EFI Theological Commission is organizing a series of 5 webinars on issues related to COVID-19. Today was the first webinar titled “God’s Providence and Human Agency (in the context of the Indian philosophy of ‘karma’)” and was presented by Canon Dr. Vinay Samuel. Around 70 participants from all over the globe joined us for this. …
Rev. Dr. Vinay Samuel ( presentation to India Church leaders April 14, 2020 By Zoom) Introduction: It is a time of great fear and suffering but one that nature inflict. This is not suffering generated by humans – in war, in massacres, holocausts. It is impersonal and from nature. Our question is not about why does God allow …
Dr. Saphir Athyal * The whole world is a battleground! We are all under a siege! With the present swift exponential increase of Covid-19 throughout all the countries, where we are headed to this time, no one knows. Thick dark clouds covering the whole world and every nation. Suppressed anxiety and fear on most faces. Global lockdown and …
The COVID-19 virus has dominated the news unlike anything we have ever seen. Thousands of schools across the country have closed, followed by restaurants and other public locations. Air travel has almost ground to a halt. Entire cities, and in some cases, entire countries, are on lockdown with many normal movements around the city prohibited. …