It is my deep-rootedness in Christian faith that enables me to be inclusive. And this is not exclusivity: it is a partial closing, which is necessary in order to be fully open. God is not just transcendent; but is also immanent in the universe.

Paulos Mar Gregorios

To Be Fully Open

Topic: Interfaith Pathways

“I see the whole of humanity in the context of my Christianness. It is my deep-rootedness in Christian faith that enables me to be inclusive. And this is not exclusivity: it is a partial closing, which is necessary in order to be fully open. God is not just transcendent; but is also immanent in the universe. The otherness and the oneness have to be kept in dialectical tension.”

Paulos Mar Gregorios

Paulos Mar Gregorios, born Paul Varghese or Vargīsa Pôla (9 August 1922–24 November 1996), was the first Metropolitan of the Delhi diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and served for over two decades.

(1922-1996) Christianity
The Christian Heritage

Bryant, M. Darrol., et al. Assembly of the World's Religions, 1985: Spiritual Unity and the Future of the Earth: a Report. International Religious Foundation, 1986, pp. 169-175 [Metropolitan Paulos Mar Gregorios, The Christian Heritage].

Paulos Mar Gregorios