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CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ST.THOMAS CHRISTIANS By Prof. George Menachery

Paper presented by Prof. George MENACHERY at Mt. St. Thomas, Ecumenical Seminar on The Cultural Heritage of the St. Thomas Christians - Our Efforts to Preserve It : The Syro-Malabar Church. There is to be found today considerable unanimity of opinion among all the Churches of the St. Thomas Christians and among the sub-groups thereof, both among scholars and the People of God in general, regarding the need to study, research, preserve, and propagate this unique heritage - everyone expressing the strongest desire to earnestly cooperate, actively collaborate, and determinedly work together towards that end without any reservations. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

NUMISMATIC STUDIES AT THE SERVICE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH By Prof. George Menachery

Indigenous advances in archaeology, numismatics, anthropology, epigraphy, geography, geology, ocean studies, art, architecture, anthropology, culture etc. in recent years have shed considerable new light on the early literature of India in an astonishing manner and the views held by many western scholars, both sincere and prejudiced, have been once and for all discredited and disproved time and again in the present century. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

SAINT GEORGE AND EASTERN CHURCHES OF INDIA By Prof. George Menachery

Prior to the revision of the Roman Catholic calendar of saints, the feast of "St George, Martyr" was celebrated as a Semi-Double feast (see General Roman Calendar as in 1954), and later as a Commemoration. This article lists the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as it was in 1962, following the reforms of Pope John XXIII. Since 1969, his feast was downgraded to an optional memorial; the solemnity of his commemoration depending largely upon local observance. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF ST.THOMAS CHRISTIANS, JEWS AND BRAHMINS By Prof. George Menachery

Paper presented by Prof. George Menachery at the 13th Triennial Conference of the Church History Association of India, CHAI, Old Goa, 2005 with Title 'Aspects of the Idea of “Clean and Unclean” among the Brahmins, the Jews, and the St. Thomas Christians of Kerala'. Comparison is often made between the customs and traditions of the Thomas Christians and the Jews[1] on the one hand, and between those of the Thomas Christians and the Brahmins (i.e. the Nampoothiri or Malayalee Brahmins) [2] on the other. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

MALABAR CHRISTIANS OF ANCIENT DAYS By Prof. George Menachery

For YOUR EYES ONLY is a recently started LOL Series which would carry interesting pictures and illustrations which throw some useful light on St. Thomas Christian history, culture, customs, manners representing every church and denominations of Syrian Christians. The very costumes and ornaments of the Thomas Christians indicate - at least used to indicate until very recent times - their deep Spirituality and commitment to the Gospel message. What the Bible speaks of the deportment of women is fully satisfied in the dress of Syrian Christian women of Kerala; it is a costume where beauty meets modesty. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

NANOTECHNOLOGY : PROMISES AND CONCERNS By Dr. Rajan M. Thomas

The last two decades have witnessed great strides in the field of science and technology. During this period, a technological revolution itself has been recorded in the fields of information technology and telecommunication. In a short span of time, technological advancement in these areas became very popular and reached into the masses of people all over the world. Communication through World Wide Web has opened the door towards an amazing world of all kinds of information and knowledge. Internet facilities are easily accessible in almost every parts of the world. Likewise, cell phones have also become very popular. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

IS ORGANIC EVOLUTION A REAL SCIENCE? By Dr. Rajan M. Thomas

Perhaps one of the topics widely debated between believers and atheists is none other than creationism or intelligent design. An ideological clash exits between these two groups. It is disturbing to note that the ongoing dialogue on creationism, initiated by agnostic thinkers, often crosses all the limits and goes to the level of damaging the religious faith and dogmas of believers. Recently, a highly deplorable trend is seen in the education field where followers of atheist philosophy and rational thinking make deliberate attempts to exclude religious studies and doctrines from school curriculum. These so called defenders of rational thinking, who are indeed crippled in their thinking, occupy positions in the school and college curriculum committee and governing boards. In order to implement their hidden agenda of elimination of religious belief, they formulate new rules and strategies, which are specifically targeted against religious belief and doctrines. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

WILL OUR EARTH BE FORTUNATE TO SEE ANOTHER MILLENNIUM? By Dr. Rajan Mathew

'In the beginning God created the Universe [Heavens]'. By this one verse in the Holy Scripture God revealed the work of creation in its epitome and in its embryo as the origin of the universe. The Universe is defined as everything that physically exists: the entirety of human space and time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum. In other words, man calls it Cosmos, World or Nature and it includes the whole frame and furniture of the universe or biblically, 'world and all things therein' [Acts 17:24]. As per the scientific inferences man's intuitive cosmos extends 93 billion Light-Years across, while God's space and time extend to infinities. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

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