Ekklesia Indian Conversation: A Study of the Church

includes index and biblioraphy

General background of the term Ekklesia...............1 Egalitarianism in the Socio-Economic Life of Israel................17 Origin and transition of the church in the first five centuries .......................39 The growth, Development and structure of the church in the roman World from 1st to 6th Century..............59 COnfronting socio-Religio-Political Oppressive Powers in the Ekklesia of God ..................71 Paul`s Vision for the ekklesia of God............88 Paul`s understanding of Ekklesia as a community of Believers : A christian ethical Perspective ..........118 Kalisiya Kalisiya - ek Bharatiya sanskarika samudaya .........131 Ekklesia- The body of Christ defiled in the church................149 Ekklesia model or kyriarchal model..................................160 Ekklesia in the midst of religious and cultural pluralism..........186 Ekklesia - the radical democratic assembly of Equals, towards in Indian ecclesiology ..............203 Sociological perspectives for ecclesiology..............243 Ecclesiology in Context : Reflections from an indian perspective in the light of Current ecumenical deliberations ........293 Towards people ecclesiology for mission.............316 The significance of Communication in ekklesia ...............339 Towards a new ecclesia: Re-reading the concept of Ecclesia in the bible .................349