Date of source: Friday, November 22, 2002
Summary of the Ph.D. thesis of Revd. Dr. Wolfram Reiss about the Sunday School movement in the Coptic Orthodox Church with a focus on the role of Pope Shenouda III and Father Matta el-Meskeen and the place of the church in a Muslim society. Reiss´ study provides an excellent insight into the...
Date of source: Thursday, November 21, 2002
This text reflects the discussion of a group organized by the RNSAW with two monks in the Monastery of Makarios based on the summary of the PhD Thesis of Dr. Wolfram Reiss (art. 23). The discussion covers the role of Father Matta al-Meskeen in the revival of the Coptic Orthodox Church, his...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
This significant study of the history and of the spiritual and educational rôles of the Sunday School Movement in the reawakening of the Coptic Church ought to be seen as a basic text for all those interested in the Coptic Church of the 20th century. For an unbiased understanding of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
It is true that there is a general attitude of respect to the Christian faith, but this respect refers only to the Islamic perception of how Christianity should be, not the way it is. The fact that a new chapter about the Coptic era has recently been introduced in the Social Studies and History...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Religious preaching has great influence in shaping the thoughts of all Egyptians. That is why the source of religious preaching must be the holy texts and the basic beliefs of the religion. Only qualified people should be permitted to deliver religious teachings. The Christian priest has a great...
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2002
Religious discourse bears within itself the understanding of the one who delivers it of the teachings of religion. It differs from one person to another and changes from one historical phase to the other. Credibility is one of its important factors. The special religious discourse should correspond...
Date of source: Friday, February 1, 2002
Reforming the religious discourse means neither changing any of the bases of Islam nor being biased towards the group to which the religious discourse is directed. Also it is not only confined to developing the ways of Da´awa. Reforming the religious discourse means reforming the Islamic...
Date of source: Saturday, January 12, 2002 to Friday, January 18, 2002
In this article, the Egyptian Minister of Education comments on the fear that the United States will start interfering in the education system of Arab countries like Egypt because they embrace Islam as the national religion. He said that no person, government or organization has the right to...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Dr. Bibāwī argues that Egyptian textbooks, across all educational stages from primary to undergraduate, have deliberately ignored Coptic history from 58 CE to 640 CE.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Will writings about Coptic Orthodox Church ever break out of the mold and will dialogues tackling its affairs ever be directed to serve its best interest and steered away from the fights for the Papal Chair?