Identity and Witness : Syriac Christians of the Middle East and India between homeland and global presence / ed. by Dietmar Winkler, Andreas Schmoller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schmoller, Andreas, Editor.

Winkler, Dietmar, Editor.

Series:

Pro Oriente Studies in the Syriac Tradition Series

Pro Oriente Studies in the Syriac Tradition ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christians--India.

Christians.

Christians--Syria.

Eastern churches.

Faith.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Identity has become a central theme in a globalised world, both in politics and in the humanities, and the Syrian churches cannot escape it either. Christianity also exists as an identity that can in some ways compete with or even contradict theological understandings as a witness. But how should religious leaders deal with the fact that their churches are as much faith communities as identity markers? This volume does not offer the all-encompassing answer to this central question, but it provides keys for reflection and discussion beyond the circle of clergy and theologians, showing why the Syriac tradition matters for global Christianity. The volume contains contributions by Naures Atto, Bishop Antoine Audo SJ, Sebastian Brock, Mar Theophilose Kuriakose, Archbishop Paul Matar, Philip Nelpuraparambil, Andreas Schmoller, Baby Varghese and Dietmar W. Winkler.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Preambles

Identity and Witness Editors Note

1. Significance of the Syriac Tradition

Identity, Language, poetic Theology, Literature: What does this mean for the Diaspora?

The Significance of Syriac Christianity for Western Theology and Ecumenism

Liturgy, Languages and Cultures in Different Contexts Today

II. Social and Ecumenical Implications

The Syriac Identity and its Relations with the Society of its Insertion

Syriac Identity: Integration and Relations with the Society in India and in the Diaspora

Syriac Identity in Ecumenical Context Middle East and Diaspora Different Pastoral Experiences and Pastoral Agreements

Syriac identity in Ecumenical context India and diaspora Different Pastoral experiences and Pastoral Agreements: A Syrian Orthodox Perspective

III. Syriac Witness and Identity

Believing and Belonging: Religious Identity in the Diaspora and the Role of the Church

Challenges for the Syriac Orthodox Church: Encounters with Secularism

IV. Pro Oriente

Fifth Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum Final Report

Fifth Colloquium Syriacum Press Release

Fifth Colloquium Syriacum List of Participants

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4632-4576-9

OCLC:

1399573012