George Habib Bebawi

Dr. George Habib Bebawi is a Professor of Church History and Patristics now resident in the United States.

Contents 1 Abridged Biography 2 Education 3 Work Experience 4 Ecumenical Responsibilities 5 Publications 5.1 St. Cyril of Alexandria 5.2 St. Athanasius of Alexandria 6 Patristic Studies in Arabic 6.1 Studies in Church History in Arabic 6.2 Articles in English 6.3 Studies in Church History in English 6.4 Studies in Patristic Theology and Liturgy, in English 6.5 Studies in inter faith dialogue 7 Translations 7.1 Translation from Coptic to Arabic, Published by Philoptron, Cairo, Egypt 7.2 Translation from English to Arabic 8 Pastoral Responsibility 9 Awards 10 References 11 External links

Abridged Biography

• Institute for Christian Orthodox Studies Director of Studies Cambridge, England
• Faculty of Divinity/ Cambridge Theological Federation, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England Lecturer in Islam and Eastern Christianity
• Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies (CARTS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England; Project Director, the Jewish Roots of Christian Worship
• Lecturer, Church History, Patristic Studies, Islam University of Nottingham, St. Johns College, Nottingham, England
• Middle East Council of Churches, Cairo, Egypt Executive secretary, Department of Theological Concerns
• Author and translator of numerous books and publications
• Translations of the Fathers into Arabic from Greek
• Patristic Studies in Arabic
• Studies in Church History in Arabic & English
• Studies in Patristic Theology and Liturgy in English

Education

• 1961 – Coptic Orthodox Theological College, Cairo, Egypt, B.D.
• 1970 – University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England MPh The Origin of Christianity in Egypt
• Ph.D. Thesis title: Some Aspects of the Sacramental Theology of The Coptic Church

Work Experience

• 2000-2004, Institute for Christian Orthodox Studies, Director of Studies Cambridge, England
• 2000-2004, Faculty of Divinity/ Cambridge Theological Federation, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England - Lecturer in Islam and Eastern Christianity
• 2000-2004, Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies (CARTS), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England - Project Director, the Jewish Roots of Christian Worship
• 1985-2000, Lecturer, Church History, Patristic Studies, Islam University of Nottingham, St. Johns College, Nottingham, England
• 1988, United Presbyterian Church California, USA - Guest Professor of Contemporary Theology
• 1984-1985, Selly Oak College, Birmingham, England - William Paton Fellow
• 1975-1984, Middle East Council of Churches, Cairo, Egypt - Executive secretary, Department of Theological Concerns
• 1982-1983, Coptic Catholic Seminary Ma’adi, Egypt - Lecturer in Early Church History and the Modern History of Egypt
• 1975-1977, Coptic Orthodox Theological College Cairo, Egypt - Dean
• 1973-1975, University of the Holy Spirit Kaslik, Lebanon - Lecturer in Church History and Eastern Christian Worship
• 1970-1973, Coptic Orthodox Theological College Cairo, Egypt - Lecturer in Theology and Church History
• 1961-1965, Coptic Orthodox Theological College Cairo, Egypt - Lecturer in Church History and Patristics

Ecumenical Responsibilities

• 1973-1983, Co-Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox/Roman Catholic International Committee for Theological Dialogue
• 1974-1984, Coptic Orthodox Representative at the Pro Orienta in Vienna
• 1977-1984, Coptic Orthodox Representative at the World Council of Churches General Assembly and other work groups of Faith and Order, and Christian Education
• 1984-1988, Co-Chairman and Lecturer on the annual Course of Christian Spirituality at the Multi-Faith Centre, Selly Oak, Birmingham
• 1985–1988 Sigma Society for Psychotherapy and Meditation, Manchester, England

Publications

• Fathers of the Church: Translation into Arabic from Greek, Published in Cairo, Egypt by Patristic Studies Publications:
• The letters of Ignatius of Antioch, 1972, pp150

St. Cyril of Alexandria

• Scholia on the Incarnation, 1972, pp 75
• Commentary on the Gospel of St. John, Chapters 1-11, Volume One, 1974, pp 255
• Commentary on the Creed, 1977, pp 64
• Christ is One, 1977, pp 59

St. Athanasius of Alexandria

• Contra Apollianrius, I & II, 1977, pp150
• The Letters to Serapion, 1978, pp 92

Patristic Studies in Arabic

All were published in Cairo, Egypt by Patristic Studies Publications:

• A Patristic Commentary on the Lord’s Prayer, 1972, pp 132
• Why Was Jesus Baptized? 1973, pp 45
• Man, the Image of God: A study in the Bible, St. Athanasius and St. Cyril of Alexandria, 1974, pp 205
• A Patristic and Historical Commentary on the Lima Document of the WCC, on Baptism, the Eucharist and Ministry, 1979, pp 105
• Sin and Redemption, A Study of the ‘De Incarnatione’ of St. Athanasius, 1980, pp 89
• Baptism in the Universal Church in the First Five Hundred Years, 1980, pp 154

Studies in Church History in Arabic

• Women in the Early Five Hundred Years of Eastern Christianity, the Middle East Council of Churches, Beirut, Lebanon, 1979, pp 55
• The Origin of Christianity in Egypt, Patristic Studies Publications, Cairo, Egypt, 1977, pp 230
• The Minority Mind: the History of Persecution and National Reconciliation During the National Struggle of Egypt Since 1919. 1980, pp 400
• The Arab Conquest of Egypt and the Conversion of the Copts to Islam. 1988, pp 320

Articles in English

• The Life and Death of Communities, Persecution and Survival: A Basic Reading in Early Church History and the Contemporary Church of England, 1986, pp 100
• Political and Social Background of the Arian Rejection of the Homoousious, 1986, pp 54
• Office and Charisma: the Plight of Montanism, 1988, pp 70
• Does History Repeat Itself? A Historical and Social Assessment of Gnosticism and the New Age, 1989, pp124
• The Councils of the Ancient Church: Their History and Significance, 1988, pp 80
• The History of the Doctrine of the Trinity from the New Testament to Richard of St. Victor, 1989, pp 79

Studies in Church History in English

• The Bishop in the Coptic Church, Society for Promotion of Christian Knowledge (SPCK). Ed. By Moore, 1982, pp 25
• Copts and Islamic Fundamentalism Since 1952, Dictionary of Eastern Christianity, Blackwell, 1999, pp 6
• Chapter :The Bible in /eastern Churches" in The Oxford history of the Bible ed. J W Rogerson Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Studies in Patristic Theology and Liturgy, in English

• The Supremacy of Some Churches Over Others, Pro Oriente, 1979, pp 27
• The Crown of Life: An Orthodox Perspective, Ecumenical Review, 1981, pp 23 ^[1]
• The Dynamics of Salvation in St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Sobornost, 1987, pp 26
• The Creed and Celebration of Faith in Eastern Orthodox Worship in Foundation Documents of Faith, Ed by Cyril Rodd, T&T Clark, 1987, pp 27
• Atonement and Mercy: Athanasius, Anselm and Islam, Atonement Today, Ed by L. Goldingay, SPCK, 1995, pp 25
• The Coptic Liturgy, Dictionary of Eastern Christianity, Blackwell, 1999, pp 9
• The Bible in the Eastern Church, The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary of the Bible, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp 11

Studies in inter faith dialogue

• Does Christianity Believe in One God? Cairo, Egypt, 1977, pp 66
• Is the Crucifixion a Legend of a Historical Fact? Cairo, Egypt, 1997, pp 8
• Dialogues on the Trinity, Cairo, Egypt, 1999, pp 230

Translations

Translation from Coptic to Arabic, Published by Philoptron, Cairo, Egypt

• The Letters of Abbot Sophronius of Upper Egypt: The Eucharist, 1988, pp 25
• Resurrection and the Church – The Body of Christ, 1999, pp 36
• The Holy Trinity and the Joy of the New Creation, 2001, pp 80

Translation from English to Arabic

• Being As Communion, by John Zizioulas, the Patristic Centre, Cairo, Egypt, 1989, pp 95

Pastoral Responsibility

• 1985-1999 Spiritual Director of students and priests in the Church of England, St. John’s College, Nottingham, England

Awards

• Coptic Patriarchal Prize for Church History, for ‘The Historical Roots of Egyptian Monasticism’ – Coptic Orthodox Theological College, Cairo Egypt, 1957
• Hort Prize for the ‘English Translation of the Coptic Gnostic Gospel of Philip of Nag-Hammadi’ – University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1967

References

External links

• www.Coptology.com

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