In the ever changing topography of social and geo-political realities both in India and
abroad, it becomes pertinent to ascertain the nature and the presence of the Church in the
world. It is even more appropriate at this juncture as there is a renewed affirmation of
the role of the Reformation that took place 500 years ago in the ongoing life and witness
of the Church. In order to commemorate this celebration CISRS organized a national
ecumenical consultation with the intention that the Church would transcend a narrow
ecclesiastical framework to be relevant to the diverse geopolitical situations that
society encounters, most crucially from the vantage point of the vulnerable people and the
environment. The articles in this book are the papers presented at the consultation.
Contents
Introduction
1. Church Reformed : Always Reforming / Daniel Thiagarajah
2. "Justification by Faith Alone" (`Sola fide') as an "Occupy Church
Movement" : Towards an `Ecclesia' of Multitude? / Mothy Varkey
3. Luther on Two-Realms of God's Activity : Contemporary Reflections / R. Sahayadhas
4. Counter Reformation and the Formation of the Jesuits / Selvaraj Arulnathan SJ
5. Borderless Church : An Ecumenical Perspective Towards Just and Inclusive Communities
/ Roger Gaikwad
6. Declericalization for a Reformed Church / Kochurani Abraham
7. Theorizing Protest : `Chalo', and the Interfaith Movement / Dexter S. Maben
8. Reformation and the Sub-altern Communities : A Dalit Perspective / Vincent Manoharan
9. Reformation and the Indigenous Communities / Songram Basumatary
10. Reformation and the Subaltern Communities : A Woman's Perspective / Renemsongla
Ozukum
11. Women in the History of Reformation / Caroline
12. Eco-Justice Reformation in the Context of the Colonization of the Commons / George
Zachariah
13. The `kairo's' of Ecological Justice : Approaches from the Global South / Ely Orrego
Torres
14. Reformation of the Church and our Dream : A Youth Perspective / Arvind Theodore
15. We Belive : In Reforming the Church / Christy Gnanadasan
16. Reformation and the Borderless Church / S. David Amritha Rajan
17. Reformation and Rethinking as Ongoing Process : Reflections at the Time of a Common
Celebration of the Protestant Reformation and the Rethinking Christianity Movement of
India / Muthuraj Swamy
95 Theses for the Indian Church
Contributors
Rev. Dr. Vincent Rajkumar is an ordained minister of the Church of
South India, Karnataka Central Diocese. Currently serves as the Director of Christian
Institute for the Study of Religion and Society (CISRS), Bangalore, India.
|