词条 | D. S. Amalorpavadass |
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| name = Rev. D. S. Amalorpavadass | image = | caption = | birthname = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|6|15|mf= y}} | birth_place = Kallery, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu | death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1990|5|25|1932|6|15|mf= y}} | death_place =Mysore, Karnataka | occupation = Theologian | nationality = Indian | ordained =12 April 1959 | writings = Destiny of the Church in India today | congregations =Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore | offices_held =Pastor in Viriyur | title = Reverend Doctor | spouse = | children = | parents = | footnotes = }} Rev. Duraiswami Simon Amalorpavadass (15 June 1932 – 25 May 1990) was a Catholic South-Indian theologian who played a vital role in the renewal of life and mission of the Roman Catholic Church in India, particularly after Vatican II. He was fluent in Tamil, French and English. He is the younger brother of Cardinal Lourdusamy. Rev. Stephen Bevans, S.V.D., in a paper presented to celebrate 30 years of Evangelii nuntiandi, writes that Amalorpavadass, one of the two special secretaries on the 1974 Synod of Bishops (“Evangelization in the Modern World”), convened by Pope Paul VI, “attempted to propose an interpretation that took into account many of the important movements in Asia and other parts of the Third World. His ideas revolved around a greater role for the local church and the emergence of the theology of liberation.”[1] Amalorpavadass was a member of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians (EATWOT).[2] Early yearsAmalorpavadass was born in Kallery, a village in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, on 15 June 1932.[2][3] He had been an alma mater of St Anne's High School, Tindivanam and St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Cuddalore.[3] Seminary studies and ordinationAmalorpavadass studied at the St Agnes Minor Seminary in Cuddalore and later graduated from St Joseph's College in Tiruchirapalli[3] In 1953 Amalorpavadass joined St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary in Malleswaram, Bangalore. After his completion of theological studies in Bangalore he was ordained on 12 April 1959[3] as a priest of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.[4] He served in the parishes of the Archdiocese before being appointed to The Regional Catechetical Centre of the archdiocese to animate and coordinate the work of the centre for the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3] Post-graduate studies and researchIn 1962 Fr. Amalorpavadass was sent by his bishop to Paris, France to the Catholic University of Paris (Institut Catholique de Paris) to pursue a degree in catechetics.[3] In addition to completing his master's degree, he also became very proficient in French. Continuing his stay in Paris he enrolled as a candidate at the same institute to pursue a Doctorate of Theology degree. His doctoral dissertation was entitled Destiny of the Church in India today.[3] After completing his masters and doctorate studies he returned to India, in 1966, and was assigned a parish role in Viriyur[3] in order to gain pastoral experience. National Biblical, Catechetical, and Liturgical CentreFr. Amalorpavadass founded the National Biblical, Catechetical, and Liturgical Centre (NBCLC),[3] Hutchins Road, Bangalore in February 6, 1967. at the invitation of the CBCI.[5] He was the Director from its inception in 1967 till 1982. He worked tirelessly to renew the Church in India and implement all that was envisioned by Vatican II. This was often done through his training of bishops, priests, sisters, laity all over India and through his prodigious writing. He was constantly in demand all over India, the world, and by the various dicastries at Vatican, as a well known Theologian, to lead, guide, speak at and participate in countless gatherings of all kind. He initiated scholarly discussions and invited the learned scholars of India including Victor Premasagar and K. David the then members of faculty of the ecumenical Andhra Christian Theological College in Hyderabad. Word and WorshipThe liturgical journal "Word and Worship" was started during the period of Father Amalalorpavadass. Initiatives at the University of MysoreChair of ChristianityThe University of Mysore, the first university in Karnataka (established in 1916 by the Maharaja of Mysore, N. Krishna Wodeyar) instituted a chair in Christianity with substantial endowment from the Catholic Diocese of Mysore in 1979.[6] Amalorpavadass was visiting professor in the chair.[7] Department of ChristianityLater, in 1981, a Department of Christian Studies (the first of its kind in India) was established by Amalorpavadass for promoting advanced studies and research in Christianity in the secular, multi-religious, interdisciplinary and pluralistic context of India in order to promote Christianity as an academic and scientific discipline[8] Amalorpavadass headed the Department for a while. Anjali AshramWhile Fr. Amalorpavadass was in Mysore, he founded a Christian ashram and named it "Anjali Ashram"[9] and served as an Acharya-Guru for thousands of seekers from all walks of life, including bishops, priests, nuns, lay people from India and abroad, till his death in 1990.[10] The name "Anjali" was adopted to illustrate the hospitality and love with which everyone was received in the ashram.[11] In the first week or according to the need of every month, the ashram offers Atma Purna Anubhava' (APA);– introduction to Indian Christian spirituality, and the second deeper experience 'Brahma Sakshatkara Anubhava' (BSA) for those who have participated in the first experience and keep practising their sadhana as and when required. Guruji Amalor had initiated 60 APA's and 6 BSA's during his time and now Swami Gnanajyothi(Fr.A. Louis) the present Guru continues his mission. It is now 233 APA's so far from 1984 and 7 BSA's. Anjali ashram has a unique architectural design. The entrance to the ashram is marked by wide open entrance without a gate(openness to all) which leads to Viswagopuram and an outer mandapa without walls meant for yoga, upadesa and dialogue meetings. On both sides of this mandapa, there are two footpaths in a curved fashion taking you to the inner area directly. If you walk directly through the mandapa, you pass through Swagata Nilaya - welcome abode and reach another structure(Atma Purna Nivas) used for meditations and prayer meetings. Then comes the residences for inamates like Dasavatara cottages, Star shaped Buildings, pyramidal buildings, Om Building, Yin Yang and the 24 hermitages. There are trees Peepal tree( morning samdhya) Fig tree (Noon samdhya) and Banyan trees (for upadesas). Then comes the sanctum. The last building is the sanctum sanctorum containing the Satcitananda Mandir within which the samadhi of the Founder is found.. The small cottages for the inmates are built on either sides of the sanctum sanctorum. There is a footpath that takes you directly to the other gate from the sanctum sanctorum. Beyond it is found Ashtabhagya gopuram inviting everyone either to sing kirtana (praises) or be in mauna(silence). Still beyond is the Navagrahavana forest of nine planets. Appraisal
Prior points out that Paul VI's document actually incorporated much of what was in Amalorpavadass’ draft, and so it is a document that is much broader in scope than the document rejected by the bishops at the Synod.}}
Revelation calls for faith. Faith is a personal and living encounter with the living God, a total acceptance of the revealing and giving person by a loving surrender of one's life according to His word. All this should result in the sealing of a covenant and the realisation of a fellowship in love. Therefore our inter-personal relationship is one of dialogue, covenant and fellowship. Therefore man's response or reaction to God's revelation will be essentially attention and responsibility, expectation and listening, openness and acceptance, and reciprocal self-gift in a total surrender and dedication of oneself. This is what we call faith }} It may be concluded that Amalorpavadass wanted to highlight the Indian ethos and indigenise worship forms rather than force alien forms of worship. In India, similar attempts have been made by Eric J. Lott and other pioneers. B. V. Subbamma of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church initiated Christian Ashrams and adopted indigenous forms like burra katha to spread the gospel that was met with success.[15]Sampathkumar who earlier served in the NBCLC, Bangalore points out[16] that Indian Sanyasis like Sadhu Sundar Singh and M. Devadas of the Bible Mission, Guntur developed indigenous methods of worship and could attract many towards Christ. H. L. Richard analyses K. Subba Rao and his movement of Hindus following Jesus in Andhra Pradesh in "Exploring the Depths of the Mystery of Christ: K. Subba Rao's Eclectic Praxis of Hindu Discipleship to Jesus" (Bangalore: Centre for Contemporary Christianity, 2nd ed. 2009). CriticismThere was some resistance towards inculturation of Catholicism into the Indian context. Matthew N. Schmalz points out that some Indian Catholics resisted inculturation.[13] A few South Indian Catholics took Amalorpavadass to court in vain, since they believed that these adaptations threatened their own distinctive identity. WritingsFr. D.S. Amalorpavadass had written and edited numerous volumes. A few of them are:
In 1990, Gerwin van Leeuwen brought out a book entitled:
In 1994, Cyril de Souza sdb brought out his research entitled: Catechesis for India Today: An Appraisal of the Catechetical Proposal of D.S. Amalorpavadass, Kristu Jyoti Publications, Bangalore.
Anjali Ashram has brought out the experience of Atma Purna Anubhava(APA) in 2000 his two doctoral thesis 'India Seeking God' and 'The destiny of the Church in India' in 2004 and Brahma Sakshatkara Anubhava(BSA) in 2004. 'An India Christian Guru' the Biography in 2011 and 2015 on the occasion of his 25th anniversary of mahasamdhi all his mission theology series have been compiled as one volume 'Mission Theology' and other writings as 'In search of Identity'. All his writings on Liturgy, Catechetics and Bible as three separate volumes Biblical Renewal, Liturgical Renewal and Catechetical Renewal. There are four books in Tamil. MembershipsFr. Amalorpavadass was constantly in demand and was much sought after. He was very active in many international organizations, including
He was appointed by Pope Paul VI as one of the two special secretaries for the Synod of Bishops on evangelisation in 1974, in the Vatican. The outstanding contributions he made were well recognized as acknowledged above. DeathFr. Amalorpavadass (Amalor) died in an automobile accident on his way to Bangalore from Mysore. He is buried at Anjali Ashram. His final services were officiated by his older brother Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy who was then the Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Rite Churches. References
1. ^http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/__files/f/8188/Witness%20to%20the%20Gospel%20in%20Australia%20Fr%20Steven%20Bevans.doc 2. ^1 Michael Amaladoss in Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, Anderson, Gerald H. (Ed.), William B. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1998, {{ISBN|0-8028-4680-7}}, pp.15–16 [https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ8BFk9K0ToC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=kallery+tamil+nadu&source=web&ots=_5WgfPmuhY&sig=iqCs91Xyo-3EPE_mM3PRoLFkMNk&hl=en] 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Amalorananda, Swamy, Atma Purna Anubhava (within Ashram Anubhava – Experience of Indian Christian Spirituality), Anjali Ashram, Mysore, 2000. Introduction to the author. 4. ^Archdiocese of Pondicherry & Cuddalore. Internet, accessed 28 May 2008 {{cite web |url=http://www.pondyarchdiocese.org.in/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-05-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220034147/http://www.pondyarchdiocese.org.in/ |archivedate=20 December 2007 |df=dmy-all }} 5. ^The National Biblical, Catechetical, and Liturgical Centre {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725052200/http://www.cbcisite.com/NBCLC.htm |date=25 July 2008 }} 6. ^Thomas, Joy, Mission in the Context of Universities, a tabled paper sent to the International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) Conference in 2004 held in Port Dickson, Malaysia.{{cite web |url=http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/1papers/fp/Joy_Thomas_Full_Paper.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-04-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060127050944/http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/1papers/fp/Joy_Thomas_Full_Paper.pdf |archivedate=27 January 2006 |df=dmy-all }} 7. ^The chair in Christianity had been vacant since the death of Amalorpavadass in 1990. The chair has since been revived vide circular of 2002 issued by the Diocese of Mysore. The University of Mysore selected Joy Thomas to the chair. 8. ^Thomas, Joy, Mission in the Context of Universities, a tabled paper sent to the International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) Conference in 2004 held in Port Dickson, Malaysia.{{cite web |url=http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/1papers/fp/Joy_Thomas_Full_Paper.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-04-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060127050944/http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/1papers/fp/Joy_Thomas_Full_Paper.pdf |archivedate=27 January 2006 |df=dmy-all }}. There are also similar chairs in the universities of Madras, Calicut, Mangalore, and Madurai. The University of Pondicherry also has a Chair in Christianity headed by P. A. Sampath Kumar, the past President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India. 9. ^Official site of Anjali Ashram, Chamundi Hill Road, Mysore 570 011, Karnataka 10. ^Michael Amaladoss in Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, Anderson, Gerald H. (Ed.), William B. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1998, {{ISBN|0-8028-4680-7}}, pp.15–16 [https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ8BFk9K0ToC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=kallery+tamil+nadu&source=web&ots=_5WgfPmuhY&sig=iqCs91Xyo-3EPE_mM3PRoLFkMNk&hl=en] 11. ^1 Cornille, Catherine, The Guru in Indian Catholicism: Ambiguity of Inculturation?, Louvain Theological and Pastoral Monographs, Peeters Press, Louvain, 1990, pp. 144–144 [https://books.google.com/books?id=vpGr1OkD9xMC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=anjali+ashram+amalorpavadass&source=web&ots=LQdBIF8jGe&sig=XL5-PHKYhstEvi0BUCZg1li7F24&hl=en#PPA144,M1] 12. ^J. Russel Chandran in Network for Strategic Missions, commenting about the death of D. S. Amalorpavadass, 1 January 1991, Volume 8:1, pp. 104–106. 13. ^1 Schmalz, Matthew N. in the Indian Church: Catholicism and Indian Nationhood in Paul Christopher Manuel, Lawrence C. Reardon (Eds.), The Catholic Church and the Nation-State: Comparative Perspectives, Georgetown University Press, Washington, 2006, {{ISBN|978-1-58901-115-1}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=-8gqfwcbTaAC&pg=PA217&lpg=PA217&dq=church+in+india+institution+or+movement+amalorpavadass&source=web&ots=D3cjpG5Jvj&sig=qJzUZj2cnVclVV_2lZ5gQn9-Qqo&hl=en#PPA209,M1] 14. ^Michael T. Buchanan, Pedagogical drift: The evolution of new approaches and paradigms in religious education, Australian Catholic University, 2005 {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 15. ^Frank L. Roy, A Caste Hindu Tells Her Story, Mission Frontiers, The Bulletin of the U.S. Centre for World Mission, November–December 1997 16. ^Word and Worship, NBCLC Journal, Bangalore, March 2008 17. ^[https://bibliotecavirtual.clacso.org.ar/ar/libros/dussel/artics/ebbs.pdf 403 Forbidden]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 18. ^FABC Papers No {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421214942/http://eapi.admu.edu.ph/bodega/fabc.htm |date=21 April 2008 }} 19. ^{{Cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0WjB4EQ8TeEC&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=amalorpavadass+NBCLC+Campus,+Milieu+of+God-Experience+ | title = Chaos 44 | isbn = 978-87-635-0449-2}} 20. ^A full biography of Amalorpavadass and his renewal movement can be found in Fully Indian – authentically Christian by Gerwin van Leeuwen.[https://www.amazon.com/dp/9024249066] 21. ^Quoted in Kirsteen cKim's article in Henry Martyn Centre, Cambridge {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331032406/http://www.martynmission.cam.ac.uk/DRayan2.htm |date=31 March 2008 }}
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