The Political Lives of Saints Image A discussion with Professor Angie Heo, University of Chicago, author of The Political Lives of Saints: Christian-Muslim Mediation in Egypt (University of California Press 2018). About the book Since the Arab Spring in 2011 and ISIS’s rise in 2014, Egypt’s Copts have attracted attention worldwide as the collateral damage of revolution and as victims of sectarian strife. Countering the din of persecution rhetoric and Islamophobia, The Political Lives of Saints journeys into the quieter corners of divine intercession to consider what martyrs, miracles, and mysteries have to do with the routine challenges faced by Christians and Muslims living together under the modern nation-state. Links The Political Lives of Saints Christian-Muslim Studies Network Centre for the Study of World Christianity Jun 13 2019 16.00 - 17.30 The Political Lives of Saints 13 June 2019, New College, Edinburgh. This event co-sponsored by the Christian-Muslim Studies Network and the Centre for the Study of World Christianity. NEW VENUE! Senate Room, School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX School of Divinity
The Political Lives of Saints Image A discussion with Professor Angie Heo, University of Chicago, author of The Political Lives of Saints: Christian-Muslim Mediation in Egypt (University of California Press 2018). About the book Since the Arab Spring in 2011 and ISIS’s rise in 2014, Egypt’s Copts have attracted attention worldwide as the collateral damage of revolution and as victims of sectarian strife. Countering the din of persecution rhetoric and Islamophobia, The Political Lives of Saints journeys into the quieter corners of divine intercession to consider what martyrs, miracles, and mysteries have to do with the routine challenges faced by Christians and Muslims living together under the modern nation-state. Links The Political Lives of Saints Christian-Muslim Studies Network Centre for the Study of World Christianity Jun 13 2019 16.00 - 17.30 The Political Lives of Saints 13 June 2019, New College, Edinburgh. This event co-sponsored by the Christian-Muslim Studies Network and the Centre for the Study of World Christianity. NEW VENUE! Senate Room, School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX School of Divinity
Jun 13 2019 16.00 - 17.30 The Political Lives of Saints 13 June 2019, New College, Edinburgh. This event co-sponsored by the Christian-Muslim Studies Network and the Centre for the Study of World Christianity.
