Books
His book about the History of the Coptic Orthodox Church is very comprehensive; in about five hundred and thirty pages he managed to give a summary of the Church's history over nineteen centuries without omitting important details.
He depended on both Coptic and non Coptic sources for his work and in his account of the history of the Coptic Church he tried to be non-biased although his compassion towrds his church is very noticeable.
He had other books about the church and theological topics.
- The Way to Heaven.
- The Crucified Jesus.
- The Sun of Righteousness.
- A Guide to the Bible.
- Saint John Chrysostom.
- History of the Spread of Christianity.
- The Life of Adam.
- The Vial of Precious Perfume.
- The Complete Evidence for the True Faith by Saint Athanasious.
- The Influence of Christianity.
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