Few passages are so provocative...
Few passages are so provocative as this one in proclaiming the cost of discipleship. One of the less well-known, but important Christian figures in the world is Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Shenouda leads from his residence at the ancient monastery of Wadi Natrun in Egypt. Since the times of the desert fathers and mothers there have been Christians in community in that region. As one of the foremost Christian figures in the Arab world, Shenouda has found himself in constant tension with Islamic authorities over the imposition of the sharia or Islamic law.