The Mar Thoma Syrian church /By Chacko A. Joseph.
- 1959.
- iv, 75 leaves ; 29 cm.
Typescript. Chapter I. Introduction Chapter II. Historical Development Chapter III. Reformation in Mar Thoma Church Chapter IV. The Present Church and the Major Outreach Chapter V. Future Outlook of the Church
The Problem -- Statement of the Problem -- Importance of the Study -- Organization. Origin -- Tradition -- Authentic History -- Church in Malabar and Persian Connection -- Church in Malabar and Roman Catholics -- The Jacobite Period -- The Coming of the Jacobites -- The Origin of the Independent Syrian Church of Thorzhyur. The Ministry of the English Missionaries -- The Clash between the Mssionaries and the Leaders of the Syrian Church -- Reformation and Separation of Mar Thoma Church -- Leaders of the Mar Thoma Church. The Present Church -- Size -- Government -- Doctrine of the Mar Thoma Church -- Liturgy -- Institutions of the Church -- Weaknesses of the Mar Thoma Church -- The Major Outreach of the Church -- Mar Thoma Syrian Christian Evangelistic Association -- Mar Thoma Voluntary Evangelistic Association -- Sevika Sangam (Women's Auxiliary) -- Ashrams -- Sunday School -- Mar Thoma Youth League -- Institutions -- Literature. Autonomous Nature -- Evangelistic Emphasis -- Oriental Nature.
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