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Re: CHAT: Religions (was: Visible planets)

From:Adam Walker <carrajena@...>
Date:Thursday, November 13, 2003, 14:35
--- John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
> Peter Bleackley scripsit: > > > I was under the impression that Arabic > Christianity was considerably more > > ancient than that, dating back to the early Church > - I know that there are > > Christian Churches in Iraq, where I don't think > the crusaders ever set > > foot. > > Indeed, though of course the term "Arabic > Christianity" is unhistorical, > since the use of Arabic outside Arabia itself is a > by-product of the > Islamic conquests. But the original undivided > Patriarchy of Antioch is > as old as Christian ecclesiastical organization > itself. > > I count seven Christian churches whose adherents are > mostly > Arabic-speaking today: the Assyrian Church of the > East (so-called > "Nestorian"), the Oriental Orthodox Syriac Church > (so-called > "Monophysite"), the Orthodox Syrian Church, the > three Catholic > counterparts of these (Chaldean, Syrian, and Melkite > respectively), > and the Maronite Catholic Church. In addition, > there are doubtless > individual Arabs who are Latin Catholics or > Protestants or belong to > another Orthodox church. >
I also understand that many Coptic churches in Egypt have gone over to using Arabic in their liturgy, at least in services designed to draw young people. Adam
> -- > I suggest you call for help, John > Cowan > or learn the difficult art of mud-breathing. > jcowan@reutershealth.com > --Great-Souled Sam
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