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What Is Eastern Catholic Theology?: Questions and Answers Revisited and Revised

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 C 0 Comments
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The Oldest Church in Iraq, Built Inside a Mountain (Saint Hormizd Monastery)

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 C 0 Comments
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The Assyrian Church of the East with Qasha Ephraim Ashur Alkhas

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 C 0 Comments
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Religious Coexistence in Central Asia circa year 1000 CE by Frantz Grenet Source

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 C 0 Comments
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Rabban Hormizd Monastery Survives as a Monument to Christianity in Iraq

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 C 0 Comments
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Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The First Christians (635 AD): The Nestorian Stele

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 C 0 Comments
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Christians of the East – The Untold Story Along the Silk Road

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 C 0 Comments
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Paul Marshall Lecture: “Christianity & Islam”

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Persecuted Central Asian Christians Ask for Prayer

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Hidden Christians in Central Asia

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Sharing the Gospel in Afghanistan

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Poles in Kazakhstan: See How They Live – Kapchagay, Karaganda, Zhanashar, Ozornoe, Pervomaika

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 C 0 Comments

Poles in Kazakhstan make up one part of the Polish diaspora in the former Soviet Union.

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Punjabi Cross

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 C 0 Comments

A documentary about the first community of Orthodox Christians (ROCOR) in Pakistan. The film was shot in February 2019 in

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Ancient Christian monastery in Iraq survives centuries of upheaval

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Iraq has suffered terrible violence in recent years, often inflamed by religious differences. But in a country where worship can

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Beyond Persecution: The Witness of the Iranian Church

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Christians speak of their experiences of persecution as believers in Jesus, and why nothing will deter them from following Him.

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Christian Persecution in Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

A ‘Voice of the Martyrs’ video about the fate of Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by Islamic violence and

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Christianity in Pre-Islamic Iran: A Lecture by Mr. John Manderscheid

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

This lecture explores the history of Christianity in pre-Islamic Iran, and how the popular narrative of the romance of Khosrau

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Early Christianity in Ancient China

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Before the Jesuits, Nestorian Christians following the Silk Road introducded Christian ideas into Chinese culture.

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Help Iraqi Christians Return Home

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Samaritan’s Purse is helping Iraqi Christians return home to the Nineveh Plains after being displaced by ISIS. Our Nehemiah Project

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History of Christianity in China: Documentary, parts 1 and 2.

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Christianity, the largest religion of the western world, and China, the oldest nation of the East.

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Iraq Christians: Residents rebuild ancient Christian town

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

A small community of Christians live in northern Iraq, a predominantly Muslim country. It’s survived centuries, enduring raids and attacks

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Christian Ruins in Holy Shiite Muslim City in Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

An Iraqi archaeologist claims to have uncovered Christian ruins in the holy Shiite Muslim city of Najaf that may be

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Persecution of Christians in Erbil, Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

A documentary by the Alliance Defending Freedom, about their documentation of the persecution of Christians in Iraq, and their efforts

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Safe Zones for Christians in Iraq?

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Philippe Nassif of In Defense of Christians talks about the possibility of creating self-administering autonomous regions for the safety of

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Pope Francis in Azerbaijan, 2016

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Pope Francis prayed for no more violence in the name of God: May His Holy Name be praised.

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Teaching Iraq’s Young Christians

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

In the lively Dar Mar Bulos (Saint Paul Center for Church Services), hundreds of Iraqi Christian children come every day

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The Last Christians in Iraq?

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Kurdish soldiers and Christian civilians join forces to defend the city of Qaraqosh, Iraq from ISIS terrorist attack.

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Iraqi Christians Hunted and Killed by ISIS

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

This report calls ISIS attacks on Christians “genocide” in an effort to draw international attention to the destruction of Christian

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Christian Suffering in Iraq & Syria

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Fr. Benedict Kiely, founder of NASAREAN.ORG talks about his ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the suffering Christians in the

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Persecuted Christians in Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Christian communities in Iraq are shrinking after Islamic attacks. Those who choose to return to their homes do not consider

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The Assyrian Church of the East in the 5th-8th centuries

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Assyrian Christians take up arms

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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The Jingjiao and the Stele – Parts 1-3

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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The History of Christianity in Iraq/Mesopotamia

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Syriac Christian communities: people, monuments and manuscripts in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Religion in Kazakhstan

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Christian and Muslim villages of Azerbaijan

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Assyrian Churches of Iraq

November 12, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Survival and sadness in Iraq’s Christian towns

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Christians have lived in the Mosul region of Iraq since the start of Christianity, but today they number less than

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After ISIS: Christians and Churches in Qaraqosh Iraq

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Seth Frantzman went to Hamdaniyeh in Qaraqosh/Bakhdida in Iraq to document ISIS destruction of Christian communities in the Nineveh plains.

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Visit to Liberated Iraqi Christian Towns of Karemlash and Qaraqosh, March 2017

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Video filmed March 18, 2017, of the destruction wrought on two historic Christian towns close to Mosul which were liberated

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Mosul battle: Priest returns to his church and home in Bartella

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

The story of Father John Tarachee, who was driven out of Bartella, Iraq with his entire Christian flock.

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Qaraqosh, Iraq: Christian Ghost-City

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

The Christian town of Qaraqosh, Iraq was held by ISIS for two years. Most residents fled. One brave Christian woman

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The Church of the East: A brief history of the Iraqi Christians

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

The Church in Iraq is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

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Silk Road Christianity: Lecture, part 2

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Part 2 of the Silk Road Christianity Lecture delivered by Ron Choong at Central Presbyterian Church on March 13, 2016.

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Silk Road Christianity: Lecture, part 1

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Part 1 of a 2-hour seminar on Silk Road Christianity, by Ron Choong. This event was hosted by Central Presbyterian

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Christians in the Arab World: Documentary

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 C 0 Comments

Nearly twenty percent of Middle Eastern residents were Christians at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, only eleven million Christians still exist, out of 320 million Muslims. The fact that there are still Christians living at the cradle of Christianity may seem like a miracle.

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Centuries of Christian Persecution

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 C 0 Comments

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, discusses the plight of religious pluralism in Iraq at Georgetown University in

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‘Iraq without Christians is like a garden without a rose’

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 C 0 Comments

Syriac Christians of Qaraqosh, Iraq, rebuild their town after its liberation from Islamic State.

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Tashkent

May 30, 2019September 3, 2019 C 2 Comments

Parish Priest Fr Pranajtis and Fr Rutenis in front of the parsonage in Tashkent, surounded by priests of various nationalities

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Kazakhstan: A Pilgrim Church

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

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History of the Persecution of Christians in China

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

Part 2 of a German-language documentary about Christianity in China.

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The fate of Christians in the Middle East

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

What will happen to Christians in the Middle East if Islamicist parties take power?

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The Last Assyrians, film clip

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

This is a short clip of a documentary film by Robert Alaux, The Last Assyrians, a 53-minute film about the identity and history of Aramaic-speaking Christians.

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‘Old Turkic’ Inscription at Behnam Monastery in Northern Iraq

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

This is a short clip of a documentary film by Robert Alaux, The Last Assyrians, a 53-minute film about the identity and history of Aramaic-speaking Christians.

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Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East

April 9, 2019May 10, 2019 C 0 Comments

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Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East
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Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East

April 9, 2019May 10, 2019 C 0

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Arabic Culture of the Melchite Church in the early Middle Ages (7th-11th Centuries)
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Arabic Culture of the Melchite Church in the early Middle Ages (7th-11th Centuries)

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The history of the Greek (Orthodox) Eastern Church under the rule of the Turks: from the fall of Constantinople (in 1453) to the present
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The history of the Greek (Orthodox) Eastern Church under the rule of the Turks: from the fall of Constantinople (in 1453) to the present

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Ancient Merv in the Testimonies of Written Sources
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Ancient Merv in the Testimonies of Written Sources

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