Catholic Eastern Churches: Heritage and Identity

includes index and biblioraphy

Part One DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE HERITAGE OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES 1. Catholic Oriental Churches - A General Introduction - Prof. Johannes Madey 8 2. The Liturgical Heritage of the Eastern Churches - Prof Manel Nin, OSB 24 3. "Christianity as a Society of Mourners": Introducing Eastern Theology -Prof Edward G. Famigia, SJ 46 4. The Spiritual Heritage of the Christian East - Prof Thomas Spidlik, SJ 76 5. Common Canons and Ecclesial Experience in the Oriental Catholic Churches -Prof Ivan Zuzek, SJ 87 6. The Common Canonical Patrimony of the Catholic Oriental Churches - Prof Dimitri Salachas Part Two THE PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE AND ORGANIC GROWTH 7. The Teaching of the Popes Concerning the Heritage and Identity of Eastern Churches - Dr. Paiil Pallath 139 8. The Role of the Pastor in the Preservation of the Heritage of the Oriental Churches - Dr. Joseph Varanath 163 9. Foreign Interventions in Liturgical Traditions - Pauly Maniyattu 177 10. Within Living Memory: Tradition, the Shape of the Future - Prof Edward G. Famigia, SJ 212 Part Three THE SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH AND ITS HERITAGE 11. Syro-Malabar Church - A Short Historical Introduction - Dr. Joseph Perumthottam 231 12. Some Particular Elements in the Liturgical Tradition of the St. Thomas Christians - Dr. Charles Payngot, CMI 243 13. The Spiritual Life of the St. Thomas Christians - Joseph Chalassery 272 14. Particular Canonical Institutions of the Syro-Malabar Church - Dr. Joseph Koikakudy 296