Evangelization as Theological Mission for Salvation in India: The Church in Pan-Tamil Milieu
Subtitle: An Assessment Paper
By: submitted to DEPTh, Vidyajyoti Theology of Education
Edition: Dissertation
Publisher: Vidyajyoti College of Theology
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Chennai
Language: eng
Format: Ebook
Number of pages: 89
Copyright date: December 2018
Other titles: Thesis work
First sentence: A middle aged man enters a quasi-town of lesser population. People begin to notice the man in strange habits and mannerism. ...
Description: On listening to Peter's Pentecostal sermon, the Jews ask, "Brothers, what should we do?" (Acts 2:37); this comes from moment of silence. Don't we feel silence when overloaded with spiritual tasks? So much has been spoken of (on pulpit, journals, podiums and conference tables) and so little being done. What happens is not actually by us but the Spirit of God: ever mysterious work of God perfecting everything with or without men. These are but bits and pieces of haphazard reflections, not exceptional in nature. It can be extended and branched forth into some meaningful reflection and action. It may be the play of words but it does make sense: Reason of the reasons is a reason, after all. I mean purposes creates purposes and objectives into objectives; in the end one thing remains: God's will. That is the source and end of every mission.  (Page 88)... ... The church in pan-Tamil milieu should venture in holistic evangelization (inward and outward) for a sound faith formation that discover and propagate the human identity, truly God-centred, sacramental and salvific. Theological mission in such a milieu should piece together the fragments of historical events to empower the obliterated history that promotes new sense of vision and purpose in social lives restoring the authentic human identity destined by God. (Page 10)
Notes: Unpublished Thesis paper. I didn't add Appendix (Selective Reflections from Assignment Notes... called Response Sheets) based on Content published from Vidyajyoti College of Theology. Also Digest of series of DEPTh documents: (1Bb01) Introduction to Scripture, (1Bb02) The Pentateuch, (1Bb03) The Historical Books of the Bible, (1Bb05) The Gospel According to Matthew, (1Bb04) The Gospel According to Mark, (1Bs06) The Gospel According to John, (1Bh01) History of Christianity in India, (1Bm01) Christian Commitment: Introduction to Moral Theology, (1Bs06) Vatican Council II - Introduction to the Documents, (1Bs04) Understanding Faith and Revelation, (1Bs02) The Person and Mission of Jesus Christ (Christology), (1Bs03) Mary in Christian Faith (Mariology), and (1BS05) Christian Worship: The Eucharist.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The Need?: Formation of Faith in Indian Church; title: 3. The Formulation: Evangelization as Theological Mission for Salvation in India: The Church in pan-Tamil Milieu; title: 4. The Preview: Survey of Missions in India and its Salvific Implication; title: 5. The Content: Framing New 'God-Talk' for Indian Church; title: 6. The Review: Problems for Theological Mission in India; title: 7. The Mission: Simple Mission Process; title: 8. The Response: Theological Mission for Church in pan-Tamil Milieu; title: 9. Conclusion; title: 10. Citation; title: Appendix: Selective Reflections (based on Response Sheets)