Necessity of Rediscovery the Significance of Syriac Spirituality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents 3
3. Editorial 5
4. The "Syrians" who ignore and devalue their own heritage 7
5. The Syrian heritage and the Mar Thoma Church 9
6. Syrian Christians of India and the Syriac Language 11
7. Christianity in India is as old as Christianity itself 15
8. I am a person who is in love with Syriac 17
9. Kottayam: the Ancient Seat of Syriac Learning and Syriac Teaching 19
10. Meaning of Baptismal Anointings According to the West Syrian Liturgical Texts 21
11. The Typology of Mary in Shimo The Weekly Divine Office of the Malankara Church 31
12. Catechism of Dr. Joseph Kariatti 45
13. The Syrian Heritage of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church 49
14. Objectivity in Historical Studies 55
15. St. Thomas in India According to Jacob of Sarug 59
16. Studies on the Ordination Liturgy of the "Holy Church of the Syrians of Antioch" 65
17. The Concept of 'becoming' in the Christology of Philoxenos of Mabbug 71
18. The Power of the Indian Archdeacon 79
19. Necessity of Rediscovery the Significance of Syriac Spirituality 87
20. The Syrian Church as the bearer of the ancient Semitic Heritage 91
21. Syrian Heritage Part of the Culture of India 99
22. The Love of St. Thomas Christians for Syriac and its After Effects in Malayalam Literature 103
23. Evaluation of the Syriac Conference 109
24. Evaluation of the Conference 113
25. Editorial 117
26. An Epiphany Hymn on the Church as the Bride of Christ 119
27. St. James' Liturgy: A Brief History of the Text 129