In sub-Saharan Africa, women constitute the majority of new Christian membership (including Evangelical and Pentecostal denominations), and this gender gap exceeds that of any other religion. Existing explanations for conversion to these churches emphasize demand for mutual help or informal...

In this article I will study the changing features of contemporary Coptic activism in Egypt. I will stress the complex interaction between its two antagonistic tendencies, one communitarian, the other universalist. I will shed light on the national and transnational dynamics that stimulate the...