Centre for
Continuing Education, Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford
Anthony O’Mahony
Director of the Centre for Eastern Christianity,
Heythrop College, University of London and Research Fellow, Blackfriars,
University of Oxford
This series of lectures explores the traditions,
histories and contemporary context of Eastern Christianity in the Middle East.
The modern Middle East has been a challenging environment for Christians and
their churches – a period marked by the ending of the Ottoman Empire,
colonialism and the creation of nation states; by genocide and displacement,
interreligious conflict.
Christianity in the Middle East is complex and
diverse, characterized by deep and rich religious and spiritual resources –
Armenian, Coptic, Syriac. Despite challenges the Christian churches in the
region have responded beyond survival with a profound and significant
contribution to theology, spirituality and dialogue between religions.
THURSDAYS 28
JANUARY – 3 MARCH 2016
From 11.00am –
12.30pm
Coffee/tea is
provided before each lecture, from 10.30am
10.30am
Registration (first week only in Rewley House Reception)
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Thursday 28
January 2016
Eastern Christianity in the Middle East – ancient
traditions, modern histories, contemporary challenges
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Thursday 4
February 2016
Between the Desert and the World: Coptic Christianity
in modern Egypt
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Thursday 11 Feb
2016
After the Genocide: Armenian and the Syriac
Christianity in the wider Western Asia
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Thursday 18 Feb
2016
Tradition at the Heart of Renewal: Monasticism and
Spirituality in the Middle East Today
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Thursday 25 Feb
2016
Conflict, displacement and revival: The Church of the
East/Chaldean Church in Iraq
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Thursday 3 March
2016
Christianity and Jerusalem: identity, religion and the
politics of presence in the Holy Land
£98 for the
course. Book on line at www.conted.ox.ac.uk