Description: "By thinking with Coptic Orthodox Christians, this book broadly reveals how transnational translations of spiritual kinship are forged through theological histories of martyrdom and of blood, demonstrating the global dynamics and imperial politics of contemporary Christianity"--
Brief description: Candace Lukasik is Assistant Professor of Religion and affiliated with Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi State University.
Review Quotes: "Demonstrates how utterly transnational the Coptic community has become, and how this transnational condition has created both new possibilities and new binds. . . . Whether or not they endorse her framing of Copts' predicament through the notion of an 'economy of blood, ' scholars of the community will find her approach deeply thoughtful and bracing, sparking debate in a field that has remained staid and demure for far too long."--Paul Sedra, author of From Mission to Modernity: Evangelicals, Reformers and Education in Nineteenth-Century Egypt