Oriental Orthodox Christianities
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Syllabus for new upper level undergraduate course on Orthodoxy, focusing on the use of modern Orthodox theological concepts in self-reflection and constructions of students' own academic identities.
In the course of this work, we will discuss a number of cases and examples related to the monk-king ideal, within the history of Ethiopia in the Middle Ages. Firstly, we will start by introducing the development of the monastic movement,... more
From 1931 until 2016, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia made several attempts at establishing a missionary presence in India, initially at the behest of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, who sought union with them and the... more
A look into one of the most interesting and forgotten chapters in the history of Indian Christianity, which is an attempted negotiation between the ancient Malankara Church and the Chaldean Syrian Church.
The Ethiopian Anaphora of the Lord is the result of the edition for actual liturgy of the Anaphora contained in the 5th-century Testamentum Domini. How and when did this take place?
Three examples of discoveries which cause a leap in research on Ethiopian liturgy, namely the anaphoras of the 'Aksumite Collection,' the 12th cent. Coptic church at Maryam Nazré, and elements framing the emergence of theround churches.
A recently edited metric homily (mimro) by the Miaphysite Syriac author Jacob of Serugh (452-521) sheds light on how a late antique author conceived of the link between saints and cult buildings-whether martyrion or churchdedicated to... more
This fieldwork focused on exploring local men's, women's and clergy's perceptions and understandings of spousal abuse in juxtaposition to: a) theology-informed analysis of Church teachings concerning the metaphysics of gender relations,... more
This presentation was given at the "Religions and Development: Redrawing a Research Agenda" workshop, organised at SOAS on 29 April 2016. The workshop aimed to examine recent progress in the field of Religions and Development and to... more
Tożsamość narodowa na Bliskim Wschodzie zaczęła kształtować się stosun-kowo niedawno. O ile w Europie okresem kształtującym narodowości była zasad-niczo Wiosna Ludów, o tyle na Bliskim Wschodzie zaczęły się one kształtować od tzw.... more
In the New Testament the term koinônia denotes Christ’s sharing in our flesh and blood as well as the communion/fellowship among the members of the community because of the communion that we have with Christ, and with his Father. In the... more
Articolo comparso su "Il giornale di Rodafà. Rivista online di liturgia del quotidiano" - n. 310 - 12 aprile 2015
Scritto per "Oriente Cattolico" 2006 ; riveduto diverse volte
96 نى لثا ا اجلزء اخلامس لفصل ا و للغات ا : لدراسات وا األدب 107 لتعليم ا لسادس: ا لفصل ا لتقليد ا ي لالهوتى وا 128 لكنس ا احلياة لسابع: ا لفصل ا ية 155 لفصل ا لروحية... more
Dr Romina Istratii reflects on a presentation that she recently gave at the Woolf Institute, which drew attention to the epistemological, ethical and practical limitations of deploying 'religious fundamentalism', a concept deeply... more
ܠܰܚܡܳܐ ܫܡܰܝܳܢܳܐ ܘܫܶܩܝܳܐ ܪܽܘܚܳܢܳܝܳܐ: ܛܶܟ݁ܣܳܐ ܕ݂ܫܽܘܡܠܳܝ ܩܽܘܪܳܒ݂ܳܐ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܝܳܐ܆ ܠܦ݂ܽܘܬ݂ ܡܰܫܠܡܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܕ݂ܥܺܕ݁ܬ݁ܳܐ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܬ݁ܳܐ ܐܳܪܬ݁ܳܕ݁ܳܘܟ݁ܣܳܝܬ݁ܳܐ ܕ݂ܰܐܢܛܺܝܽܘܟ݂ܝܰܐ Hemels Brood en Geestelijke Drank: Orde van de viering van de goddelijke... more
The Oriental Churches, despite what it was kept piling up them by their adventurous history, constitute even today the living witness and the immediate continuity of the ancient Christian tradition. In the modern era a new phase in the... more
Οι Αρχαίες Εκκλησίες της Ανατολής αποτελούν ακόμη και στις μέρες μας τη ζωντανή μαρτυρία και την άμεση συνέχεια της αρχαίας χριστιανικής παράδοσης. Πρόκειται κυρίως για τις Εκκλησίες που δεν αποδέχθηκαν το χριστολογικό δόγμα της Δ΄... more
A mediaeval Latin manuscript has preserved the Passion of a fifth-century Persian martyr, Vamnes, who is totally unknown in the hagiographic and liturgical sources of the various Oriental Christian communities. In determining the... more
ܛܶܟܣܳܐ ܕܰܥܡܳܕܳܐ ܩܰܕ݁ܺܝܫܳܐ ܕܫܰܒܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܶܟܪ̈ܶܐ ܘܢܶܩ̈ܒܳܬܳܐ ܚܕܳܢܳܝܳܐ ܘܣܰܓܺܝܳܐܢܳܝܳܐ ܠܦܽܘܬ ܡܰܫܠܡܳܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܬܳܐ ܐܳܪܬܳܕܳܘܟܣܳܝܬܳܐ ܕܰܐܢܛܺܝܽܘܟܺܝܰܐ Orde van de doop van één of meerdere jongens en meisjes volgens de traditie van de Syrisch... more