The Life, Legacy and Theology of M. M. Thomas ─ Only participants earn the right to be prophets

M.M. Thomas was one of the chief architects of the modern ecumenical movement. An outstanding theologian, his original and rather unconventional explorations into ecumenical social ethics remain highly relevant even today. Long before liberation theology burst on the scene, Thomas raised his prophetic voice for the liberation of humanity from the dehumanizing structures. Focusing on the theological and social contributions of M.M.Thomas and his legacy for our times, and published with the support of CWM to coincide with the centenary of Thomasa€? birth, this collection brings together an international panel of distinguished scholars, theologians and church leaders.

Dr. Jesudas M. Athyal worked as the Associate Professor of Social Analysis and Dalit Theology at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, India (2003-2008). He is the Editor of Religion in Southeast Asia: An Encyclopaedia of Faiths and Cultures (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2015) and the Associate Editor of Oxford Encyclopaedia of South Asian Christianity - 2 vol. Dr. George Zachariah is the Associate Professor in the department of Theology and Ethics at the United Theological College, Bangalore, India. He is the author of Alternatives Unincorporated: Earth Ethics from the Grassroots. Dr. Monica Melanchthon currently teaches Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at the Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of, a€?Protect me from those who are violent!a€- Psalm 140: A Cry for Justice, A Song of Hopea€, in Kenneth Mtata, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Miriam Rose, (eds). Singing the Songs of the Lord in Foreign lands: Psalms in Contemporary Lutheran Interpretation, LWF Documentation Series (59/2014) and, a€?Engaging Womena€?s Experiences in the Struggle for Justice, Dignity, and Humanity: Hebrew Bible Readings by South Asian Women,a€ Susanne Scholz (ed.), With the Eyes of a Woman: A Retrospective of Feminist Contextual Readings of the Hebrew Bible.