CSCS Annual Symposium
When and Where
Description
Coptic Liturgical Texts. Art , Archeology, and the Glorification of Saints
The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies (CSCS) is hosing its 18th Annual Coptic Studies Symposium on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Program of speakers
8:30 – 9:15 am 16th Annual General Meeting of Members
9:15 – 9:45 REGISTRATION
9:45 –10:00 Welcome address: Dr. Ramez Boutros, President, The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies
MORNING SESSION
10:00 – 10:45 Father Arsenius Mikhail, Professor of Liturgical Studies, St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Coptic Orthodox Theological School, California, USA.
On Warriors, Dragons, and Petrine Primacy: The Redefining of Saints in Liturgical Texts and Art
10:45 – 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:15 BREAK
11:15 – 11:45 Ramez Boutros, Lecturer, NMC, University of Toronto.
Angels, Martyrs, and Saints: Coptic Veneration in the Fayyoum Oasis During the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods
11:45 – 12:00 Discussion
12:15 – 12:45 Helena Marie Boutros, PhD student, Department of Health, Society, and Aging; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Methodological Insights Involving a Sensory Ethnographic Approach in the Life of Community: An Example from an Ethnomusicology Collaborative Study in The Coptic Diaspora
12:45 – 1:00 Discussion
1:00 – 2:00 LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION
2:00 – 2:45 Hany N. Takla, President, St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, Los Angeles, USA, and Adjunct Lecturer, University of Divinity, St. Athanasius College, Melbourne Australia, and Adjunct Lecturer, St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School, Los Angeles
The Bible as a Liturgical Book in the Coptic Liturgical Services
2:45 – 3:00 Discussion
3:00 – 3:30 Karim Guirguis, PhD student, Trinity College, University of Toronto
The Eucharist in the Coptic Synaxarium
3:30 – 3:45 Discussion
3:45 – 4:15 Andrew Youssef, Sessional lecturer, Trinity College, University of Toronto, and Saint Paul University, Ottawa.
Arabization of Coptic Theology as a Positive Development for Ecumenical Discussions: The Curious Case of a Fraction’s Reference to the Incarnate Word as “One Ousia”
4:15 – 4:30 Discussion
4:30 – 4:45 Concluding Remarks
Registration: CSCS Symposium 2025