Christians in Iraq
Christians in Iraq

Author(s): Thomas Schmidinger
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Geography, Regional studies, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Other Christian Denominations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, History of Religion, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Iraq; Christians; minorities; Oriental Orthodoxy; Eastern Catholics; Roman Catholic Christians; Anglicans; other denominations; ISIS;
Summary/Abstract: Unlike Syria and Palestine, Iraq was never a predominantly Christian land. Nevertheless, Iraq has a long history of Christian presence and one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. Christians, like Muslims and Jews, always played an important role in Iraqi society and even politics. Although the number of Christians declined in recent years, the diversity of Christian denominations in Iraq is still remarkable.

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