The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Annual Symposium

Emerging Scholars in Coptic Studies: Exploring Interdisciplinary Perspectives and New Research

The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies (CSCS) is hosting its 16th Annual Coptic Studies Symposium on Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 9 AM to 5 PM.

Schedule:

9:00 – 9:15 am
Welcome address: Dr. Ramez Boutros, President, CSCS.
“Beyond Traditional Boundaries: The Benefits of Interdisciplinary Research in Coptic Studies.”

MORNING SESSION:

9:15 – 9:30
Nelly van Doorn-Harder, Professor, Wake Forest University, NC, USA.
Discussant: Copts in Modern Era. “Notes on Methodologies.”

9:30 – 9:45
Carol Markos, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
“Loyal to Heaven: How Coptic Youth Manage Diasporic Ambivalence by Retreating from the World.”

9:45 – 10:00
Fr. Paul Guirguis, Doctor of Ministry, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, NY.
“Religious Education in the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Legacy of Habib Girgis.”

10:00 – 10:15
Lilian Estafanous, Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University. Kingston, ON
“Religious Minorities in Diaspora: A Study of the Political Mobilization of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Community in Canada and the United States.”

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10:15 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK

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10:30 – 10:45 Discussion (paper: C. Markos)
10:45 – 11:00 Discussion (paper: Fr. P. Guirguis)
11:00 – 11:15 Discussion (paper: L. Estafanous)

11:15 – 11:30
Jitse Dijkstra, Professor, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa.
Discussant: History of Ancient Texts. “Notes on Methodologies.”

11:30 – 11:45
Andrew Aziz, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa
“Graeco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt: Exploring the Concept of Magic.”

11:45 – 12:00pm
Kirollos Kilada, Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto
“Sacred Space Between Shenoute of Atripe and Ibn Sabbāʿ.”

12:00 – 12:15 Discussion (paper A. Aziz)
12:15 – 12:30 Discussion (paper K. Kilada)

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12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH BREAK (Light lunch will be offered)

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AFTERNOON SESSION:

1:30 – 1:45
Fr. Mebratu K. Gebru, Visiting Professor of Liturgical Theology, Agora University, VA, USA.
Discussant: Coptic Liturgy. “Notes on Methodologies.”

1:45 –2:00
Marc Guany, Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto
“A Revisit and a Proposal for the General Funeral Rite on the Palm Sunday.”

2:00 – 2:15
Karim Guirguis, Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto
“A Cosmic Priest: Man as Mediator in the Coptic Liturgy of John of Bostra.”

2:15 – 2:30 Discussion (paper M. Guany)
2:30 – 2:45 Discussion (paper K. Guirguis)

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2:45 – 3:00 COFFEE BREAK

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3:00 – 3:15
Ramez Boutros, Sessional Lecturer II, University of Toronto, (NMC).
Discussant: History and Modern Architectural Studies. “Methodologies and Perspectives.”

3:15 – 3:30
Kyrillos Morcos, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto
“On Liturgical Architecture in the Canadian Coptic Diaspora.”

3:30 – 3:45 Discussion (paper K. Morcos)

3:45 – 4:00
Emmanuel Gergis, Associate Professor of Dogmatics and Systematic Theology, Agora University, VA, USA.
Discussant: Coptic Liturgy and Theology “Notes on Methodologies.”

4:00 – 4:15
Andrew Youssef, Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto
“Shenouda of Atripe: A Coptic Ascetic's Christology in the Dawn of the Chalcedonian Controversy.”

4:15 – 4:30
Yousef Sawires, Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto
“The Forgotten Coptic Prayer for Those in Hades.”

4:30 – 4:45 Discussion (paper A. Youssef)
4:45 – 5:00 Discussion (paper Y. Sawires)

5:00
Concluding Remarks: Dr. Ramez Boutros, President of the CSCS.

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* This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) University of Toronto, and the Coptic Museum of Canada.

Free Registration at: cscopticstudies@gmail.com
Contributions are welcomed at the CSCS website.

* See the CSCS Annual Symposium poster and the CSCS Annual Symposium program.