THE FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION: ARABIC-SPEAKING ANGLICANS AND THE JERUSALEM BISHOPRIC, 1947-1949
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While extensive research has been conducted on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, little attention has been paid to its impact on Christian communities, specifically Protestant churches. Even in studies of Christian minorities in the Middle East, rarely is the work of the Anglican Church recognized, let alone the experiences of Arab Anglicans. This thesis seeks to fill this gap by exploring the challenges that Arab Anglicans of the Jerusalem Bishopric faced between 1947 and 1949. Amid the transition from being under British control to Israeli rule, I highlight Arab Anglicans' fight for recognition by the wider Anglican Church and its leadership. By conducting original archival research at the Middle East Centre at St. Antony's College in Oxford, and Lambeth Palace Library in London, England, I bring to light the dramatic searching, discovery, and reshaping of Arab Anglican identity in Jerusalem during a time of political transition.Type
Electronic Thesistext
Degree Name
B.A.Degree Level
bachelorsDegree Program
Middle Eastern and North African StudiesHonors College