Christianity in the Middle East: Modern History and Contemporary Theology and Ecclesiology. An Introduction and Overview

Christianity in the Middle East: Modern History and Contemporary Theology and Ecclesiology. An Introduction and OverviewJournal of Eastern Christian StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/ATL3XU6R/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.AnthonyO’MahonyChristianity in the Middle East: Modern History and Contemporary Theology and Ecclesiology. An Introduction and Overviewhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/ATL3XU6Rhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/ATL3XU6Rhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/ATL3XU6RJournal of Eastern Christian Studies65:3-42013231-260Middle East Christianity in the context of the trend towards the study of World Christianity is relatively little studied especially with regard to its Eastern Christian character. Eastern Christianity in the Middle East is a complex reality of various liturgical and theological cultures – Armenian, Coptic, Syriac, Greek and Arabic. Middle Eastern Christian ecclesiology is expressed by the Oriental Orthodox churches; Eastern Orthodox churches; six Eastern Catholic patriarchates; the Church of the East; and various protestant denominations. Eastern Christian theology is marked by a creative richness: ecumenical exchange in Christology and ecclesiology; an emerging political theology especially in relation to Islam; and a retrieval of the style of ‘the Church fathers’. Middle Eastern Christianity, however, is challenged by a series of deep crises: war and interreligious conflict; an intra-Muslim struggle between Sunni and Shiite; lack of religious freedom; significant migration of Christians from the region. O’Mahony, Anthony. “Christianity in the Middle East: Modern History and Contemporary Theology and Ecclesiology. An Introduction and Overview.” Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 65:3-4 (2013): 231–60. Anthony O’Mahony, Christianity in the Middle East: Modern History and Contemporary Theology and Ecclesiology. An Introduction and Overview, Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 65:3-4 (2013): 231–60.XIX-XXI CEXXI CEecclesiologyecumenism