St. Thomas and India

Recent Research

K. S. Mathew, Joseph Chacko Chennattuserry CMI, Antony Bungalowparambil CMI, Joseph Chacko Chennattuserry, Antony Bungalowparambil

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781506461366
• eBook ISBN:
  9781506461373
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Indian & South Asian History

In St. Thomas and India, renowned scholars trace the historical, religious, and cultural connections link India's Syrian Christian community with St. Thomas the Apostle. They use modern historiographical methods seek to corroborate the ancient tradition that tells of St. Thomas's missionary journey to India in the middle of the first century, in which he established seven churches in some of the major commercial centers of Malabar. From this first churches, Christianity spread throughout the region. St. Thomas in India also examines the legacy of the ancient Christianity on the Syrian community in India today, as well as exploring the various cultural and religious connections between the Syrian church in Indian and other ancient churches in the east.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table Of Contents
• About the Editors
• Preface
• Introduction
• Historiography of the Apostolate of St. Thomas in India: A Critical Review
• Mission of St. Thomas the Apostle in India: Archaeological, Epigraphic, and Numismatic Evidences
• Significance and Role of Tradition in the Historiography on St. Thomas Christians
• St. Thomas Traditions In Ancient Christian Folk Songs
• Thomistic Apostolate and Knanaya Community
• Acts of Thomas versus Ramban Pattu
• The Tradition of Seven Churches
• Patristic Evidence on the Apostolate of St. Thomas with Special Reference to St. Ephrem
• Guidelines for Rebuilding Missions of Apostle Thomas and a Reassessment of Acts of Thomas
• Historical, Apocryphal, and Theological sources from the Armenian Church about Apostle Thomas and India
• Index