Secular Nationalism and Citizenship in Muslim Countries Arab Christians in the Levant /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ellis, Kail C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Minorities in West Asia and North Africa
• Θέματα: Middle East-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; World politics.; Political theory.; Ethnology-Middle East .; Middle Eastern Politics.; Comparative Politics.; Political History.; Political Theory.; Middle Eastern Culture.

This edited volume examines the importance and significance of the Christian population in the Middle East and North Africa from the rise of Islam to present day. Specifically, the authors focus on the contributions of Christians to Arab politics, economy, and law. Using the current plight of Christ...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction (by Kail C. Ellis)
• Chapter 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 History and Contemporary Contexts (by Anthony O'Mahony)
• Chapter 4: Christian Contributions to Art, Culture and Literature in the Arab-Islamic World (by Bernard Sabella)
• Chapter 5: Christians in Arab Politics (by Tarek Mitri)
• Chapter 6: Christian Contributions to Education and Social Advancement (by Sami El-Yousef)
• Chapter 7: The Arab-Christian Predicament Before and After the Rise of the Islamic State (by Elie Chalala)
• Chapter 8: A Human Rights Perspective on the Protection of Christians and Other Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa (by Fateh Azzam)
• Chapter 9: The Persecution of Minorities in the Middle East (by Alon Ben-Meir)
• Chapter 10: The "Responsibility to Protect" and the Dangers of Military Intervention in Fragile States (by General Anthony Zinni (ret.))
• Chapter 11: The Answer to the Vulnerability of Arab Christians and Other Minorities Is Citizenship Rights Under the Rule of Law (by Rami Khouri)
• Chapter 12: The Impact of the Shia-Sunni Political Struggle and Future Strategies for Christians and Other Minorities in the Middle East (by Brian Katulis)
• Chapter 13: Epilogue (by Kail C. Ellis). .