Sunday, March 22, 2026 · 天火 · tianmu.org
talk.religion.christian.coptic
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Texts
Faith Against Collectivism and Elitism — Two Failures of Egyptian ReligionA theological essay by Phillip Williams (2006) arguing that both the Coptic Church's elitism and Islam's collectivism are group formations that spiritually harm their members, leaving neither as a model of faith in God.Worship in Spirit and Truth — Against Ritualism in Coptic and Islamic PracticeA theological essay by Phillip Williams (2006) drawing on John 4:23-25 to argue that authentic worship requires neither Coptic sacramental ritual nor Islamic ancestral practice, but the childlike, unmediated encounter with God.


