Christian religious leadership in the Middle East : the political role of the patriarch / Fiona McCallum ; with a foreword by John Anderson and Raymond Hinnebusch
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE EAST: The Political Role of the Patriarch -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Theoretical Approaches Towards the Relationship Between Religion and Politics: A Middle Eastern Christian Perspective -- Chapter Two -- Patriarchal Authority in the Coptic Orthodox and Maronite Traditions -- Chapter Three -- The Twentieth Century Nationalist Alternative to Political Representation by Religious Leaders
Chapter Four -- The Political Role of Patriarch Shenouda III, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa -- Chapter Five -- The Political Role of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Maronites -- Chapter Six -- The Implications of Global Expansion on the Political Role of the Patriarch -- Chapter Seven -- Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
This study examines the political role of the two main Christian communities in the Middle East, the Copts and the Maronites. Current theoretical debates on the relationship between religion and politics, as well as secularization and the role of religious pluralism in state formation and national integration, are presented
