Keeping the faith in exile : Kuwait-Coptic Orthodox diasporic spirituality / by Benjamin Daniel Crace.

Author/creator Crace, Benjamin Daniel author.
Format Book
PublicationLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Description259 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titlePneumatic piety
SeriesTheology and mission in world Christianity, 2452-2953
Theology and mission in world Christianity. ^A1316661
Contents Studying the Copts -- The tools of practical theology -- Lifeworld -- The case study and the pneumatic pieties -- The Kuwait-Coptic eucharistic liturgy as an interaction ritual -- Prayer and the diamond model of theosis : towards a practical theological theory -- Pneumatic piety on a mission : a comparative conversation with Pentecostalism.
Abstract "Few churches today can trace their lineage as far back as the Copts. Their ancient traditions and rituals go back as far as the very beginnings of Christianity. For centuries, they have withstood many trials and martyrdoms. But in the twentieth century, many Copts left their homeland and scattered all over the Earth, seeking prosperity and security. Many went to the West, but many others went to the heart of the Islamic world: the Arabian Gulf. They took their faith with them into this new and challenging environment. In this context, hybrid forms of spirituality emerged, anchored in the ancient practices but sharpened by contact with globalisation. This migrant spirituality characterises their stories and touches the heart of what it means to be a Christian sojourner today"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteRevision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Birmingham, 2018, under the title: Pneumatic piety : a sociotheological study of the Coptic orthodox diaspora in Kuwait.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Crace, Benjamin Daniel. Keeping the faith in exile Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] 9789004679573
LCCN 2023036137
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