While we’re all on the subject of translation, I thought I’d offer a perspective from the Syro-Malabar rite Catholic Church. Perhaps this will broaden the perspective we have about what translation (especially liturgical translation) is for.
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Kremlin approves new Russian religious holiday
Russia marked its adoption of Christianity in 988 on Wednesday with a new public holiday, the latest show of Kremlin support for the Russian Orthodox Church that has grown increasingly powerful since the fall of Communism.
Read moreA wedding custom of the Indian Thomas Christians
The Syro-Malabar Rite Catholics I met have a saying, adapted from Fr. Placid Podipara: they are “Indian in culture, Catholic in religion, and Syriac in worship.” Just this morning I discovered a new instance of the truth of this saying…
Read moreEschatology and the Byzantine Liturgy
Is eschatology about the future or the present? Is liturgy an escape from the world or entrance into a new world?
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