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Intercultural and interreligious dialogue brought Cornelis Hulsman from a conservative Christian Reformed bubble in the Netherlands to a deeply ecumenical attitude, refraining from absolutist statements about faith since any religion is the outcome of a human search for meaning in life.
Date of source: Saturday, August 22, 2020
Controversy on social media continues after Pope Tawāḍrūs decided to allow Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī to return to the Coptic Church. Bibāwī, a former teacher in the Coptic Clerical & Theological College, was excommunicated from the Coptic Orthodox Church, by the Holy Synod under Pope Shinūda III...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Pope Tawāḍrūs II was brutally attacked by Coptic activists on social media after allowing Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī to receive the church’s sacraments even though the Holy Synod under Pope Shinūdah III excommunicated him in 2007.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III is often praised, in particular by his own followers, for his ecumenical stances. The reality is, however, somewhat different, as the decisions of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod show. All synod meetings were presided over by Pope Shenouda, a strong and charismatic...
Date of source: Monday, May 31, 2010
The Holy Synod makes a number of new decisions regarding the Christian Church in Egypt. Following, Munīr denounces al-Ahlī fans who portray the cross on anti-Zamalek posters.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
In spite of the different churches inaugurated in different parts of the world, the Coptic Orthodox Church witnessed serious challenges in 2007.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The author tackles the spread of fanatic dialogue between the different Christian creeds and within the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2008
Shīrīn Rabī‘ reviews a book entitled, ’Anbā Maximus wa-Rū’yah Jadīdah li-al-Islāh’ [Bishop Maximus and a new Vision of Reform], believing that the book opens fire on Pope Shenouda and refutes his thoughts.
Date of source: Thursday, September 27, 2007
Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, coordinator of the laymen’s conference, has reportedly criticized the Secretary of the Holy Synod Bishop Bīshūy for exploiting the ongoing church’s conference on doctrine in al-Fayyūm to settle old scores.
Date of source: Friday, September 21, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church needs to modernize its management mechanisms, education, legislation, and rituals in order to move from the individual style of leadership in the church to the collective one, which was adopted by the church during the Enlightenment.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Doctrine Conference will address several theological issues and explain Dr. George Bibāwī’s mistakes.
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2007
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Date of source: Friday, August 10, 2007
George Bibāwī believes that there is a crisis within the Coptic Orthodox Church as even its senior leaders can be incorrect in academic studies in theology and doctrine. He calls to draft a plan to build up religious knowledge of teachers in Coptic institutes.
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
Bishop Bishūy of the Coptic Orthodox Church responds to questions on church trials, which according to his interviewer are infamous for being harsh and surrounded by vagueness.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The author discusses Bishop Paphnotius’ ideas because of their importance in clarifying the real crisis that led to the emergence of the laymen’s group.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Amīn Fahīm analyzes the crises of the Coptic Orthodox Church and attributed its causes to internal and external factors.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
Pope Shenouda has issued a decision banning a book written by Father Anthony Coniaris entitled, ‘Deification in Christ: Orthodox Perspectives on the Nature of the Human Person,’ which contains the same ideas as Father Mattá al-Miskīn and George Bibāwī.
Date of source: Friday, May 25, 2007
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church held its annual meeting. Contrary to all expectations, the Holy Synod did not decide on any punishment in the trial against clergymen who had made allegations against Bishop Bīshūy and the Holy Synod. Rumors have spread about the church’s boycott of...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The following presents an interview with Tarek Heggy at the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman and staff members discuss sensitive issues throughout the Arab world.
Date of source: Saturday, April 7, 2007
Bilāl al-Dawī interviews Bishop Basantī asking him about the recent incidents in the church.
Date of source: Monday, April 9, 2007
Pope Shenouda and George Bibāwī’s crisis has risen again after writer Tāriq Mikhā’īl collected Bibāwī’s articles posted on the internet in a book entitled, ‘Muhākamat al-Bābā Shenouda ‘alá-al-Intirnit’ [Pope Shenouda’s Trial on the Internet]
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
Pope Shenouda speaks to al-Usb?c newspaper about the conditions of Arabs and Egyptians.
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
A recent episode of ’al-Haqīqah,’ broadcast on Dream channel, provoked angry reactions within the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The author comments on Pope Shenouda’s reply to George Bibāwī’s ideas.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The excommunication of George Habīb Bibāwī has caused many problems inside the church, the most important of which was the relation between the church and individual. The church combats all enlightened thinkers and accuses them of Protestantism.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Pope Shenouda denies any personal conflict with George Habīb Bibāwī and asserts that Bibāwī abandoned the Coptic Orthodox Church when he joined the Russian Orthodox Church in 1984.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Father Mīnā Jād Girgis denounces Bibāwī’s offenses against Pope Shenouda and praises the latter’s tolerance.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Following the Holy Synod’s ruling excommunicating Dr. George Habīb Bibāwī from the Coptic Orthodox Church, Bibāwī filed a lawsuit to annul the ruling. Pope Shenouda’s lawyer asserts that Bibāwī’s lawsuit is a lost cause.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
Pope Shenouda’s interview with Lamīs al-hadīdī on the ’Itkallim’ [Speak] television program was postponed for more than three months before it was finally performed.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Pope Shenouda asserted that there is no division within the church and denied being a dictator, proclaiming that he disseminated the people’s right to choose their priest, bishop, and archbishop when he assumed the office of pope.
Date of source: Thursday, March 15, 2007
The crisis over the excommunication of George Habīb Bibāwī has escalated after his brothers filed a lawsuit with the Nuzhah Court against Bishop Bīshūy for slander and insult.
Date of source: Friday, March 16, 2007
Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá discusses the recent church problems and disputes.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2007 to Friday, March 23, 2007
Hamdī al-Husaynī reports about the pope’s meeting with the members of a social club in Cairo.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Pope Shenouda denied that Bishop Bīshūy accused non-Orthodox denominations of apostasy on a CD and said that the excommunication of Bibāwī was a collective decision issued by the Holy Synod, not by the pope.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Labīb tries to explain what is happening in the Egyptian church by representing the true point of view.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The writer refutes the rumor that the Orthodox Church is undergoing a crisis, and the clergy under the pope are fighting amongst themselves over who will assume the papal seat.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Bibāwī denied converting to Judaism or to a different denomination and asserted that he will not reconsider his opinions, apologize or ask for forgiveness from Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
In all the churches of the world church leadership encourages researchers and their research. The Coptic Orthodox Church however, is an exception, and in recent decades has experienced a significant intellectual decline. The Christian faith has become confined to what Coptic leaders say, which has...
Date of source: Friday, March 16, 2007
The excommunication of Father Ibrāhīm ‘Abd al-Sayyid violated the church’s laws and the teachings of the Apostles. Pope Shenouda’s decision to not pray over his body should have been made by the Holy Synod not by the pope.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Several articles showing different perspectives about article two of the Egyptian Constitution.
The discussion between Dr. George Bibāwī and the Coptic Orthodox Church hierarchy continues.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Christian thinkers comment on Pope Shenouda’s recent decisions.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Observers and intellectuals of Egypt are still leading wide-ranging discussions concerning the proposed constitutional amendments. While the Muslim Brotherhood seems to reject citizenship, other observers consider it the cornerstone in building democracy and political systems. Many observers still...
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
George Ḥabīb Bibāwī revealed that the paramount reason listed within the 23 errors that the church hierarchy published as reasons for his excommunication was the fact that he teaches secular literature, including the novels of Najīb Maḥfūẓ.
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
Fadī Ḥabashī discusses Pope Shenouda’s reactions toward George Bibāwī.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Rev. Rif‘at Fikrī Sa‘īd writes about the policy of Takfīr followed by both Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Dr. Mīnā Badī‘ ‘Abd al-Malik gives a brief history of the Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Bishop Maximus discusses the church’s decision concerning excommunicating George Ḥabīb Bibāwī from the church.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Bishop Athanasius Benyamin gives a brief historical background about the relationship between Pope Shenouda and George Ḥabīb Bibāwī.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Dr. George Bibāwī asks Pope Shenouda a set of questions concerning the church’s decision to excommunicate him from the Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Friday, March 2, 2007
George Bibāwī has filed a lawsuit with the State Council against the Holy Synod requesting the cancellation of the church’s decision to excommunicate him from the church.
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2007
The article discusses the case of Dr. George Bibāwī and his problem with the holy council, as well as the ideas presented by Rev. Dr. Makram Najīb in his book ‘Christianity and National Belonging.’
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
‘Ādil Girgis Sa‘d criticizes the church’s decision to excommunicat George Ḥabīb Bibāwī from the Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Jamāl As‘ad discusses the church’s decision concerning George Bibāwī.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Father ‘Abd al-Masīḥ Basīṭ Abū al-Khayr explains why George Ḥabīb Bibāwī is being tried.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Ahmad al-Sa‘dāwī interviews Bishop Bīshūy and asks him about the church decision concerning George Ḥabīb Bibāwī.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007
The article describes the disputes and divisions currently dominating the Coptic Church.
Date of source: Friday, March 2, 2007
The author comments on the recent events in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Friday, March 2, 2007
Muná al-Mallākh reports about the different opinions of eminent Christian figures concerning disputes in the church.
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
In a CD-ROM obtained by al-Usbū‘ weekly, Bishop Bishūy said, in an annual doctrine conference, that he would not stop attacking other denominations unless they confess that they are non-Christians.
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.