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​​​​M​​​ay 20​​

Fr. James Tombeur in Kottar, south India​
An Intercultural Encounter in South India: The Story of a Belgian Missionary (details)​

Fr. James Ponniah (University of Madras—​Chennai, India) discusses the ministry of Fr. James Tombeur, a Belgian missionary who ​epitomizes the practice of intercultural theology. Well before Vatican II's "fresh air" created a more inclusive, intercultural Church, Fr. Tombeur was pioneering similar change among the poor of the Diocese of Kottar in the Tamil Nadu state of south India.

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