increasingly draws on religion and majoritarianism for its legitimacy? Contributors: Rohan Advani, Mustafa Akyol, Zaid alAli, Lina
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.
More analysis of the Deizm controversy in Turkey: “The growing attraction of deism and atheism for religious youth in Turkey, emerging as it does during the peak political dominance of religious conservatism in Turkey, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AKP, points–surprisingly–to an internal collapse of religiosity among the new generation of pious Turks.” Full article by Mucahit Bilici: https://www.academia.edu/37968958/The_Crisis_of_Religiosity_in_Turkish_Islamism?fbclid=IwAR1AbMxoc5UgdrSjk44YMFh-Jo6lOlsKPzbQLrGoIt_gGCcgzjwSEGG6P20
Mucahit Bilici: The Crisis of Religiosity in Turkish Islamism Read More »
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 »
There is significant public debate in Turkey about young people being attracted to deism or atheism. See this collection of links via Jan-Markus Vömel: Recent discussions on religion and society in Turkey
Deism, Atheism and Religion – Recent discussions in Turkey Read More »
A report from a University of Notre Dame project investigating responses of Christian communities to persecution. It includes country-by-country analysis, major global patterns, and recommendations for action. The regional summary includes a material on the Middle East and Turkey http://ucs.nd.edu/assets/233538/ucs_report_2017_web.pdf
Findings of the Under Caesar’s Sword Project on Global Christian Communities Read More »
Lucian Leustean (ed.), Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century, London: Routledge.
Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century Read More »
