Identity and Witness: Syriac Christians of the Middle East and India between homeland and global presence

Table of Contents
Preambles
Identity and Witness Editor’s Note
1. Significance of the Syriac Tradition
Identity, Language, poetic Theology, Literature: What does this mean for the Diaspora?
The Significance of Syriac Christianity for Western Theology and Ecumenism
Liturgy, Languages and Cultures in Different Contexts Today
II. Social and Ecumenical Implications
The Syriac Identity and its Relations with the Society of its Insertion
Syriac Identity: Integration and Relations with the Society in India and in the Diaspora
Syriac Identity in Ecumenical Context – Middle East and Diaspora Different Pastoral Experiences and Pastoral Agreements
Syriac identity in Ecumenical context – India and diaspora Different Pastoral experiences and Pastoral Agreements: A Syrian Orthodox Perspective
III. Syriac Witness and Identity
Believing and Belonging: Religious Identity in the Diaspora and the Role of the Church
Challenges for the Syriac Orthodox Church: Encounters with Secularism
IV. Pro Oriente
Fifth Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum – Final Report
Fifth Colloquium Syriacum Press Release
Fifth Colloquium Syriacum List of Participants