Christian religious leadership in the Middle East : the political role of the patriarch /
McCallum, Fiona.
Christian religious leadership in the Middle East : the political role of the patriarch / Fiona McCallum ; with a foreword by John Anderson and Raymond Hinnebusch. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (vi, 298 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE EAST: The Political Role of the Patriarch -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Theoretical Approaches Towards the Relationship Between Religion and Politics: A Middle Eastern Christian Perspective -- Chapter Two -- Patriarchal Authority in the Coptic Orthodox and Maronite Traditions -- Chapter Three -- The Twentieth Century Nationalist Alternative to Political Representation by Religious Leaders Chapter Four -- The Political Role of Patriarch Shenouda III, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa -- Chapter Five -- The Political Role of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Maronites -- Chapter Six -- The Implications of Global Expansion on the Political Role of the Patriarch -- Chapter Seven -- Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Bibliography -- Index
This study examines the political role of the two main Christian communities in the Middle East, the Copts and the Maronites. Current theoretical debates on the relationship between religion and politics, as well as secularization and the role of religious pluralism in state formation and national integration, are presented.
English.
9780773430013 0773430016
Catholic Church--Maronite rite--Middle East.
Coptic Church.
Catholic Church
Coptic Church
Christianity and politics--Middle East--Case studies.
Religion and politics--Middle East.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ecclesiology.
Christianity and politics
Maronite rite (Catholic Church)
Religion and politics
Middle East--Church history.
Middle East
Case studies
Church history
BR1070
262.130882815
Christian religious leadership in the Middle East : the political role of the patriarch / Fiona McCallum ; with a foreword by John Anderson and Raymond Hinnebusch. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (vi, 298 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE EAST: The Political Role of the Patriarch -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Theoretical Approaches Towards the Relationship Between Religion and Politics: A Middle Eastern Christian Perspective -- Chapter Two -- Patriarchal Authority in the Coptic Orthodox and Maronite Traditions -- Chapter Three -- The Twentieth Century Nationalist Alternative to Political Representation by Religious Leaders Chapter Four -- The Political Role of Patriarch Shenouda III, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa -- Chapter Five -- The Political Role of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Maronites -- Chapter Six -- The Implications of Global Expansion on the Political Role of the Patriarch -- Chapter Seven -- Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Bibliography -- Index
This study examines the political role of the two main Christian communities in the Middle East, the Copts and the Maronites. Current theoretical debates on the relationship between religion and politics, as well as secularization and the role of religious pluralism in state formation and national integration, are presented.
English.
9780773430013 0773430016
Catholic Church--Maronite rite--Middle East.
Coptic Church.
Catholic Church
Coptic Church
Christianity and politics--Middle East--Case studies.
Religion and politics--Middle East.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ecclesiology.
Christianity and politics
Maronite rite (Catholic Church)
Religion and politics
Middle East--Church history.
Middle East
Case studies
Church history
BR1070
262.130882815