Challenges to the Churches in Asia Today

Georg Evers, in “Challenges to the Churches in Asia Today,” begins with a brief overview of the situation of the Asian churches before Vatican II. He then discusses the significance of the Council for the Asian churches with special attention to the founding of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Confe...

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Main Author: Evers, Georg
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/apms/vol1/iss2/3
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/apms/article/1069/viewcontent/APMS_201.2_204_20Article_20__20Evers.pdf
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
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Summary:Georg Evers, in “Challenges to the Churches in Asia Today,” begins with a brief overview of the situation of the Asian churches before Vatican II. He then discusses the significance of the Council for the Asian churches with special attention to the founding of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences. He describes the main characteristics of the Catholic churches in Asia. In the main theme of his talk, “The Challenges to the Asian Churches,” Evers presents prophetic figures who have inspired the churches to radical Christian commitment and invites us to examine contemporary secular and theological challenges.