Spirituality Studies 53 Georges Antaby Diaspora as Locus Spiritualis: Faith, Memory, and Resilience in MaroniteSyriac Christianity Received March 30, 2026 Revised April 16, 2026 Accepted April 17, 2026 Keywords Maronite-Syriac spirituality, Middle Eastern Christianity, diaspora, resilience, interfaith dialogue This study offers a spirituality-oriented theological interpretation of Maronite-Syriac Christian life in the diaspora, addressing a gap in scholarship that has largely privileged sociological and historical analyses over lived spirituality. It proposes diaspora as a locus spiritualis, a space of spiritual formation and ecclesial renewal. Methodologically, it integrates historical-contextual analysis and theologicalspiritual hermeneutics, complemented by an illustrative reading of lived practice, to examine how faith is embodied and transmitted across generations. Drawing on Syriac liturgical and poetic tradition, it highlights the roles of memory, resilience, and communal practices in sustaining identity. The study argues that diaspora becomes a space of vocation and theological insight, where resilience emerges as faithful presence within a horizon of hope. Father Georges Antaby, PhD, EMBA, serves as an associate professor of Philosophy and Theology at Notre Dame University–Louaize (NDU) in Lebanon. He earned his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 2008, bringing deep expertise in philosophical and theological studies to his academic work. He also holds an EMBA from the Telfer School of Business at the University of Ottawa (2018). His email contact is antaby2000@gmail.com. orcid.org Georges Antaby ←← Saint Charbel
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