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WESTERN PRELACY PUBLISHES ARAM I'S 'TAKING THE CHURCH TO THE PEOPLE'
asbarez
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The new book written by Catholicos Aram I
LA CRESCENTS-Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, the
Religious and Executive Councils announced that on the occasion of
the Pontifical Visit of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great
House of Cilicia, to the Western United States, the Western Prelacy
also has published the latest book authored by His Holiness titled
"Taking the Church to the People."
The book consists of three parts. In the first part, Catholicos
Aram I describes the nature of the church, its mission and its
institutional expressions, including the parish, the dioceses and the
wider Armenian community in Armenia and the Diaspora. While describing
the organization of each, His Holiness suggests ways in which they
should be renewed.
In the second part our Pontiff identifies the core issues that the
Armenian Church is currently facing. He starts with the Bible as
the foundation of Christian faith and its interpretation; he then
discusses the family, the school and Christian education. At the end
of this section, Aram I explains the meaning of the term "people of
God" and explains why Armenian women, youth and children, who have
been marginalized in the Church and all community organizations,
should participate in building their communities.
In the final part of the book, the Catholicos includes certain
pastoral letters and messages that he has previously addressed to
youth in order to prompt a meaningful dialogue with them.
The book is a basic reader for all Armenians who want to learn about
the Armenian Church and its faith, mission and organization. It is
an invitation to the people in Armenia and the Diaspora to equip
themselves with the legacy of the past and build Armenian communities
responsive to the challenges of globalization. Finally, it is a guide
to being the Church as the people of God both in Armenia and Diaspora.
asbarez
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The new book written by Catholicos Aram I
LA CRESCENTS-Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, the
Religious and Executive Councils announced that on the occasion of
the Pontifical Visit of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great
House of Cilicia, to the Western United States, the Western Prelacy
also has published the latest book authored by His Holiness titled
"Taking the Church to the People."
The book consists of three parts. In the first part, Catholicos
Aram I describes the nature of the church, its mission and its
institutional expressions, including the parish, the dioceses and the
wider Armenian community in Armenia and the Diaspora. While describing
the organization of each, His Holiness suggests ways in which they
should be renewed.
In the second part our Pontiff identifies the core issues that the
Armenian Church is currently facing. He starts with the Bible as
the foundation of Christian faith and its interpretation; he then
discusses the family, the school and Christian education. At the end
of this section, Aram I explains the meaning of the term "people of
God" and explains why Armenian women, youth and children, who have
been marginalized in the Church and all community organizations,
should participate in building their communities.
In the final part of the book, the Catholicos includes certain
pastoral letters and messages that he has previously addressed to
youth in order to prompt a meaningful dialogue with them.
The book is a basic reader for all Armenians who want to learn about
the Armenian Church and its faith, mission and organization. It is
an invitation to the people in Armenia and the Diaspora to equip
themselves with the legacy of the past and build Armenian communities
responsive to the challenges of globalization. Finally, it is a guide
to being the Church as the people of God both in Armenia and Diaspora.