tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post6889637999575864945..comments2024-03-29T09:18:31.897+00:00Comments on More than Writers: The Church in Southern Indiaauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-65219047296982192172016-03-15T10:32:59.015+00:002016-03-15T10:32:59.015+00:00Thank you for a fascinating post Rosemary. For tho...Thank you for a fascinating post Rosemary. For those of us who read this in an email digest, can you please put your name in the title or a bio at the bottom so we don't have to go to the web to find out who we're reading?Veronica Zundelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248292370623296757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-36772760989321374942016-03-13T18:05:39.363+00:002016-03-13T18:05:39.363+00:00Thank you, Aggie. Next time I will try and write ...Thank you, Aggie. Next time I will try and write something properly about writing!Rosemary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797123703252258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-87812532558531119832016-03-13T18:04:58.133+00:002016-03-13T18:04:58.133+00:00Yes, I was shocked by how ingrained the caste syst...Yes, I was shocked by how ingrained the caste system still was and by arranged marriages amongst Christians.Rosemary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797123703252258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-43442995958059015892016-03-13T18:02:27.268+00:002016-03-13T18:02:27.268+00:00How amazing that we were both in Southern India at...How amazing that we were both in Southern India at the same time, Veronica! I also was struck by the grandeur and beauty, particularly, of the Catholic churches. I understand that Syrian Christians settled in Kerala some 600 years ago, that Keralans go back to work in Arab countries (obviously not to Syria), earn lots of money and spend some of it on their churches. The Anglican churches tended to be understated, or, to put it another way, in disrepair, presumably neglected after the end of the Raj, although building work was taking place in many of them when we visited. Rosemary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797123703252258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-13045230990575203732016-03-13T16:41:38.590+00:002016-03-13T16:41:38.590+00:00What an inspiring trip! It also reminds me that I ...What an inspiring trip! It also reminds me that I have much to be grateful for. Thanks for sharing it with us, Rosemary.Fiona Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803986871462903904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-38571554832722069532016-03-13T15:20:29.592+00:002016-03-13T15:20:29.592+00:00Thank you for this post, Rosemary. Your view of So...Thank you for this post, Rosemary. Your view of Southern India is very interesting. I have recently returned from two weeks in Kerala. The Catholic churches we saw were huge, grand affairs. Could this be a cultural approach, an unconscious continuation of the caste system - God is so great He needs a palatial place for people to meet in? We passed a RC church one Saturday, where an Indian Christian wedding was about to start. The bride wore a beautiful long white dress, the groom a suit. I would have loved to know their story - did they know each other already? Was it an arranged marriage? Our guide was a local Christian who talked about his own arranged marriage. He spoke about falling in love with his wife after they were married, and they are now the delighted parents of a small son. <br />Veronica Brighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782827452452711420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-45879048699446161822016-03-13T08:48:13.947+00:002016-03-13T08:48:13.947+00:00What an interesting post. Thank you.What an interesting post. Thank you.Aggie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423816343811534473noreply@blogger.com