Secular nationalism and citizenship in Muslim countries : Arab Christians in the Levant /: Arab Christians in the Levant. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Kail C. Ellis.
• Editors: Ellis, Kail C
• Contents: Preface by Kail C. Ellis Chapter 1- Introductionby Kail C. Ellis Part I: Christian Cultural and Intellectual Life and Shared Historyin the Islamic Middle EastChapter 2- Christianity's Historic Roots in the Middle East:Christians at Home in the 'World of Islam'by Sidney Griffith Chapter 3- Christianity in the Wider Levant Region: Modern Historyand Contemporary Contextsby Anthony O'MahonyChapter 4- Christian Contributions to Art, Culture and Literaturein the Arab-Islamic Worldby Bernard SabellaChapter 5- Christians in Arab Politicsby Tarek MitriChapter 6- Christian Contributions to Education and Social Advancementby Sami El-YousefPart II: Human Rights, Combating Persecution, and the Responsibility to ProtectChapter 7- The Arab-Christian Predicament Before and Afterthe Rise of the Islamic Stateby Elie ChalalaChapter 8- A Human Rights Perspective on the Protection of Christiansand Other Minorities in the Middle East and North Africaby Fateh AzzamChapter 9- The Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Eastby Alon Ben-MeirChapter 10- The "Responsibility to Protect' and the Dangers of MilitaryIntervention in Fragile Statesby General Anthony Zinni (ret.) Part III: The Arab Uprisings, the Shia/Sunni Divide, and the Impact on Regional and Geopolitical TensionsChapter 11- The Answer to the Vulnerability of Arab Christians andOther Minorities Is Citizenship Rights Under the Rule of Lawby Rami KhouriChapter 12- The Impact of the Shia-Sunni Political Struggle and FutureStrategies for Christians and Other Minorities in the Middle Eastby Brian KatulisChapter 13- Epilogueby Kail C. Ellis.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 275.60089927; Christians -- Arab countries -- History; Arabs -- Religion; Arab countries -- Church history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319712048
• Related ISBNs: 9783319712031
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