Syriac Christianity in the Middle East and India : : Contributions and Challenges / / ed. by Dietmar W. Winkler.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Bouwen, Frans,; Mar Kuriakose, Theophilose,; Matar, Mar Paul,; Nelpuraparambil, Philip,; Tamcke, Martin,; Teule, Herman,; Varghese, Baby Varghese,; Winkler, Dietmar W.,; Yohanna Ibrahim, Mar Gregorios,
• HerausgeberIn: Winkler, Dietmar W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Pro Oriente Studies in the Syriac Tradition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (182 p.)

This volume acknowledges the contributions of Syriac Christians in the fields of culture, education and civil society throughout the history in the Middle East and India, and examines the challenges of living and professing the Christian faith as a minority in a multi-religious and pluralistic society, giving special attention to religious freedom and personal status.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preambles -- Cardinal Walter Kasper -- Cardinal Christoph Schönborn -- Pro Oriente President Johann Marte -- Syriac Churches: Contributions and Challenges — Editor’s Note -- Part I: The Cultural, Social and Educational Contributions of Syriac Christianity -- Cultural, social and educational contributions of Syriac Christianity in South India -- Christianity in Iraq and its contribution to society -- Part II: The Challenges of Syriac Christianity: Religious Freedom and Pluralism -- Religious freedom, education, pluralism and the personal status of Syriac Christianity in India -- Religious freedom, education, pluralism and personal status of Syriac Christianity in Syria and Turkey -- The contribution of Syriac Christians to Islamo-Christian coexistence in Lebanon -- Part III: The Emigration of Syriac Christians -- The emigration of Syriac Christians moving from India: motives and impact -- Christianity in the Middle East: some historical remarks and preliminary demographic figures -- The emigration of Syriac Christians from the Middle East: motives and impact -- Part IV: Perspectives after Pope Benedict’s visit to the Holy Land -- Pope Benedict XVI in the Holy Land in 2009: a Pastor and a Man of Peace, of Unity and of Dialogue -- Part V: Appendices -- Third meeting of the Pro Oriente Forum Syriacum -- Second Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum Final Report -- Second Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum — Invited Participants