TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCallum,Fiona
TI  - Christian religious leadership in the Middle East: the political role of the patriarch 
SN  - 9780773430013
AV  - BR1070 
U1  - 262.130882815 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Lewiston, N.Y.
PB  - Edwin Mellen Press
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Maronite rite
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Coptic Church
KW  - fast
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Theology
KW  - Ecclesiology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Maronite rite (Catholic Church)
KW  - Church history
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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