Evangelization. Dialogue and development. Selected papers of the International theological conference (Nagapur, 1971)

Declaration of the International Theological Conference on Evangelization and Dialogue in India: Gathered in Nagpur in connection with the Centenary Year of St. Thomas, the Apostle for a period of theological reflection, we theologians from India, other Asian Churches and various Churches in the West have sought to think out in the light of our faith the various aspects of the mission entrusted by Christ to the Church in this land. We are deeply aware of our own inadequacy but in a spirit of fraternal trust we offer the following reflections to all of our brothers who share with us an abiding faith and unfailing hope in the Lord to whom we have all committed our life and in whose mission we share. The present context: We live in a momentous period in history when a new civilizations is being born before our very eyes. We live in a world in which man strives to be the master of his own destiny, seeking liberation from every form of oppression and slavery.