The Christian communities of Jerusalem and the Holy Land : studies in history, religion and politics / edited by Anthony O'Mahony.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Mahony, Anthony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Jerusalem.

Christianity.

Christianity--Jerusalem--History.

Christians--Jerusalem.

Christians.

History.

Jerusalem--Church history.

Jerusalem.

Physical Description:

210 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2003.

Summary:

This essay collection provides a comprehensive historical, religious, and political survey of the Christian communities of modern Jerusalem. Topics range from church-state relations to women missionaries and various expressions of Eastern and Western Christian presence. Taken as a whole, the essays offer a fascinating overview of Christianity in the Holy Land at the beginning of a new century.

Contents:

The Christian communities of Jerusalem and the Holy Land: a historical and political survey / Anthony O'Mahoney

The Greek Orthodox patriarchate and community of Jerusalem: church, state and identity / Sotiris Roussos

The Armenian Church and community of Jerusalem / Ara Sanjian

The Latins of the east: the Vatican, Jerusalem and the Palestinian Christians / Anthony O'Mahoney

Egypt and the Holy Land: the Coptic Church and community in Jerusalem / John Watson

Pilgrims and ascetics from Africa: the Ethiopian Church and community in Jerusalem / Kirsten Stoffregen Pedersen

Between eastern and western Christendom: the Anglican presence in Jerusalem / Thomas Hummel

Education, culture and civilization: Anglican missionary women in Palestine / Inger Marie Okkenhaug.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0708317723

OCLC:

52321040