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## The Coptic Church The end of the Roman Empire in the West brought the gradual extinction of Christianity in North Africa-the Africa of Tertullian, Cyprian of Carthage, and Augustine of Hippo, who had written so memorably on Christian martyrdom. African Christianity, however, did survive. Indeed it flourished-in Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia-despite the growing challenge of Islam. At the time of the Muslim conquest of Alexandria in 641, Christianity was deeply embedded in Egyptian culture. But the majority of Egyptian Christians had refused to accept the Chalcedonian two natures ("duophysite") Christological definition imposed by the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. They established a distinctive Coptic Church, "monophysite" in its Christology, which exists to this day. After years of discrimination and persecution, the Arab conquest brought some relief. The new Muslim authorities had no interest in distinguishing between rival theological disputes within Christianity, but did offer "dhimmi" (protected) status to Christians generally. However the authorities placed severe restrictions on the Coptic community. For most of its existence the Coptic Church has faced pressure from uns

Author

Ward, Kevin

Publisher

Wiley & Sons, Limited, John

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781119100041