K. M. George served as moderator of the WCC Programme Committee (1998-2006), as executive secretary of the NCC-India, and as principal and professor at the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam, India. He was also professor at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland (1989-94). He is a priest of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in India and is currently director and Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorios Chair of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam as well as director of the Sopana Orthodox Academy, Kottayam, India.
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Part 1: Philosophy-Western and Indian/Asian 1.1. Philosophy, Meaning, and History-Problem of Methodology 1.2. European Philosophy and Enlightenment 1.3. Philosophy of Science 1.4. Indian/Asian Philosophical Insights 1.5. Epistemology-Western and Indian 1.6. Philosophy of History 1.7. Quest for Certainty 1.8. Critique of Ideology Part 2: Ethical Dimensions-Peace, Ecology, Holistic Healing, Interfaith Dialogue 2.1. World Peace, Justice, and Disarmament 2.2. Ethics and Ecology 2.3. Holistic Healing 2.4. Interfaith Dialogue Part 3: Autobiographical Glimpses, Worship, and Spirituality 3.1. Autobiographical Glimpses 3.2. Joy of Freedom (Worship and Spirituality) Part 4: Theology and Ecumenism 4.1. God-World-Humanity Relationship-Insights from Gregory of Nyssa 4.2. Freedom and Authority 4.3. Sacramental Theology 4.4. Scriptural Witness-Interpreting the Bible 4.5. The Communitarian Dimension of Faith and Knowledge 4.6. Man/Humanity as Mediator-Theological Anthropology 4.7. The Mystery of Incarnation 4.8. Dimensions of Ecumenism 4.9. Theological Method 4.10. Church and Ministry 4.11. Liberation and Salvation Part 5: Perspectives on Future Humanity 5.1. Perspectives on Future Humanity