Introduction to Church Traditions in India

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Course Code: BOS21
Introduction to Church Traditions in India
BO Orientation, Semester I, 4 Credit Hours, College Paper
No Final Examination
(It is Compulsary for the College to submit the Marks through Online Portal)

Objectives

To understand the liturgy and worship of different church tradition.
To participate and understand the style of worship of different church traditions.
To acquire a common knowledge about the traditions of different churches, its sacraments, symbols, icons, etc.
To understand the pastoral ministry of different churches.

Methods

Reading of different books and order of worships.
Participation in, the worships and Perspnal observation.
Interaction with the Clergy and Laity.

Requirements

Oral examination may be conducted by the department.
Report of their exposure to different denominational church.
Report, Reviews, writing of assessment papers.
No Final Examinations

Course Requirements

Final Examinations 60%
Internal Assessment 40%
(See BD Course Schema foot note, Point No. 2)

Course out Line

1. Origin and Development of the Church.
a) CSI, b) CNI, c) Lutheran, d) MarThoma Syrian Church, e) Orthodox Syrian Jacobites,
f) Presbyterian, g) Baptist, h) Methodist, i) Catholic, j) Charismatic Churches/Pentecostals, etc.

2. Pattern of Worship
a) Liturgy and worship, b) Forms of ministry-Sacraments, c) Signs and Symbols, etc.

3. Church Hierarchy and Constitution
a) CSI, b) CNI, c) Lutheran, d) MarThoma Syrian Church, e) Orthodox Syrian Jacobites,
f) Presbyterian, g) Baptist, h) Methodist, i) Catholic, j) Charismatic Churches/Pentecostals, etc.

4. Detailed History of any one of the Churches
a) CSI, b) CNI, c)Lutheran, d) MarThoma Syrian church, e) Orthodox Syrian Jacobites,
f) Presbyterian, g) Baptist, h) Methodist, i) Catholic, j) Charismatic Churches/Pentecostals, etc.

5. Mission and Ministry of the Concerned Church
a) Different missions of the church (Missionary works inside and outside the state.)
b) Different Care Ministries (Care for the women and children, old age, palliative care, differently abled,
HIV/AIDS, etc.).

Bibliography

Bradshaw, Paul F. Early Christian Worship. Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1996:
Bradshaw, Paul F. Search for the Origins of Christian Worships: Source and methods for the study of the early Liturgy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Constitutions of the churches
George, Kuruvilla. From Peoples Eucharist: Recovering the Drama of Christian Worship. Delhi: ISPCK, 2002.
Gladston, J. W. ed. Unite to Unite. Chennai: CSI Synod, 1997.
Gnanadason, Aruna. Ed. Rebels at Prayer a Collection of Worship Forms Readings and Prayers. Bangalore: ECC, 1980.
Kuruvilla, Abraham. An Indian Fnlitfrom Palestinian Roots Towards an Indian Eucharistic Liturgy. Tiruvalla: CSS, 2013.
Lilly and SamAmirtham. Eds. Greater Peace Closer Fellowship Fuller Life. Chennai: CSI Synod Centre: 1997,
Prabhakar, Samson. Essays on Christian Education and Liturgy. Bangalore: SATHRI, 2003.

Note: Resources of the local churches.

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