Journey Back to Eden.pdf - St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Chicago

PREFACExiElia, to whom this journal is dedicated, a true mentor of faith forme. I also thank the Kamal-Hanna family of Heliopolis who graciouslyhosted me so often in Cairo, just as St. Bishoi Monasteryunder Bishop Serabamon hosted me during my longest stay in thedesert. Others also, too numerous to mention, have my life-longgratitude for the role they played during that fateful year in Egypt.On the local scene, I am indebted to my confrere, Fr. MarkWenzinger, O.S.B., for his insightful comments on the text, andmost especially to Kerry Crawford, who willingly assumed thetime-consuming task of proofreading the manuscript.Finally, a word about the problem of scriptural citations. Thebiblical verses quoted in this journal are often the stuff of memoryreconstruction, involving the subjective process of juggling multipletranslations from several languages. No attempt has been madeto “homogenize” the varied biblical passages quoted herein and,therefore, no crediting of sources is possible.Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin MaryAugust 15, 2001