Samuel Tadros

Motherland Lost

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ISBN 13:: 9780817916442
author:: Samuel Tadros
format:: HardBack
publisher:: EDS Publications Ltd. (Consignment)
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 262
Dimensions:: 22.1 x 14.88 x 2.36 centimetres
Genre:: Religion, Christianity, Orthodox,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 20 working days

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Samuel Tadros explores the crisis faced by Egypt's native Christian community, known as the Copts, in his book Motherland Lost. He challenges prevailing narratives that portray their struggles as eternal and instead argues that the root cause lies in the country's modernity crisis.

The author examines how the Egyptian state and intellectuals have responded to this challenge, often focusing on the problem of Islam, while the Copts face a unique crisis: preserving their ancient church and finding a new orientation to cope with modernity. Tadros concludes that the prospects for Copts in Egypt appear bleak, leading to a significant exodus from the country.

Through this analysis, Tadros sheds light on the complex interplay between modernity, Islam, and the Coptic community in Egypt, providing a nuanced understanding of their predicament and its implications for the region's future.

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