Christians in Egypt
Subtitle: Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant communities, past and present
By: Otto F.A. Meinardus
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cairo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9789774249730
Subjects: Christians -- Egypt; Christianity -- Egypt; Egypt -- Church history
Description: "Drawing on more than four decades of experience studying Christian communities in Egypt, Otto Meinardus offers here a sweeping overview of the principal Christian churches and organizations in Egypt today. For the first time, this wealth of information has been gathered into one volume, making it an ideal introduction to the Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant denominations that have a presence in Egypt."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160) and index
Table of contents: title: Egyptian Christians as heirs of a pharaonic heritage; title: Egyptian Christians as citizens of an Islamic society in the Middle Ages; title: The Christian churches in Egypt; title: Christian agencies, social and ecumenical organizations; title: Christian feasts and fasts; title: The hierarchs of the churches represented in Egypt; title: Postscript: multicultural and ecumenical spirituality in Egypt