SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

the Life and Times of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite . Proposed papers will be limited from any of the following topics: · Life of St. Shenouda · The literary corpus of St. Shenouda · The monasticism of St. Shenouda · The liturgical position of St. Shenouda in the Coptic Church. · The monasteries of St. Shenouda (the White and Red monasteries, including history, architecture, library, Inscriptions, wall paintings, …etc. · The notable figures in the life of St. Shenouda and his monasteries, e.g. Apa Pigol, St. Thomas of Shinshif, Apa Zenobius, Apa Besa (or Wissa), St. Pidjimi. Format: Presentations are classified into three types. The first is major papers , which are customarily surveys of research done over a specific period of time in a specific area in the field. Each one will be scheduled as a 45-minute presentation with a 15-minute follow-up discussion. The second type is the regular communications by members which briefly presents the work that he/she has or is doing in the field. These presentations will be scheduled for 20 minutes with a 10-minute follow-up discussion. The third type is the papers that involve substantial slides or similar graphic Introduction: This symposium is the second of a proposed series of seven symposia on the history of Monasticism in Egypt, the cradle of Christian Monasticism. The first was convened two years ago at the Papal monastic complex, adjacent to St. Bishoy Monastery in Wadi al-Natrun. It dealt with the history of the monasticism in that most important monastic center. The present one dealt with the different aspects of the history of Christianity in al-Fayoum in general and its

presentations. Prior approval by the organizing committee is required for such presentation. The presenter will be given 30-35 minutes for the presentation with a maximum of 10-minute follow-up discussion. The maximum type for such presentation will be 45 minutes. The Organizing Committee has the option to change the length of the presentation as necessary. Registration: All interested persons can pre- register through our website. The address is 'http://www.stshenouda.com/society/6ccnfreg.htm' A nominal registration fee for the 2-day conference (excluding the Friday evening Reception) will be charged as follows: Members: $20.00 Non-Members: $25.00 UCLA Students & Faculty N/C Other Students $10.00 Notification and Abstracts: Those interested in participating need to notify the Society in writing by April 30, 2004. Written abstracts will be due by May 31, 2004. Publications of the Proceedings: Selected papers presented at the Conference will be published in volume 4 of Coptica (2005). A final draft of each paper shall be submitted by the presenter no later than January 30, 2005.

Second Symposium on Monasticism in Egypt – Monasticism in al-Fayoum (By Hany N Takla)

monasticism in particular. The upcoming one is planned for monasticism in Sohag and in particular, St. Shenouda monasteries and monasticism. All these symposia are held under the auspices of H.H. Pope Shenouda III. St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History Studies has been the primary organizer with modest technical contribution at times from the St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society.

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