Papers by Anthony O'Mahony
Medieval Encounters, 1996
Fordham University Press eBooks, Dec 31, 2020
As Islamist intolerance and conflict increases throughout the Middle East, ancient church communi... more As Islamist intolerance and conflict increases throughout the Middle East, ancient church communities are fleeing westwards. While the exodus is denuding traditional cradles of Christianity, it is at the same time helping to heal the wounds of antique schisms.
Middle East Christianity in the context of the trend towards the study of World Christianity is r... more Middle 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 Chr...
Syrian Christian communities are as old as Christianity itself. But now, as the winds of the Arab... more Syrian Christian communities are as old as Christianity itself. But now, as the winds of the Arab spring blow on their ancient cities and towns, those communities look on, fearful that their dwindling numbers will be further depleted by the onward march of Islam.
Explorations in a Christian Theology of Pilgrimage, 2021
... Massignon and the Pilgrimage at Vieux-Marche 133 his creases in his face still showing the ta... more ... Massignon and the Pilgrimage at Vieux-Marche 133 his creases in his face still showing the tan of incessant trips and missions to the orient, and with a ... My most vivid recollection of his humility was his participation in the Muslim-Christian pilgrimage at Vieux-Marche, Brittany. ...
De Balfour à Ben Gourion
En tant que Ville sainte, Jérusalem est indiscutablement le lieu le plus important du Moyen-Orien... more En tant que Ville sainte, Jérusalem est indiscutablement le lieu le plus important du Moyen-Orient : pour les musulmans, le Haram al-Sharif est un symbole de victoire ; pour les Juifs, le mur des Lamentations est un symbole de perte ; et pour les chrétiens, le Saint-Sépulcre est un symbole de victoire qui passe par une perte. La religion et la politique se sont influencées l’une l’autre dans chacune de ces histoires saintes. Les théologies politiques demeurent pour le moins implicites dans le..
The Heythrop Journal, 2004
Christianity was born in the Middle East. Its Christian Churches are representative of the great ... more Christianity was born in the Middle East. Its Christian Churches are representative of the great diversity of rites and cultures within Christianity. Middle Eastern Christianity serves to point to the ongoing re-sourcing and renewing of global Christian identity. This wide-ranging collection of papers describes aspects of the modern history and theology of Christianity in the Middle East. The papers cover the history of the Syrian Orthodox and Catholic Churches, the renewal and revival of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the modern history of the Patriarchs of the Maronite and Chaldean Churches, the Maronite revival of its hermetical tradition, the modern history of the Armenian Catholic Church, ecumenical relations between the Western and Eastern Churches, the emergence of Hebrew Christianity in the modern State of Israel, Palestinian Christianity and the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, and the presence of two great Western religious orders- the Benedictines and the Franciscans in the Middle East.
Today, Christianity as a global religious community encompasses over a third of the entire world’... more Today, Christianity as a global religious community encompasses over a third of the entire world’s population, Eastern Christian communities represent approximately a fifth of that total number. However, despite the significant contribution that Eastern Christians have made to the history and richness of Christianity, their continued presence and witness has been often overlooked or neglected. This important and unique collection of papers by an international team of scholars seeks to put before a wider public audience innovative contributions on the contemporary history and theology of Eastern Christianity. Eastern Christianity is looked at as a living tradition. Religious themes and theological currents are viewed in their modern political and historical contexts. Papers look at a whole range of themes-ecumenism, monasticism, the contemporary witness of today’s Desert Fathers, the politics of religious revival, Eastern Christianity in Jerusalem, relations with Islam, church-state issues, relations between Eastern and Western Christendom-from various Eastern Christian perspectives: Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eastern Catholic, Greek, Russian, and Syriac.
Journal of Palestine Studies, 1999
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2010
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Papers by Anthony O'Mahony
Heythrop College, University of London
Summer Term Study Session
Sanctity, Martyrdom and Ecumenism in Eastern Christianity in the Armenian, Catholic and Syriac Traditions
Gregory of Narek [Grigor Narekatsi; 951 – 1003] - Doctor of the Church
Revd. Nerses (Vrej) Nersessian, formerly The British Library
The Forgotten Genocide: The Syriac Christians in the Late Ottoman Period
Sebastian Brock, Emeritus Reader in Syriac Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford
Maintaining a plural Iraq after the Seyfo: The Chaldean Catholic Church social and religious contributions (1921--1958)
Kristian Girling, Heythrop College
Some Recent Catholic reflections on the Armenian genocide
Anthony O’Mahony, Reader in the History of Christianity, Heythrop College.
Thursday 18th June 2015, 13.30 – 17.30
The Bellarmine Room
Heythrop College, University of London, Kensington Square,
London, W8 5HN
A tour will be conducted immediately after the Conference at 17:30 of St. Sarkis Church, Iverna Gardens, Kensington, W8 6TB (Only five minutes walk from Heythrop College). This will be a wonderful opportunity to visit this important London Church designed and built in Armenian architectural style for Calouste Gulbenkian.
All are welcome:
www.heythrop.ac.uk
This is the first time that global strategies for dialogue have been published in one book by a series of leading academics. Whilst previous publications have concentrated on a particular geographical area, usually the Middle East or Europe, this book casts a wider net and considers issues such as the rise of radical Islam in post-Soviet states, Indonesian immigration in Australia and the spread of Islam amongst the Black South Africans after the fall of apartheid.
Scholars and all those interested in politics, current affairs, religion or peace studies will find this book essential reading as a guidebook to the state of contemporary Christian-Islamic relations.
"In sum, this is an excellent collection, and Loosley and O'Mahony are to be congratulated for gathering together so many fine contributors and producing such a smoothly edited, lucid, and useful collection that very much deserves a place in courses on Eastern Christianity and Middle Eastern history and culture." -- Dr. Adam DeVille, University of Saint Francis (http://easternchristianbooks.blogspot.com)