I accidentally stumbled on a mass of English translations of works by the current Coptic Pope, Shenouda III, at Google books. This search brings up a long list. Some have preview; some are full view, and can be downloaded in PDF form.
The first one I saw was a hagiography of St. Mark, here. The work is a modern composition in the traditional style, and references are on p.143 to sources like Eusebius HE, Jerome’s De viris illustribus, Severus ibn al-Mukaffa’s History of the Patriarchs, and other interesting-looking sources.
These books are an invaluable insight into modern Coptic church thinking. It is very good to see them accessible. For which of us could otherwise even know they existed?
Some time I published a short note on a series of interviews given by Shenouda to Mahmoud Fawzy in the late 80s. They are refreshingly frank and open.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/87010037/shenouda
I haven’t got a ScribD membership, but I shall have to try and look at these.
Roger,
Here’s a link to a comprehensive listing of over 40 books by the late Pope Shenouda III, which have been translated into English by various individuals/churches and are downloadable as pdf files (with the exception of only 2 of the links, i.e. “The Spiritual Man.pdf” and “The Spiritual Means.pdf” which don’t work):
http://copticorthodoxy.com/BooksbyPope.aspx
This is great – thank you!!
It’s my pleasure Roger. Should you be interested in other books and publications by modern Coptic Orthodox writers, besides those authored by the late Pope Shenouda III, you can access and freely download these from another valuable online source known as The Alpha. It’s the new website for COePA: Coptic Orthodox Electronic Publishing Australia.
http://www.coepaonline.org/
It’s got a wealth of English publications by the late Pope Shenouda III, other Bishops, members of the Clergy and scholarly Laity. My advice is to click on the link “The Alpha Christian Orthodox Collection Downloads” located under the Main Menu and view the 13 subcategories, each with its own distinct collection. I’m assuming that since they are freely downloadable from a publishing company, therefore copyright shouldn’t really be a concern.
I want to find a book of Pope Shenoda callled the Fruits of the Spirit.
Thanks
Does anybody know where this book can be found?