This book, "Compendium of Theological Thought" is a collection of thirteen
selected articles published in International Journals from different departments of
Theology. All the thirteen articles are almost varied from the different fields consisting
of Counselling, Christian Ministry, Christian Theology, Post Modernism, Communication, New
Testament, Christian Spirituality and Feminism. As the variety of topics are included
surely the readers can select according to their interest and read, it will surely nourish
and enrich their theological appetite.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. The Impact of Pluralistic Spirituality on the Institution of Family Today
2. The Concept of Self-Identity in Erik Erikson : Role of Psychology in Spirituality
3. Child Theology and Counselling : A Postmodern Reading
4. Homosexual Relationships, A Topic of Contemporary Discussion : A Psychosocial
Reading
5. Christian Ministry : A Pentecostal Perspective based on the Ethical Values of the
Bible
6. "When Mission Theology Confronts Postmodernism" : Challenges and Prospects
of Postmodernism towards Christian Ministry
7. Christian Spirituality and Communication
8. Discipleship - A Postmodern Reading
9. Feminism : A Contemporary Theological Critique
10. Judaeo-Christian Influence on Sufism
11. Paul, The Theologian and Apologist
12. The Importance of Faith in Pauline Theology
13. M. M. Thomas : A Humanist Visionary
Dr. Santhosh John is an ordained minister of Assemblies of God Church
in Kerala. He was born and brought up in a Pentecostal, Assemblies of God family from
Central Kerala. He served as the Principal of Bethany Bible College, Trivandrum for seven
years. Apart from that he was the founder director of Bethany Institute of Theology and
the editor of Bethany Journal of Theology. Presently he is serving as the Director of
Counselling Department of the Assemblies of God Malayalam District Council and the
Director of P G Studies of Bethel Bible College, Punalur. He holds Post graduate degrees
in English Literature, Psychology and Counselling. He took his PhD from St. Peter's
Pontifical Institute, Bangalore. He has authored a book titled "The Spirituality of
Marriage" and published numerous articles in various International and National
Journals. Having married to Mrs. Bless Santhosh John, they are blessed with two sons, Saju
John and Blesson John.
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