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christianity in the
contemporary middle east
conference
Christianity in the Contemporary Middle East: The life and death of a tradition?
1 November 2014, 9.30am-6pm
Conference hosted by the Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, in association with the Centre for Eastern Christianity and the Centre for Christianity and Interreligious Dialogue, Heythrop College.
Presentations & Speakers
- Welcome - Martin Ganeri, O.P, Vice Regent, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford
- Christianity in the Middle East - an Introduction and Overview - Anthony O'Mahony, Heythrop College, University of London
- Christianity in Iraq: present situation and future challenge - Professor Herman Teule, University of Louvain and Director, Institute for Eastern Christianity
- Coptic Christianity in Egypt today: reconfiguring power, religion and politics - Dr Mariz Tadros, University of Sussex
- Armenian Christianity in the Middle East - modern history and contemporary challenges - Dr Hratch Tchilingirian, Armenian Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford
- Erasing the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek Orthodox Christians in Turkey: Comparative lessons for Middle Eastern Christianity from the Turkish model of Religious Cleansing - Prof Elizabeth Prodromou, Tufts University, Former Commissioner and vice-chair US Commission on International Religious freedom 2004-2012 & currently US Secretary of State Working Group on Religion and Foreign Policy.
To Register
To register please email Charlotte Redman
Deadline: Friday 24 October 2014
Venue
Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG
Fee for the day (payable by cheque): £20 Includes lunch, tea & coffee.
Concessions on application.