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Speaking truth to power : a critique of the Church of South India Episcopacy (Governance) of the 21st century

Muthuraj, Joseph Gnanaseelan
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Muthuraj, Joseph Gnanaseelan
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ethical leadership
Church of South India
Corruption
code of conduct
Corporate governance
Protestant churches--India
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Governance and ethics
Theological ethics
Asian theologies
Christian denominations
United and Uniting
Training of church leaders
Ministerial and pastoral training
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Corruption and Transparency
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The demand for a better power control and accountability in the Indian Christian Churches underlines the issue of transforming traditional leadership models. The Church of South India (CSI) is a unique church since it is the pioneer of a united and uniting church since 1947, uniting the Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist denominations of the missionary churches. With over 4 million members, it is a powerful church even though Christians in India represent a small minority. The process of a constitutional reform is currently debated to change the character of this church from a united to an episcopal church with an accumulation of power in the role of the moderator. The controversy about this reform is linked to ongoing criticisms about corruption in many of the CSI-related institutions. On this background, church governance becomes a hot issue of power control and accountability, and above all, of the faithfulness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the credibility of the community of believers.
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2015
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9782889310944
9782889310951
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10.58863/20.500.12424/238379
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