This page contains a range of links to useful webpages for the study of contemporary Coptic theology. The primary language of each site is indicated in brackets after its name.

Finding Primary Sources

Coptic Treasures (Arabic)
A huge range of PDF, audio and video files relating to contemporary Coptic theology.

Bonn University Library (English site, Arabic Sources)
Fully accessible online copies of late 19th and early 20th century Coptic publications in Arabic.

Christian Library (Arabic)
PDFs of Arabic books by Christian authors from a wide range of denominations, including a sizeable Coptic selection.

Orthodox eBooks (English)
A wide range of public domain PDFs of English works by contemporary Coptic authors.

OrthoKairos (English)
A small but valuable range of PDFs and online translations from a range of modern Coptic authors, with short biographical articles for each.

Treasures of the Coptic Church in English (English)
This blog is a partner site to ACCOT and features a growing number of translations from figures like Fr Matta al-Miskin, Bishop Gregorius, Bishop Youannes and Bishop Mettaous. Some translations of these translations have been reproduced on ACCOT.

St Mark’s Bookstore (English)
Run out of Holy Resurrection and St Mark’s parish in Chicago, this site sells printed copies of translated works by Fr Bishoy Kamel, Bishop Youannis of Gharbiyya, and Yassa Hanna. They are printed to order.

ٍSt Didymus Library (Arabic)
The digital catalogue of St Didymus Library (attached to the famous Church of St George in Sporting, Alexandria) is useful for checking bibliographic details and finding titles, although it also provides a selection of PDFs.


Journals/Periodicals

Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia (English)
An invaluable resource compiled by a range of Coptic and non-Coptic scholars, covering major personalities, ideas, places and practices of the Coptic Church from antiquity to the present.

The Alexandria School Journal (English)

Coptic Church Review (English)
this site hosts PDFs of the entire run of the journal Coptic Church Review, founded and edited by the late Dr Rodolph Yanney.

Coptologia (English)
Web store for purchasing digital and paper copies of the valuable journal Coptologia, founded and edited by the late Professor Fayek M. Ishak and featuring articles from the likes of Pope Shenouda, Fr Matthew the Poor, Bishop Gregorius and Otto Meinardus.

Other Online Resources

The CCHP (Coptic Canadian History Project)
Anthropology of Christianity Blog (AnthroCyBib)
Cairo Patristic Centre
On Coptic Nationalism
SalamaMoussa.com — Reclaiming Egypt: a blog by the late Maged Atiya.