Anne Zaki
{{Infobox person
| name = Anne Zaki
| nationality = Egyptian
| occupation = Theological professor
| employer = Evangelical Theological Seminary (Cairo)
| organization = Calvin Institute for Christian Worship
| awards = Young Alumni Award from Calvin University
}}
Anne Zaki is an Egyptian professor at the Evangelical Presbyterian Seminary in Cairo and an activist for social justice.{{Cite web |last=Al-Zoughbi Arteen |first=Grace |last2=Hill |first2=Graham Joseph |title=18 Arab Female Theologians and Christian Leaders You Should Know About |url=https://theglobalchurchproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Grace-Arab-Female-Theologians-5.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611212922/https://theglobalchurchproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Grace-Arab-Female-Theologians-5.pdf |archive-date=11 Jun 2023 |website=The Global Church Project}} Promoting social change through a Christian perspective, she is on track to become the first female ordained minister in North Africa.{{cite web| url =https://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=7557| title =Anne Zaki| website =Word MP3}}{{cite web| url =https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/why-women-love-bible/gods-word-manna-middle-east-anne-zaki.html| title =God’s Word Is Like Manna in the Middle East| website =Christianity Today}}{{cite web| url =https://thewell.intervarsity.org/voices/living-silently-loudly-interview-anne-zaki| title =Living Silently But Loudly: An Interview with Anne Zaki| website =InterVarsity}}{{cite web| url =https://eng.telosmagazine.org/anne-zaki.html| title =Editorial Board| website =Telos Magazine}}{{cite web| url =https://missionexus.org/anne-zaki-general-session/| title =Anne Zaki – General Session| website =Mission Nexus}}{{cite web| url =https://worship.calvin.edu/about/staff-directory/anne-zaki| title =Anne Zaki| website =Calvin Institute of Christian Worship}} She was honored with the Young Alumni award from Calvin University.{{Cite web |title=Growing Christians in a chaotic world |url=https://calvin.edu/publication/spark/2016/12/01/growing-christians-in-a-chaotic-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813223600/https://calvin.edu/publication/spark/2016/12/01/growing-christians-in-a-chaotic-world/ |archive-date=13 Aug 2022 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Calvin University |language=en}}
Early life and education
Zaki grew up in Cairo, Egypt. Her father was a pastor in the city. When she was 16, she moved to Western Canada for an international school.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-26 |title=Anne Zaki – Living more openly with an open hand |url=https://www.gtp.org/2022/04/inspiring-stewards-episode-8/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202140019/https://www.gtp.org/2022/04/inspiring-stewards-episode-8/ |archive-date=2 Dec 2022 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Global Trust Partners |language=en-US}}
She received her bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology in the United States before returning to Cairo to attend the American University. She earned a master's in social psychology from The American University in Cairo and a Master's of Divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary. Zaki also earned her PhD in Preaching from Fuller Theological Seminary.
In 2011, she and her family returned to Cairo during the Egyptian Revolution.
Publications
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- 2022. "Public Theology and the Middle Eastern Church" in Surviving Jewel: The Enduring Story of Christianity in the Middle East, edited byMitri Raheb and Mark A. Lamport. {{ISBN|9781725263192}}
- 2013. "Shall We Dance? Reflections on the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture" in Worship and Mission for the Global Church: An Ethnodoxology Handbook, edited by James R. Krabill, Frank Fortunato, Robin P. Harris, and Brian Schrag. Pasedena, CA: William Carey Library. {{ISBN|9780878084937}}
- 2007. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20220625225709/https://www.reformedworship.org/article/march-2007/when-our-world-looks-different When Our World Looks Different: Learning from Christians Around the Globe]." Reformed Worship, 83.
References
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External links
- Zaki's lecture "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9GTJQjYA7M Women's Ordination as Pastors: A Middle Eastern Perspective]"
- "[https://repository.westernsem.edu/xmlui/handle/1866/1959 Anne Zaki on the church in the East and the West]"
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