In the history of philosophy, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria as 117th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church (1923–2012).
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria was born at Manfalut in 1923. His recorded nationality is the Kingdom of Egypt. He was educated at Cairo University.
The twentieth century made work collective, expensive and political, with consequences that reached well beyond the people doing it.
He worked as theologian, writer and bishop.
His name is attached above all to commitment to ecumenism and advocated inter-denominational Christian dialogue. Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
His work was formally recognised with the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize, Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights and honorary doctor of the University of Bonn.
That the work was done from the Kingdom of Egypt matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria died in 2012, aged 89. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Educated at Cairo University
- Worked as theologian, writer and bishop
