by Rohit Gupta (Author)
The book is about Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, also known as the Indian Orthodox Church. It is an autocephalous Church centred in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the churches of India's Saint Thomas Christian community which has its origin in the evangelical activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. The church is headed by the autocephalous Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan, presently Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II.The main headlines of the book are: -Origin of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.-History and Theology.-Liturgy and Practices.-Major figures.-List of all Churches under Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.-List of all Current and previous Metropolitans.-Saints of the Church.-Dioceses.