Unity of Christian Initiation With Special Reference to the Syro-Malabar Church

includes index and biblioraphy

Unity of Christian Initiation: From the new testament to the east syrian tradition Unity of Charistian Initiation in the new testament........5 Unity of Charistian Initiation in Syriac traditio...............16 Unity of Charistian Initiation according to the east syrian baptismal liturgy.............30 Gift of the holy spirit according to the east syrian tradition...........42 Charistian Initiation according to the syro-oriental tradition...........57 Separation of the sacraments of christian initiation in the west and the introduction of the new discipline in the chatholic east Unity of Charistian Initiation in the west until the XIII...........67 Emergence of scholastic theology and the separation of confirmation from baptism in the west............70 Western Missionaries among the st. Thomas christians in india: complete separation of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation Opinion of the missionaries concerning the sacraments of the St. Thomas Christians in general.............101 The judgement of the missionaries on the sacraments of Charistian Initiation...........................106 The synod of Diamper and the definitive reorganization of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation according to the latin tradition...................109 Cristian initiation after the synod of diamper...........................124 Publication of the roman ritual in syriac and the consolidation fo the latin sacramental disciple.128 Second vatican council and the rediscovery of the unity of Christian initiation Basic thoelogical principles of vatican II concerning liturgical rites and sacramental discipleine....................133 Unity of Charistian Initiation according to vatican II....................149 Unity of Charistian Initiation according to important post conciliar documents......167 Theological Identity of confirmation as a separate Sacrament.........194 Liturgical reform and the re-establishment of the unity of christian Initiation in the Syro-Malabar Church HIstorical, ecclesial and liturgical situtaionof the syro-malabar church............201 The syro-malabar ritual of 1968 and the disintegration of Christian Initiation..........209 Attempts for a reformed ritual and the unity of christian initiation..............226 The congregation for the oriental churches and the re-establishment of the unity of christian initiation.........238 Reception of the proposals of the congregation and attempts to modify some directives............243 Unity of christian initiation of infants according to the ritual of 2004.................247 Unity of Charistian Initiation of infants according to the ritual of 2004...............256