A Light to the Nations
The Indian Presence in the Ecumenical Movement in the Twentieth Century
Published on 31. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-2-8254-1670-9 (ISBN)
Description
Long needed, this volume discusses some of the most important people, movements and institutions of Indian origin that were trend-setters and even decisive in the ecumenical movement.
Profiles of the lives and especially the work of key leaders from the Indian subcontinent, from V. S. Azariah at the 1910 Edinburgh gathering to Ninan Koshy's leadership of the Commission on International Affairs, offer insight not just to the Indian contexts that informed them but also the new dynamics at work in the global movement.
As the ecumenical movement enters its second century, it is plain that the role of Indian thinkers and church persons has been instrumental in decentering and decolonizing ecumenism, enabling the movement to confront and address its Western and colonialist roots. As Athyal observes in his substantive and truly informative introductory essay, it is a story that touches all aspects of the rapidly changing shape of world Christianity.
Profiles of the lives and especially the work of key leaders from the Indian subcontinent, from V. S. Azariah at the 1910 Edinburgh gathering to Ninan Koshy's leadership of the Commission on International Affairs, offer insight not just to the Indian contexts that informed them but also the new dynamics at work in the global movement.
As the ecumenical movement enters its second century, it is plain that the role of Indian thinkers and church persons has been instrumental in decentering and decolonizing ecumenism, enabling the movement to confront and address its Western and colonialist roots. As Athyal observes in his substantive and truly informative introductory essay, it is a story that touches all aspects of the rapidly changing shape of world Christianity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Geneva
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-2-8254-1670-9 (9782825416709)
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Jesudas M. Athyal is Visiting Researcher at Boston University School of Theology, Boston, USA. He was earlier Associate Professor of Social Analysis and Dalit Theology at Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai. India.