Mission and Conversion: Towards a New Ecclesiology

includes index and biblioraphy

Part 1 Mission and Conversion 1. Conversion in the Old Testament.... 19 Joseph Thondiparambil 2. The Crowds at the Centre of Mission in Mathew .... 35 Chacko Puthenpurackal 3. Conversion in the Gospel of Mark:A Reader-Response Perspective .... 62 Jacob Chacko Naluparayil MCBS 4. The Widow`s Mite (Lk 21,1-4) and the Mission of Indian Christians... 81 Augustine Mulloor OCD 5. Work as a Mission Theme in John 5:17 .... 89 Lawrence J. Culos 6. Church of Mission to a Missionary Church ... 98 ShajiJerman 7. Missionary Activity: Canonical and Pastoral Aspects...... 121 Antony Pinheiro OCD 8. Conversion in the Multi-Religious Context.... 188 Vincent Kundukulam 9. Understanding Salvation in the African Culture... 211 Kenyuloon Gloria Wirba Part II Towards a New Ecclesiology 10. Reflections on New Images of the Church .... 227 Dominic Pinheiro 11. Ecclesiology of Karl Rahner.... 238 Vincent K. Peter 12. Dialogue with Religion and Culture:The Missionary Path of Fr. Zacharias OCD... 252 Augustine Mulloor OCD 13. Religious life: A Prophetic Vocation for Radical Witness.... 282 Ancil Karikulam SABS 14. Basic/Small Christian Communities: A Concrete Expression of the Local Church in India .... 299 Selvister Ponnumuthan Part III Facts of History 15. Jordanus Catalani De SeVerac, Missionary and Martyr in India ... 323 Francis Prem Henry 16. Mission of St. Francis Xavier: A Historical Overview ....... 339 Placido Rebelo SCJ 17. Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (FIH): The First Indigenous Female Religious Institute in India... 368 Renora Mary FIH 18. Congregation of Teresian Carmelites (CTC): The First Indigenous Female Religious Institute in Kerala .... 379 Benedicta CTC Part IV Liberative Praxis 19. Unexpected and Unknown but Outsiders: Models of Authentic Response to the Gospel(Mt 26: 6-13; 27: 19, 54, 57-61)... 393 Joseph Maleparambil MCBS 20. Impact of Christianity as a Liberative Force in the Social Milieu of Kerala.. Selvister Ponnumuthan 21. The Concept of the Kingdom of God in the Fishermen`s Struggle... 428 Pancratius Arulappan 22. The Holistic Mission of the Church among the Dalit Christians .... 435 Francis Paravila 23. Philosophical and Theological Formation in the Seminary.... 447 Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal 24. Abba Experience in the Priestly Fromation ... 457 Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil 25. Spiritual Direction as a Saving Mission of Jesus:A Personal Testimony...464 Justin Pinheiro 26. Psalm 58: A Song of the Marginalized... 476 James Anaparambil Appendix Appendix -1 The Missionary Activity of the Church in the Code.of Canon Law (CIC 1983, cc. 781-792) ...499 Appendix - II Evangelization of Nations in the Code of Canons of the Oriental Churches (CCEO 1990, cc. 584-594)....502