Description
Book SynopsisThe book explores all the important themes of the Copts from the earliest moment sof Christian history to the present day.
Trade Review"A fascinating and highly readable book." -- The Tablet.
"Written with a deep, though not uncritical, sympathy for the Copts, and a keen awareness of the problems they face in an Islamic society." --Church Times.
"I warmly commend Among the Copts as a substantial contribution to Ecumenical understanding." -- George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury.
"This book, well illustrated and with pictures of Coptic life and historical sites, is one of the best-informed and most authoritative books on the contemporary situation in the ancient Church of Alexandira." -- Coptic Church Review.
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: At the Sources of Christian Civilisation; Copt and Coptic; In the State of Angels; In Liturgical Time; Patriarchs: Fathers of the Fathers; Mission: For Africa and the World; The Egyptian Church Struggle; Thinking with the Church; Conclusion: Era of the Martyrs; Appendix; A Coptic Chronology; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index of Names and Subjects; Index of Biblical References.
