Works by Him

Studies on the Pentateuch [Dirāsāt fī ’āsfār Mūsā al-khamsa]. Cairo: al-Anba Ruwis, 1986.

Church Events which I Lived and Experienced [Āḥdāth kanasiyya ‘ishtu-hā wa ‘āyishtu-hā]. Cairo: Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, 1989. Repr. 2016.

Studies in the Canons Regarding Marriage [Dirāsāt fī Qawānīn al-’āḥwāl al-shakhṣiyya li-‘aqdī al-khiṭba wa-l-zawāj wa buṭlān-hu wa faskh-hu]. Giza: Dar al-‘alam al-‘arabi, 1990.

On the Nomocanon of Ibn al-‘Assal [Dirāsāt fī Kitāb al-Majm-u‘ al-Ṣāfawī li-Ibn al-‘Assāl]. Studies in the Church Canons, Vol. 4. al-Kulliyya al-Iklirikiyya al-Lahutiyya li-l-Qubt al-Urthudhuks, 1992.

Secondary Literature

Fanous, Daniel. A Silent Patriarch. Kyrillos VI: Life and Legacy. Yonkers, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2019 (see pp. 169–72, 170–72, 179, 188–89, 205, 245, 281–84, 339, 341–44).

Khalil, Elhamy. “Fr Salib Sourial (1916–1994): Giant among giants.” Watani, December 20, 2016,  http://en.wataninet.com/features/in-memorial/fr-salib-sourial-1916-1994-giant-among-giants/18323/.

Works

Pope Shenouda’s literary output is staggeringly large, comprising well over a hundred books of which many were translated into English. He also wrote hundreds of articles in Coptic periodicals (chiefly al-Kiraza, which he founded) and delivered public lectures every week for virtually his entire papacy. A full list of his entire oeuvre would be a significant undertaking. A more realistic goal (and one of potentially greater academic interest) would be a chronological list of the books and articles he published at different stage of his life, i.e. as Nazir Gayyid, Fr Antonios al-Suryani and Bishop Shenouda of Education. This page will be updated as progress is made; if you would like to help, please contact us.

• In the meantime, see the English works hosted at OrthoKairos and Orthodox eBooks, and the Arabic work hosted at Coptic Treasures.

Secondary Sources

Gille, Matthias. 2017. Der koptische Papst Schenuda III: Beobachtungen zu Theologie und Biografie. Anwendungsorientierte Religionswissenschaft, vol. 11. Baden-Baden: Tectum Verlag. (Tectum Verlag)

Fernandez, Alberto Miguel. 1983. “The Coptic Orthodox Salvation Theology of Anba Shenuda III.” MA Dissertation. University of Arizona. Available online at UA Campus Repository.  (PDF)

O’Mahony, Anthony. “Tradition at the heart of renewal: the Coptic Orthodox Church and Monasticism in Modern Egypt”, International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church 7, no. 3 (2007), 164–178.

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Primary Works 

Books

• The Gospel of John [Injīl Yūḥannā]. Cairo: Dar al-Jīl li-l-Ṭabā‘a, 1973.
• Family Guidance in the Church [al-Irshād al-usrī fī-l-kanīsa]. Usqufiyyat al-khadamāt al-‘āmma wa-l-ijtimā‘iyya, 1981.
• Christ and Humanity [al-Masīḥ wa-l-insāniyya]. al-Abbasiyya: al-Anba Ruweis, 1987.
• Meditations on the Song of Songs [Ta’āmulāt fī nashīd al-ānshād]. Dar al-Jīl li-l-Ṭabā‘a, 2004.
• The Unity of the Holy Bible [Wiḥdat al-kitāb al-muqaddas]. Fagala, Egypt: Dar al-Jīl li-l-Ṭabā‘a, no date.
• The Letter to the Romans [Risālat Rūmiya]. Dār al-yanbū‘ al-thiqāfī, no date.
• How to Conduct Oneself in a Mixed Society [al-Sulūk al-salīm fī-l-mujtami‘ al-mukhtalaṭ]. Dar al-Jīl li-l-Ṭabā‘a, no date.

Articles

• Bishara, Abdelmasih. “Drama Performances in Sunday School” [al-Ḥaflāt al-tamthīliyya bi-madāris al-āḥad], Sunday School Magazine 8, no. 6/7 (Jun 1954): 49–53.
• Bishara, Abdelmasih. “Solitary Prayer and Family Prayer” [al-Ṣalāt al-fardiyya wal-ṣalāt al-‘ā’iliyya], Sunday School Magazine 11, no. 6 (Aug 1957): 8–9.

Secondary Literature

Guirguis, Magdi, and Nelly van Doorn-Harder. The Emergence of the Modern Coptic Papacy. The Popes of Egypt, vol. 3. Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo, 2011 (on pages 125, 140, 147, 149, 164, 166–7, 174, 176, 184). (Amazon)

Hasan, S. S. Christians versus Muslims in Modern Egypt: The Century-Long Struggle for Coptic Equality. Oxford University Press, 2003: 65, 87, 95, 110–11, 114–15, 137–40, 233.

Kamel, Maged. “Bishop Athanasius (1919–2000), the Late Bishop of Beni Suef.” In Archive of Contemporary Coptic Orthodox Theology. Sydney, NSW: St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College, 2020. https://accot.stcyrils.edu.au/bishop-athanasius-maged-kamel/.

A. Works

A comprehensive bibliography of Habib Girgis’ works can be found in Bishop Suriel, Habib Girgis: Coptic Orthodox Educator and a Light in the Darkness (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 2017): 264–67.

B. Further Reading

Jayson, Casper. “How Sunday School Sparked Revival in Egypt’s Oldest Church” Christianity Today, June 19, 2018, https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/2018/june/habib-girgis-coptic-revival-sunday-school-movement.html.

Nasim, Sulayman. 1991. “Habib Jirjis”, in Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia, vol. 4. Macmillan/Claremont Graduate University, School of Religion, 1189a–1189b.

Shenouda III (Pope). “Our Teacher Archdeacon Habib Girgis”. Translated by S. M. Saad. Watani, August 22, 2013, http://en.wataninet.com/coptic-affairs-coptic-affairs/religious/st-habib-girgis/1440/.

Suriel (Bishop). Habib Girgis: Coptic Orthodox Educator and a Light in the Darkness. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladamir’s Seminary Press, 2017. (Amazon)

Yanney, Rodolph. “Light in the Darkness: Life of Archdeacon Habib Girgis (1876–1951).” Coptic Church Review 5, no. 2 (1984): 47–52.

Raghib Abdelnour published many articles in the Sunday School Magazine and al-Kiraza, as well as several books. This list is constantly being updated. If you are interested in helping to compile a list of his works, please contact us.

Articles

• “Studies in Genesis: The First Day.” Sunday School Magazine vol. 1, no. 11 (Feb 1948): 19–23 (PDF)
• “The Exodus of the Lord.” al-Kiraza vol. 6, no. 45 (Nov 1975): 10–11.
• “The Waters Have Come Up to My Head.” al-Kiraza vol. 7, no. 8 (Feb 1976): 12.

Books

God Was Manifested in the Flesh [Allah ẓahara fī al-jasad]. al-Aqsar: The Church of St Mary and St Antonios, 1980. (PDF)

The Sacrifice of the Cross in the Book of Genesis [Dhabīḥat al-ṣalīb fī sifar al-takwīn]. Cairo: Dar Matba‘a al-‘alam al-‘arabi, n.d. (PDF)