BECOMING BRIDGE-BUILDERS IN PERIODS OF TRANSITION

Towards a Communion of Civilizations in Our Times

Authors

  • Thomas Menamparampil Archbishop

Keywords:

Communion, Civilizations, Violence, Corruption, Economy, Environment, Media, Government

Abstract

With the world becoming more and more globalized, we are moving into most exciting times. Economy is taking new directions, innovations in communications are bringing peoples and communities together, international solidarity offers indefinite possibilities of self expression; good ideas generated anywhere have opportunities to reach out to the remotest parts of the world; and good values preserved in any civilizational tradition can offer inspiration to persons and societies in any place on the planet. There is every possibility for cultures, civilizations, and faiths to dialogue with each other, to listen to each others’ insights, and learn from each others’ wisdom.

Author Biography

Thomas Menamparampil, Archbishop

Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, thirty years a bishop at Dibrugarh and Guwahati Dioceses, has been an active evangelizer. He has made a mark as a peace-negotiator and a prominent leader in civil society. At present he is engaged, among other things, in arousing consciousness about the need for ‘Probity in Public life’. Apart from the peace building works, he created Joint Peace Team, a people’s platform where various Church denominations and others come together to respond to conflict in the region. He has served as the Chairman of the CBCI Commission for Clergy and Religious, Chairman of the CBCI Commission for Proclamation and Special Secretary to the Asian Synod. He is also a member in the Post-Asian Synodal Council, Rome, Member of Consecrated Life, Rome, and Chairman of FABC Office for Evangelization. His publications include Never Grow Tired, A Path to Prayer, Thinking Reed, Challenge to Cultures, Thoughts on Evangelization, Cultures: In the Context of Sharing the Gospel. His latest books are Becoming agents of Togetherness, The Servant Leader and Towards a Sense of Responsibility. He has also contributed over 150 articles to various journals. Email: menam@sify.com

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Published

2012-12-31

How to Cite

Menamparampil, T. (2012). BECOMING BRIDGE-BUILDERS IN PERIODS OF TRANSITION: Towards a Communion of Civilizations in Our Times. Asian Horizons, 6(04), 638–664. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/2705

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 04 (2012): ASIAN HORIZONS

Section

Articles