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Theological Themes

Core areas of inquiry that guide the theological work of the Indian Theological Association.

Understanding Salvation in Indian Context

ITA consultation theme (1980)

Political Theology in Indian Context

ITA consultation theme (1981).

Reconciliation in India

ITA consultation theme (1982).

Searching for an Indian Ecclesiology

ITA consultation theme (1983).

Theological Education in India Today

ITA consultation theme (1984).

Towards an Indian Theology of Liberation

ITA consultation theme (1985).

Socio-Cultural Analysis in Theologizing

ITA consultation theme (1986).

Communalism in India: A Challenge to Theologizing

ITA consultation theme (1987).

Towards a Theology of Religions: An Indian Christian Response

ITA consultation theme (1988).

Towards an Indian Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism

ITA consultation theme (1989).

Towards an Indian Christian Spirituality in a Pluralistic Context

ITA consultation theme (1990).

The Role of the Theologian in the Church in India Today

ITA consultation theme (1991).

The Issue of "Rites" in the Indian Context

ITA consultation theme (1993).

A Christian Response to Religious Tensions in our Country

ITA consultation theme (1994).

A Future Vision for an Indian

ITA consultation theme (1995).

The Church in India in Search of a New Identity

ITA consultation theme (1996).

Ecological Crisis: An Indian Christian Response

ITA consultation theme (1997).

The Significance of Jesus Christ in the Context of Religious Pluralism in India

ITA consultation theme (1998).

Hope at the Dawn of the 21st Century

ITA consultation theme (1999).

Challenge of Hindutva: An Indian Christian Response

ITA consultation theme (2000).

Inculturation and Its Practical Consequences

ITA consultation theme (2001).

Christian Commitment to Nation Building

ITA consultation theme (2002).

Society and Church: Challenges to Theologizing in India Today

ITA consultation theme (2003).

Concerns of Women: An Indian Theological Response

ITA consultation theme (2004).

Dalits' Concerns & An Indian Theological Response

ITA consultation theme (2005).

Laity in the Church Identity and Mission in India Today

ITA consultation theme (2006).

Brahmabandhab Upadhyay: A "Hindu-Catholic" and his Significance for Theologizing in India Today

ITA consultation theme (2007).

Church's Engagement in Civil Society: A New Way of Being Christian in India Today

ITA consultation theme (2008).

Indian Theology of Economics in a Globalized World

ITA consultation theme (2009).

Indian Secularism Threatened! A Christian Response

ITA consultation theme (2010).

Violence in Today's Society: An Indian Theological Response

ITA consultation theme (2011).

Corruption in Public Life: A Theological Response

ITA consultation theme (2012).

Inclusive Development: An Indian Theological Response

ITA consultation theme (2013).

Call for a New Theology of Culture: Revisiting the Mission Praxes and Paradigms

ITA consultation theme (2014).

Marriage and Family Today – an Indian Theological Search

ITA consultation theme (2015).

Toward a Theology of Christian Minority in Indian Scenario Today

ITA consultation theme (2016).