Beschreibung:
This book brings a crucial perspective to the examination of religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by focusing on the roles that Christian churches play in politics in this region.
1. Conflict, politics, and the Christian East: towards a theoretical typology 2. (Un)locking the church doors: regime legitimacy and political (de)mobilisation of churches in Ethiopia 3. The church and the street: Copts and interest representation from Mubarak to Sisi 4. The Chaldean patriarch and the discourse of `inclusive citizenship¿: restructuring the political representation of Christians in Iraq since 2003 5. Defensive minoritarianism: support for democracy among Lebanese Christians 6. Orthodox Christianity in Turkey and the limits of ecumenical transnationalism