Ecumenism Eastern Perspectives(the Proceedings of the International Symposium)

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INAUGURAL SESSION WELCOME SPEECH Prof. Dr. Thomas Sramptcfcal, Rector; Apostolic Seminary..... 9 THE DYNAMICS OF THE SYMPOSIUM Prof. Dr. Joseph Kallarangatt, President, PVP .............. 13 INAUGURAL AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, C.Ss.R. Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church ...................22 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry Bishop ofKottayam and Vice- Chancellor, PVP.......... 36 VOTE OF THANKS Prof. Dr. Thomas Mannooramparampil "......o.......".".". 41 RESOURCE PAPERS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ECUMENICAL ROLE OF THE SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH His Grace Mar Joseph POwathtl Archbishop o/Changanassery ............................................45 MACRO-ECUMENISM: THE DIALOGUE OF LIFE AMONG CHRISTIANS AND BELIEVERS OF OTHER RELIGIONS Prof. Dr. Georges de Schrijver, Catholic l/niuersity, Louuain THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST AND CATHOLIC ECUMENICAL EFFORTS Prof. Dr. Dietmar Winkler, Karl-Franz University, Graz, Austria ........... ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVES ON EASTERN CATHOLIC ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT His Exce. Thomas Mar Timotheos, Syrian Orthodox Bishop o/Kottayam and Outside Kerala.... 143 CONTRIBUTION OF PRO ORIENTE TO THE DIALOGUE WITH THE ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES Prof. Dr. Peter Hoffrichter, University of Salzburg, Austria......................................... 1 THE MALANKARA CATHOLIC CHURCH: ITS CONTRIBUTION TO ECUMENISM His Exce. Thomas Mar Koorrilos, The Auxiliary Bishop ofThiruvaUa. ..... A CRITIQUE OF ECUMENISM IN THE LIGHT OF EASTERN THEOLOGY Prof. Dr. Edward Farrugia, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome.................... ECUMENICAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH AND THE CHURCH OF THE EAST His Grace Mar Aphrem, Metropolitan of the Church of the East, Thrissur............................................. 239 THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MARTHOMA CHURCH IN THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT His Grace Most Rev. Dr. Philippose Mar Chrysostom, Marthoma Metropolitan..................................................... 251