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Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN
( n. 1947 )

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Naissance le 8 mars 1947 à Beyrouth (Liban)

Sa Sainteté Aram Ier est catholicos du Siège de Cilicie de l'Eglise apostolique arménienne (Antélias, Liban). Il a été élu président du Comité central du COE lors de la Septième Assemblée (Canberra 1991), puis réélu lors de la Huitième Assemblée (Harare). Le plus jeune à avoir été nommé à cette fonction, il est également le premier orthodoxe à l'exercer; et il est le premier président depuis Franklin Clark Fry en 1961 à voir renouveler son mandat.

Ordonné prêtre en 1968, Aram Keshishian a été nommé locum tenens du diocèse du Liban en 1978, puis élu primat en 1979. Il a été ordonné évêque en 1980 et élu catholicos en 1995.

Il a fait des études de théologie au séminaire théologique de son Eglise à Antélias au Liban, à l'Ecole de théologie du Proche-Orient (Beyrouth), à l'Université américaine de Beyrouth et à Fordham University (New-York), où il a obtenu un doctorat (Ph.D.) en théologie. Il a choisi de se spécialiser dans les domaines de la philosophie, de la théologie systématique contemporaine et de l'histoire de l'Eglise du Moyen-Orient. Il a également étudié au Centre universitaire d'études oecuméniques du COE à Bossey, en Suisse, et a fait un travail de recherche théologique à l'Université d'Oxford.
En 1975, il a été nommé membre de la Commission de Foi et constitution du COE et en 1983, à Vancouver, il était délégué à la Sixième Assemblée du COE, où il a été élu au Comité central. Il a joué un rôle actif dans la création et la restructuration du Conseil des Eglises du Moyen-Orient. Il est membre de deux commissions de dialogue: celle de l'Eglise orthodoxe et des Eglises orthodoxes orientales non chalcédoniennes, et celle des Eglises orthodoxes orientales non chalcédoniennes et de l'Eglise catholique romaine. Il est membre honoraire de Pro-Oriente, fondation oecuménique catholique romaine qui a son siège à Vienne.

Il a écrit une dizaine d'ouvrages en arménien et en anglais sur l'Eglise arménienne et sur les questions oecuméniques. Une version abrégée de sa thèse de doctorat a été publiée en 1990 sous le titre: Conciliar Fellowship: A Common Goal (Genève, WCC Publications, 1990). Son ouvrage le plus récent est un recueil d'essais intitulé The Challenge to be a Church in a Changing World (1997).

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 For a Church beyond its walls
Titre : For a Church beyond its walls / auteur(s) : Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN -
Editeur : Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon
Année : 2007
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Description : 15,5 x 23,5 cm, 342 pages, jaquette
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This book is composed of four parts. Part I contains large excerpts taken from the reports presented to the Central Committee and to the 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches. Part II consists mainly of lectures delivered at international conferences. Part III is made up of addresses given in the context of inter-religious dialogues. Part IV comprises speeches made on special occasions, and messages sent to international events.
The materials collected in this volume constitute only a small portion of my writings and public speeches during the period extending from the 8th Assembly (December 1998, Harare, Zimbabwe) to the 9* Assembly (February 2006, Porto Alegre, Brazil) of the WCC. Most of these writings have already appeared in The Ecumenical Review, International Review of Mission, in the official reports of the major conferences, in L'Orient-Le Jour, Proche-Orient Chretien and in different ecumenical and theological periodicals.
They deal with contemporary and critical topics touching ecclesiology, missiology, the ecumenical movement, inter-religious dialogue, human rights and other issues and challenges facing religion in modern societies. Although the matters treated in the book are diverse, they display common features, concerns and perspectives. These writings are not essays or papers; they are reports, lectures, addresses and messages. Hence, their content and scope, style and size have been conditioned by the context in which they were presented. The original texts have undergone minor changes and new footnotes have been added to help broaden and deepen the knowledge of those interested in these issues.
In terms of content, approach and vision, this book is, in a sense, the continuation of my book, In Search of Ecumenical Vision} In this present volume the main emphasis is on ecclesiology. The first article, "Why This Title," provides a framework and an orientation to the reader.
The analyses, critiques and views articulated in this book, are based on my pastoral and ecumenical experience; and the positions taken are underpinned by strong conviction. I do believe however that most of the issues tackled on the pages to follow require continuous discussion and deeper scrutiny. Ecumenical encounters and inter-religious dialogues can provide a proper context for serious debate.
I want to thank the former General Secretary of the WCC, Dr. Konrad Raiser, with whom, as Moderator, I had enriching discussions and close collaboration. My thanks are also due to the present General Secretary of the WCC, Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, for his Foreword. I should say a special word of thanks to Dr. Joe Pirri and Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian for their observations and editorial suggestions. I would like to express my thanks to all my ecumenical friends in the World Council of Churches and in the ecumenical movement at large, who, in one way or another, compelled me to reflect on these challenging questions. In the spirit of Christian love and fellowship I dedicate this book to them.
ARAM I CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA
30 April 2007 Antelias, Lebanon

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 The Armenian Church beyond the 1700th Anniversary
Titre : The Armenian Church beyond the 1700th Anniversary / auteur(s) : Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN -
Editeur : Catholicosate of Cilicia
Année : 2001
Imprimeur/Fabricant : Antelias
Description : 12 x 21 cm, 72 pages
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The 1700 anniversary celebrations will soon fade away. The great achievement of the 1700 anniversary should be a renewed church for the Third Millennium. The Armenian Church is the church of the people. Our people and especially the youth must take an active part in the renewal of the Church. The Armenian Catholicosate o Cilicia is committed to take this challenge seriously and responsibly.

ARAM I


Content

• Introductory Remarks
• The Message of the 1700 Anniversary
• Towards a Renewed Armenian Church
• The Holy Muron: A Source of Spiritual Renewal
• The Witness of the Armenian Church in the Middle East
• From Celebration to Engagement
• For a Spirituality of Our Times
• Beyond the 1700th Anniversary


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 In Search of Ecumenical Vision
Titre : In Search of Ecumenical Vision / auteur(s) : Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN -
Editeur : Catholicosate of Cilicia
Année : 2000
Imprimeur/Fabricant : Antelias, Lebanon
Description : 14,5 x 21,5 cm, 318 pages
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Preface

This volume contains a glossary of my ecumenical and theological reflections. The nature, the form and the scope of these reflections are strictly determined by the context in which they were presented. In bringing them together I have made only minor modifications and a few additions in the footnotes. The papers collected in Parts I and II are lectures or talks given on different occasions. Part III consists of my reports to the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC). They are referred to in the WCC as "The Report of Moderator" and are presented to each meeting of the Central Committee. I have deleted those parts of these reports that deal mainly with the current programmatic activities of the WCC. Some of the articles have been previously published in ecumenical and theological periodicals; the reports have appeared in their entirety in The Ecumenical Review.
These reflections cover the period from the 7th Assembly (January 1991, Canberra, Australia) to the 8th Assembly (November-December 1999, Harare, Zimbabwe) of the WCC. Although they largely highlight the emerging ecumenical trends, challenges and concerns of this period, they are essentially a continuous and strenuous search for ecumenical vision. Therefore this book raises fundamental ecumenical questions that I believe the ecumenical movement and the churches are called to wrestle with in the coming years.
These pages have been written with the following convictions: 1) the ecumenical movement should go beyond its institutional forms and reaffirm its freedom and identity as a movement of the Holy Spirit; 2) the ecumenical movement must be re-owned by the churches through a process of deeper involvement and full appropriation of its goals; 3) the ecumenical movement must become inclusive in all its aspects and manifestations, touching the very reality of the church as people of God and the life of societies; 4) the ecumenical vision must be translated into a firm commitment to common witness and to the visible unity of the church.
The views and convictions outlined on these pages have emerged out of my intellectual and spiritual interaction with others. They have grown out of my living encounter with, and existential experiences in the ecumenical movement. In the ecumenical movement, one's ideas are matured, perspectives are broadened and convictions are deepened. This is, indeed, the particularity of the ecumenical movement, which rejects isolation and promotes interaction. It is precisely through creative interaction that mutual understanding is shaped, confidence is built, a common perspective is arrived at, a common vision is articulated and a common action is affirmed. Ecumenism is not only a common search for vision and a common effort for visible unity, it is also a challenge in the power of the Holy Spirit for common witness in faithful obedience to the Gospel. This is what I have learned and experienced in the world-wide ecumenical movement. This book is the fruit of that learning and experience.
I would like to express my thanks to all ecumenical friends, colleagues and partners who, in one way or another, challenged me to offer these reflections and perspectives, which arise from our common ecumenical journey. I want to thank particularly the former General Secretary of the WCC, Dr. Emilio Castro, and the present General Secretary, Dr. Konrad Raiser, with whom I have had, as Moderator, an enriching partnership in the last ten years. I should say a special word of thanks to Dr. Joe Pirri and Ms. Teny Pirri-Simonian, who carefully read the manuscript and made a number of critical observations and editorial suggestions. My special thanks are also due to Dr. Anna Marie Aagaard, a former president of the WCC, who has written a Foreword to this volume.

ARAM I, CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA
15 April 2000,
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 The challenge to be a Church in a changing world
Titre : The challenge to be a Church in a changing world / auteur(s) : Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN -
Editeur : Armenian Prelacy, New York
Année : 1997
Imprimeur/Fabricant : USA
Description : 15 x 23 cm, 206 pages, couverture illustrée
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AS church of God we are called to be born again, and to discern the church's specific vocation vis-a-vis new realities, concerns and challenges emerging in the life of contemporary societies." This is what His Holiness Aram I states clearly and emphatically in this book. In an articulate and systematic way he treats a timely and crucial question, namely what does it mean to be a church in a changing world? The profound theological knowledge and worldwide ecumenical experience of His Holiness give a unique character to this volume.

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 Orthodox Perspectives on Mission
Titre : Orthodox Perspectives on Mission / auteur(s) : Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN -
Editeur : Regnum Lynx
Année : 1992
Imprimeur/Fabricant : Oxford
Description : 13,5 x 221,5 cm, 140 pages
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Sujets : Ecumenical
ISBN : 0745926851
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Preface

This book is neither an exposition of formal Orthodox views and positions nor a substantial Orthodox contribution to the ecumenical discussion. It is simply an attempt of limited scope to look from an Orthodox perspective at some of the ecumenical themes and concerns which have acquired predominance, particularly during the last decade, in the life, thought and work of the World Council of Churches, and in the ecumenical movement at large. The papers included in this volume can be divided into six main groups:
1. The first three papers, namely Justice, Peace and Creation, a Biblical Approach, Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in a Eucharistic Perspective and Human beings in Creation deal, from different angles, with an important ecumenical process of reflection and action that came to be known as 'Justice, peace and the integrity of creation' (JPIC). Launched by the sixth assembly of the World Council of Churches (Vancouver, 1983), this process with its theological, ecological and socio-political dimensions and implications became, and continues to be, a major ecumenical priority both within and outside the constituency of the WCC.
2. The second group which includes 'Come, Holy Spirit, Renew the Whole Creation', and The Holy Spirit in Orthodox Pneumatology, is a contribution to the theme of the seventh assembly of the WCC (Canberra, 1991) made in the context of the assembly preparatory process. The Holy Spirit-centred theme of the Canberra assembly remains a point of reference for ecumenical reflection, and a signpost for ecumenical vision.
3. The two following essays, The First Vatican Council and the Petrine Office, and A Critical Assessment of Four Pro Oriente Consultations discuss issues pertaining to Christology, primacy and conciliarity. These topics have again been moved to the fore of ecumenical debate, particularly in the context of bilateral dialogues.
4. The paper on Unity and Mission in the Context of the Middle East mainly deals with the inter-connectedness of unity and mission. Again, this is an old ecumenical debate that continues to get sharper focus from time to time in different regions and ecumenical situations.
5. From Participation to Partnership outlines, succinctly, the peculiar aspects of Orthodox witness in the ecumenical movement in general, and the WCC in particular. The contribution of Orthodoxy to ecumenism has always been a permanent concern for the Orthodox churches. The emergence of new ecumenical realities and tendencies has made them reassess the nature of their witness and the scope of their participation in the ecumenical movement.
6. The last article, namely Towards a Self-Understanding of the World Council of Churches, tackles some of the issues related to the common understanding of the nature and vocation of the WCC. This is a reflection process that was initiated some years ago by the Central Committee of the council. It will certainly become one of the pivotal concerns of the WCC in the years ahead.
While reading this book, it is important to bear certain points in mind. First, the papers collected under this cover are not scholarly presentations nor exhaustive accounts. They were prepared as lectures under special circumstances and for specific purposes. Hence, they are conditioned in terms of scope, approach and style. Secondly, the issues and themes wrestled with on the pages to follow are not of an academic nature, and are not treated as such. They are, as I have already pointed out, crucial issues that the Churches have been, in one way or another, grappling with in bilateral and multilateral theological dialogues as well as in their actual life and witness on local, regional and global levels. Most of the papers that appear in this book have already been published in different theological and ecumenical periodicals and reviews. In bringing them together I have made only a few editorial changes of minor importance.
The views and perspectives outlined on these pages are conveyed by someone who is called to serve the church of God in the Middle East, a region which, with its religious, cultural, social and political pluralism and tensions, provides a real challenge to Christian witness. The concerns and challenges displayed in this volume come from someone who is deeply rooted in his Oriental Orthodox tradition yet, at the same time, is open to other traditions, and strongly believes in dialogue among traditions. The ecumenical movement does not only promote dialogue and co-operation among the churches. It also makes them consciously aware of their dynamic interrelatedness in spite of their profound divisions. This book is a humble testimony to that creative and growing interrelatedness that I have learned and experienced in the ecumenical fellowship.
Before I conclude this introductory note, I would like to express my thanks to Dr Walter Arnold, a colleague in the Central Committee of the WCC who has written a foreword to this volume. I should say also a special word of thanks to the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies for publishing this book in its Regnum Books series.

Aram Keshishian, Beirut, Lebanon January 1992


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 Conciliar Fellowship - A Common Goal
Titre : Conciliar Fellowship - A Common Goal / auteur(s) : Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN -
Editeur : WCC Publications
Année : 1992
Imprimeur/Fabricant : Geneva
Description : 13,5 x 21,5 cm, 125 pages
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The term "conciliar fellowship" was used by the Nairobi assembly of the World Council of Churches to describe the nature and goal of unity. It was held up as a vision of how unity could be realized and experienced. The two subsequent assemblies reaffirmed the importance of conciliar fellowship. But the enormous potential of the concept for the "unity we seek" has not yet been fully explored.
Conciliar Fellowship: A Common Goal is a serious attempt to begin such an exploration by one who has been involved for the last fifteen years in Faith and Order discussions of this and related topics.
The book shows in a lively way how the major traditions of the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant churches interact with one another on the issues. It discusses the concrete form of a conciliar fellowship, a topic avoided by most commentators, and makes an interesting distinction between conciliar fellowship and the possibility of a modern "ecumenical council". And throughout the author communicates his own passion for his subject.
At the seventh assembly of the WCC, held in Canberra early in 1991, Archbishop Aram Keshishian, the Armenian Orthodox Primate of Lebanon, was elected moderator of the central committee.

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 The Witness of the Armenian Church in A Diaspora Situation
Titre : The Witness of the Armenian Church in A Diaspora Situation / auteur(s) : Catholicos Aram KESHISHIAN -
Editeur : Armenian Church Prelacy
Année : 1978
Imprimeur/Fabricant : New York
Description : 13 x 19,5 cm, 76 pages,
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In this volume, Aram Keshishian, a young theologian of the Armenian Church, highlights the significant features and crucial problems of the witness of the Armenian Church in a diaspora situation. He also discusses the loci, manifestations and implications of confessing Christ today in the Armenian Church. The author challenges some of the Church's prevailing theological and missionary norms and practices, and proposes new perspectives and guidelines. The central thesis of this study is that the Armenian Church is in urgent need of self-discovery, self-examination and renewal. According to Keshishian, the following should constitute the priorities of the Church's witness today: liturgical reformation, a dynamic theology of social diakonia, the active participation of youth in the life of the Church, the "conscientization" of the Armenian Diaspora and deeper commitment to the pursuit of human rights. A strong emphasis is placed on the question of survival as a major concern for the witness of the Armenian Church in a world-wide diaspora.

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