{"pages":{"409":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00433-df01af032613579cc177.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":455,"y":146,"width":251,"height":18}},{"text":"409)","box":{"x":989,"y":144,"width":67,"height":20}},{"text":"We are united to our Christian brothers of other Churches and","box":{"x":168,"y":195,"width":879,"height":25}},{"text":"with all those who struggle against poverty, illiteracy and disease,","box":{"x":120,"y":221,"width":926,"height":34}},{"text":"and work for social reform, economic uplift and better living.","box":{"x":120,"y":248,"width":935,"height":34}},{"text":"conditions. 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We have also endeavoured to contribute our","box":{"x":122,"y":602,"width":924,"height":27}},{"text":"share to the spiritual growth of our nation. 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We recognise with joy and gratitude that the teaching","box":{"x":116,"y":982,"width":926,"height":31}},{"text":"and example of Jesus have deeply influenced not a few of our","box":{"x":115,"y":1010,"width":926,"height":31}},{"text":"leaders and their followers, and that they in their turn have been","box":{"x":116,"y":1037,"width":925,"height":31}},{"text":"to us a living illustration of the Sermon on the Mount.","box":{"x":115,"y":1065,"width":770,"height":28}},{"text":"194. RESOLUTIONS OF THE ALL-INDIA SEMINAR ON","box":{"x":116,"y":1151,"width":924,"height":22}},{"text":"THE CHURCH IN INDIA TO-DAY (1969 A.D.)","box":{"x":235,"y":1179,"width":682,"height":29}},{"text":"The Resolutions of the All India Seminar on the Church in India","box":{"x":203,"y":1228,"width":787,"height":22}},{"text":"Today, held at Bangalore in 1969, reproduced here reflect the influence","box":{"x":162,"y":1255,"width":827,"height":24}},{"text":"of the Second Vatican Council on Roman Catholic thinking in India","box":{"x":164,"y":1278,"width":827,"height":22}},{"text":"with respect to ecumenism, religious dialogue and Indian culture.","box":{"x":160,"y":1304,"width":829,"height":24}},{"text":"All India Seminar, Church in India Today, Bangalore, 1969, pp. 284-","box":{"x":160,"y":1329,"width":827,"height":27}},{"text":"285, 295-297.","box":{"x":162,"y":1357,"width":160,"height":20}},{"text":"I.","box":{"x":470,"y":1386,"width":21,"height":22}},{"text":"Ecumenism","box":{"x":522,"y":1386,"width":150,"height":22}},{"text":"1. 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We urgently request the C.B.C.I. to constitute the necessary","box":{"x":136,"y":456,"width":873,"height":31}},{"text":"machinery for furthering dialogue and collaboration with the","box":{"x":88,"y":484,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"National Christian Council, the Syrian Orthodox Church, and","box":{"x":85,"y":510,"width":924,"height":32}},{"text":"Evangelical fellowships.","box":{"x":85,"y":541,"width":330,"height":31}},{"text":"3. (a) We recommend that Education in Ecumenism should be","box":{"x":134,"y":587,"width":875,"height":28}},{"text":"effectively promoted at all levels of the Church in India, diocesan,","box":{"x":85,"y":615,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"parochial, institutional and individual. We particularly urge that","box":{"x":88,"y":641,"width":924,"height":34}},{"text":"greater opportunity and special training in ecumenism be given to","box":{"x":84,"y":672,"width":926,"height":31}},{"text":"our seminarians and our College students.","box":{"x":90,"y":700,"width":584,"height":28}},{"text":"(b) We reiterate that an ecumenical commission should be","box":{"x":195,"y":740,"width":817,"height":29}},{"text":"established in every diocese, as recommended by the Directory.","box":{"x":88,"y":766,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"Wherever this is not possible, an expert, either lay or clerical,","box":{"x":84,"y":796,"width":928,"height":31}},{"text":"should be set apart specifically to promote ecumenism.","box":{"x":88,"y":824,"width":767,"height":34}},{"text":"II. Dialogue with Other Religions","box":{"x":320,"y":909,"width":474,"height":28}},{"text":"1. 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Since many more experts in the various religious traditions,","box":{"x":134,"y":1210,"width":876,"height":34}},{"text":"especially Hinduism and Islam and quasi-religious movements","box":{"x":87,"y":1238,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"such as Marxism and secular humanism, are an absolute necessity,","box":{"x":90,"y":1266,"width":921,"height":34}},{"text":"the C.B.C.I. and C.R.I. are requested to set up jointly a commission","box":{"x":90,"y":1298,"width":921,"height":31}},{"text":"for the two-fold task of exploring present resources in personnel and","box":{"x":90,"y":1325,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"of urging the authorities to select, train and assist suitable candidates","box":{"x":84,"y":1352,"width":926,"height":29}},{"text":"from the clergy, religious men and women and the laity.","box":{"x":91,"y":1383,"width":766,"height":31}},{"text":"3. We recommend the establishment of","box":{"x":136,"y":1431,"width":563,"height":27}},{"text":"(a) many more centres of dialogue;","box":{"x":178,"y":1470,"width":497,"height":32}},{"text":"(b) authentic Christian ashrams open to all non-Christians.","box":{"x":178,"y":1509,"width":836,"height":32}}]},"411":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00435-263a5e002bc83a02f213.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":455,"y":161,"width":251,"height":18}},{"text":"411","box":{"x":985,"y":160,"width":59,"height":20}},{"text":"4. 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As far as possible, in all our efforts at dialogue we should","box":{"x":164,"y":476,"width":880,"height":36}},{"text":"strive for an ecumenical approach, a combined effort by all","box":{"x":118,"y":504,"width":926,"height":31}},{"text":"Christians","box":{"x":113,"y":536,"width":144,"height":21}},{"text":"III. Indian Culture","box":{"x":446,"y":602,"width":272,"height":21}},{"text":"According to Vatican II the Church is fully mature when, in a","box":{"x":160,"y":655,"width":883,"height":29}},{"text":"given country, the people reflect and formulate their Christian faith","box":{"x":112,"y":681,"width":928,"height":34}},{"text":"in their own idiom and express it in their particular art forms.","box":{"x":118,"y":711,"width":858,"height":31}},{"text":"1. Whereas the proper atmosphere must be created and the","box":{"x":165,"y":766,"width":875,"height":32}},{"text":"soil prepared for the evolution of an authentic Indian theology by","box":{"x":118,"y":793,"width":922,"height":31}},{"text":"recognising the seeds of the Word hidden in the diversified Indian","box":{"x":116,"y":821,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"tradition, especially in its Sacred Scriptures and in its living religious","box":{"x":113,"y":848,"width":924,"height":32}},{"text":"experience, nourished by which the Church in India must grow,","box":{"x":112,"y":876,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"it is recommended that:","box":{"x":113,"y":904,"width":336,"height":27}},{"text":"(a) under the creative guidance of the magisterium directed","box":{"x":200,"y":949,"width":838,"height":32}},{"text":"by the Holy Spirit, all be encouraged in the spirit of freedom to","box":{"x":111,"y":976,"width":926,"height":34}},{"text":"enunciate our faith in the richness of the Indian tradition, using","box":{"x":113,"y":1005,"width":925,"height":29}},{"text":"its thought-patterns, concepts and symbols.","box":{"x":115,"y":1034,"width":591,"height":31}},{"text":"(b) the sacredness of the world, particularly in its modern","box":{"x":200,"y":1075,"width":837,"height":34}},{"text":"dimensions of science and technology, be acknowledged in the light","box":{"x":108,"y":1102,"width":928,"height":36}},{"text":"of the mystery of the Incarnation, emphasising the intrinsic value","box":{"x":115,"y":1128,"width":919,"height":38}},{"text":"of the time-bound existence and of human history in all its aspects,","box":{"x":112,"y":1160,"width":921,"height":32}},{"text":"as well as its redemption and its assumption in the Body of the","box":{"x":111,"y":1187,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"Risen Christ.","box":{"x":111,"y":1219,"width":179,"height":22}},{"text":"(c) against the background of Indian culture, devout medi-","box":{"x":197,"y":1258,"width":838,"height":35}},{"text":"tation on our spiritual inheritance of the Bible and of Indian Scrip-","box":{"x":108,"y":1289,"width":924,"height":31}},{"text":"tures be encouraged, in order that our faith may be deepened and","box":{"x":112,"y":1317,"width":922,"height":31}},{"text":"a truly Indian theology blossom out of this experience.","box":{"x":112,"y":1345,"width":767,"height":29}},{"text":"(d) with a view to developing leadership in this field, proper","box":{"x":196,"y":1390,"width":836,"height":32}},{"text":"formation in Indian culture be provided :","box":{"x":116,"y":1418,"width":565,"height":31}},{"text":"(i) to all, by offering facilities so that they may become","box":{"x":237,"y":1454,"width":794,"height":35}},{"text":"aware of and are nourished by their rich cultural","box":{"x":287,"y":1485,"width":743,"height":31}},{"text":"heritage;","box":{"x":283,"y":1516,"width":132,"height":27}}]},"412":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00436-c6dff8d3229638c76119.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"412","box":{"x":141,"y":143,"width":62,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":372,"y":148,"width":479,"height":18}},{"text":"(ii) to priests and religious, in a general way during the","box":{"x":267,"y":195,"width":801,"height":36}},{"text":"period of their training","box":{"x":320,"y":225,"width":320,"height":29}},{"text":"(iii) to some priests, religious and people, in a more specia-","box":{"x":259,"y":268,"width":810,"height":35}},{"text":"lised way in secular universities.","box":{"x":325,"y":297,"width":434,"height":29}},{"text":"2. 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