Who Are the Coptic Christians? | RealClearReligion
Who Are the Coptic Christians?
After Easter: The Political Theology of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of the Messiah
When we think of Jesus as providing a model for behavior for the religious, private, or civic realm but not for politics and government, we adopt a fragmentation utterly foreign to the New Testament. Source: After Easter: The Political Theology of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of the Messiah | Public Discourse
Pro-Family Policies: A Republican Agenda to Renew the American Dream
Editor’s Note: This piece was written in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation as part of their “Opportunity 2017: An Agenda to Increase Prosperity.” One of the most troubling trends of our time is the decline in economic opportunity. From the early 20th century until the 1980s, children consistently out-earned their parents. Then the tide […]
What Palm Sunday Means to Egypt’s Copts
Source: What Palm Sunday Means to Egypt’s Copts – The Atlantic
Easter & Good Friday Meditation
This essay, featured in Keith Mano’s “The Gimlet Eye” column, was first published in the April 24, 1987, issue of National Review. Source: Easter & Good Friday Meditation | National Review
War, Terrorism, and the Christian Exodus from the Middle East
Christians in Syria and Iraq are part of a mass flight taking pace throughout the Middle East. Source: War, Terrorism, and the Christian Exodus from the Middle East – The New Yorker
5 facts on how Americans view the Bible and other religious texts
This year, the Jewish festival of Passover coincides with the Christian celebration of Easter. Here are five key facts about Americans and their holy texts. Source: 5 facts on how Americans view the Bible and other religious texts | Pew Research Center
On Golgotha: Self-Donation & American Power
Source: On Golgotha: Self-Donation & American Power – Providence
Can We Truly Embrace a Jewish Jesus?
Source: Can We Truly Embrace a Jewish Jesus? | Rebekah Simon-Peter
US Copts pray, raise money for victims of Egypt church bombings
On Palm Sunday, many members of the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mark awoke to the news that people dear to them had died or were wounded simply for being Coptic Christians. So what did they do? They Source: US Copts pray, raise money for victims of Egypt church bombings | Deseret News