Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. Preambles
4. Cardinal Walter Kasper viii
5. Cardinal Christoph Schönborn ix
6. Pro Oriente President Johann Marte x
7. Syriac Churches: Contributions and Challenges — Editor’s Note xi
8. Part I: The Cultural, Social and Educational Contributions of Syriac Christianity
9. Cultural, social and educational contributions of Syriac Christianity in South India 1
10. Christianity in Iraq and its contribution to society 23
11. Part II: The Challenges of Syriac Christianity: Religious Freedom and Pluralism
12. Religious freedom, education, pluralism and the personal status of Syriac Christianity in India 45
13. Religious freedom, education, pluralism and personal status of Syriac Christianity in Syria and Turkey 63
14. The contribution of Syriac Christians to Islamo-Christian coexistence in Lebanon 73
15. Part III: The Emigration of Syriac Christians
16. The emigration of Syriac Christians moving from India: motives and impact 89
17. Christianity in the Middle East: some historical remarks and preliminary demographic figures 107
18. The emigration of Syriac Christians from the Middle East: motives and impact 127
19. Part IV: Perspectives after Pope Benedict’s visit to the Holy Land
20. Pope Benedict XVI in the Holy Land in 2009: a Pastor and a Man of Peace, of Unity and of Dialogue 143
21. Part V: Appendices
22. Third meeting of the Pro Oriente Forum Syriacum 153
23. Second Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum Final Report 157
24. Second Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum — Invited Participants 167