Egypt
- Egypt's Coptic Museum
Al Masry Al Youm One that I would really love to visit! The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group of Egyptian school children and Coptic families, who visit the museum after church service,...
- Papyrological Institute At The University Of Michigan 1 July- 31 July 2009
In July 2009, the Department of Classical Studies and the Graduate Library at the University of Michigan will host a Papyrological Institute for advanced graduate students and junior faculty in Ancient History, Classics, Egyptology, Byzantine Studies...
- Interview With Dr. Gawdat Gabra
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/index.html Thanks to Howard Middleton-Jones for sending me the link to his interview with the Coptologist Dr. Gawdat Gabra in Munster Germany, posted on the Coptic Research site. Please click on the photograph on the above...
- Conserving The Deir Al-surian Library
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/824/he1.htm"The Coptic monastery known as Deir Al-Surian, or the Monastery of the Syrians, contains more than 3,000 books as well as a vast number of texts in Syriac, Aramaic (the language of Christ), Coptic, Arabic and...
- Coptic Studies
Desert Fathershttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/pe2.htmAn article looking at the Coptic monasteries and, in particular, the fate of the manuscripts of Deir Al-Surian: "Syrian monks had always frequented Wadi Al-Natrun ever since the fourth century....
Egypt
Conference: Coptic Heritage - History and Creativity
SECOND ANNUAL COPTIC STUDIES SYMPOSIUM
COPTIC HERITAGE: HISTORY AND CREATIVITY
SATURDAY MARCH 21sT 2009
University College Auditorium - Room 140, 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7. Co-Sponsored by the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations University of Toronto
St Mark's Coptic Museum, Scarborough
University of Toronto Art Centre
Cost: $15/$10 for students, payable at the door (lunch included)
Pre-register before 14 March to reserve your place: [email protected]
8:30 – 9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:15 OPENING REMARKS Prof. Linda Northrup: Chair, Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilisations (NMC), University of Toronto
9:15 – 9:30 Fr. Marcos A. Marcos: Protopriest, St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, Scarborough, Ontario
"Envisioning St. Mark's Coptic Museum in the Coptic Canadian Village, Markham"
FIRST SESSION: EARLY CHURCH SOURCES
CHAIR: Prof. James M. Robinson: Professor Emeritus of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
9:30 – 10:00 Dr. Anne Moore: Senior Instructor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary
"Locating the Kingdom of God within the Writings of Clement of Alexandria and Origen"
10:00 – 10:30 Prof. Pablo Argárate: Associate Professor of Patristics/Historical Theology / Director of the Eastern Christian Studies Program, Faculty of Theology. University of St Michael's College
"Fourth-Century Pneumatological Controversy in Alexandria: Athanasius's Epistulae ad Serapionem"
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
SECOND SESSION: COPTIC COLLECTIONS
CHAIR: Prof. Sheila Campbell: Emeritus Fellow, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (PIMS), U of T.
11:00 – 11:30 Fr. Bigoul al-Suriani: Librarian of the Monastery of Deir el-Surian, Egypt
"Collection of Manuscripts of the Library of Deir el-Surian"
11:30 – 12:00 Heather Pigat: Collections Manager, U of T Art Centre
"Coptic Art and Artefacts in Canadian Collections"
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Break
THIRD SESSION: HISTORIC SITES
CHAIR: Prof. Amir Harrak: Professor of Aramaic and Syriac languages NMC, U of T
1:30 – 2:00 Prof. Jitse H.F. Dijkstra: Assistant Professor and Head of Classics, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, U. of Ottawa
"Christian Graffiti from Late Antique Egypt: Christian or Egyptian?"
2:00 – 2:30 Dr. Ramez Boutros: Instructor, NMC – Research Fellow PIMS, U of T
"Recent Excavations in the Monastery of Bawit: Outcome and Perspectives"
2:30 – 3:00 Coffee Break
FOURTH SESSION: COPTIC ART AND LITURGY
CHAIR: Prof. Pablo Argárate
3:00 – 3:30 Prof. Amir Harrak
"A Syriac Inscription in the Church of St Menas, Fum El Khalig, Cairo"
3:30 – 4:00 Dr. Helene Moussa: Volunteer Curator, St. Mark's Coptic Museum, Scarborough
"The Synergy of Coptic Spirituality and Liturgy -13th Century Wall Paintings, St Anthony's Old Church, Monastery of St Anthony, Red Sea"
4:00 – 4:30 CLOSING SESSION
4:30 – 5:00 Dr. Helene Moussa and Dr. Ramez Boutros
"The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies"
COPTIC HERITAGE: HISTORY AND CREATIVITY
SATURDAY MARCH 21sT 2009
University College Auditorium - Room 140, 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7. Co-Sponsored by the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations University of Toronto
St Mark's Coptic Museum, Scarborough
University of Toronto Art Centre
Cost: $15/$10 for students, payable at the door (lunch included)
Pre-register before 14 March to reserve your place: [email protected]
8:30 – 9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:15 OPENING REMARKS Prof. Linda Northrup: Chair, Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilisations (NMC), University of Toronto
9:15 – 9:30 Fr. Marcos A. Marcos: Protopriest, St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, Scarborough, Ontario
"Envisioning St. Mark's Coptic Museum in the Coptic Canadian Village, Markham"
FIRST SESSION: EARLY CHURCH SOURCES
CHAIR: Prof. James M. Robinson: Professor Emeritus of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
9:30 – 10:00 Dr. Anne Moore: Senior Instructor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Calgary
"Locating the Kingdom of God within the Writings of Clement of Alexandria and Origen"
10:00 – 10:30 Prof. Pablo Argárate: Associate Professor of Patristics/Historical Theology / Director of the Eastern Christian Studies Program, Faculty of Theology. University of St Michael's College
"Fourth-Century Pneumatological Controversy in Alexandria: Athanasius's Epistulae ad Serapionem"
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
SECOND SESSION: COPTIC COLLECTIONS
CHAIR: Prof. Sheila Campbell: Emeritus Fellow, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (PIMS), U of T.
11:00 – 11:30 Fr. Bigoul al-Suriani: Librarian of the Monastery of Deir el-Surian, Egypt
"Collection of Manuscripts of the Library of Deir el-Surian"
11:30 – 12:00 Heather Pigat: Collections Manager, U of T Art Centre
"Coptic Art and Artefacts in Canadian Collections"
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Break
THIRD SESSION: HISTORIC SITES
CHAIR: Prof. Amir Harrak: Professor of Aramaic and Syriac languages NMC, U of T
1:30 – 2:00 Prof. Jitse H.F. Dijkstra: Assistant Professor and Head of Classics, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, U. of Ottawa
"Christian Graffiti from Late Antique Egypt: Christian or Egyptian?"
2:00 – 2:30 Dr. Ramez Boutros: Instructor, NMC – Research Fellow PIMS, U of T
"Recent Excavations in the Monastery of Bawit: Outcome and Perspectives"
2:30 – 3:00 Coffee Break
FOURTH SESSION: COPTIC ART AND LITURGY
CHAIR: Prof. Pablo Argárate
3:00 – 3:30 Prof. Amir Harrak
"A Syriac Inscription in the Church of St Menas, Fum El Khalig, Cairo"
3:30 – 4:00 Dr. Helene Moussa: Volunteer Curator, St. Mark's Coptic Museum, Scarborough
"The Synergy of Coptic Spirituality and Liturgy -13th Century Wall Paintings, St Anthony's Old Church, Monastery of St Anthony, Red Sea"
4:00 – 4:30 CLOSING SESSION
4:30 – 5:00 Dr. Helene Moussa and Dr. Ramez Boutros
"The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies"
- Egypt's Coptic Museum
Al Masry Al Youm One that I would really love to visit! The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group of Egyptian school children and Coptic families, who visit the museum after church service,...
- Papyrological Institute At The University Of Michigan 1 July- 31 July 2009
In July 2009, the Department of Classical Studies and the Graduate Library at the University of Michigan will host a Papyrological Institute for advanced graduate students and junior faculty in Ancient History, Classics, Egyptology, Byzantine Studies...
- Interview With Dr. Gawdat Gabra
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/index.html Thanks to Howard Middleton-Jones for sending me the link to his interview with the Coptologist Dr. Gawdat Gabra in Munster Germany, posted on the Coptic Research site. Please click on the photograph on the above...
- Conserving The Deir Al-surian Library
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/824/he1.htm"The Coptic monastery known as Deir Al-Surian, or the Monastery of the Syrians, contains more than 3,000 books as well as a vast number of texts in Syriac, Aramaic (the language of Christ), Coptic, Arabic and...
- Coptic Studies
Desert Fathershttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/pe2.htmAn article looking at the Coptic monasteries and, in particular, the fate of the manuscripts of Deir Al-Surian: "Syrian monks had always frequented Wadi Al-Natrun ever since the fourth century....