Allan Varghese Meloottu
Biographic Data
| ID | 1115269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allan Varghese Meloottu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allan Varghese |
| FAMILY NAME | Meloottu |
| SIGNATURE | MELOOTTU A V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Asbury Theological Seminary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6863-1963 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reflections of Asian Diaspora
Asians have been crisscrossing the world for centuries, but with a significant rise in the twenty-first century, they comprise a considerable population in the diaspora today. However, theological reflections from the Asian Christian diaspora have been lagging. Sam George, the director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College, attempts to speak into such a theological gap by compiling twelve essays in Reflections of Asian Diaspora. The…
Qurʾanic Understanding of Rūḥ
This article explores the concept of rūḥ (Spirit) in the Qurʾan and its potential to foster deeper understanding between Muslims and Christians. By recognizing the linguistic and conceptual resemblance between the Arabic ruh and the Hebrew Ruach in the Old Testament, this article examines how shared theological concepts can serve as a foundation for Christian-Muslim relations. The study argues that the Qurʾanic depiction of the ruh , particularly…
Reimagining sacred spaces and spiritual leadership
Through Andrea Baker’s paper, the realities of abuse and the failure of churches to protect the oppressed are brought closer to our hearts and minds. Baker presents a prophetic call to imagine how Christians may embody the kingdom of God and restore ‘sacred spaces’ in our ecclesial institutions. In light of such a prophetic challenge, as a response, this paper reflects on a couple of aspects that can be pertinent to missiologists. They are: 1) to…
Let us be friends
World Christianity provides a glimpse of the shifting Christian landscape from the global North to the South, influencing a change in missiological patterns, especially in light of contemporary globalization, migration, and transnationalism. This short reflection considers such transition and proposes a vision for a better global missiological engagement for the next 50 years, calling for deeper friendship between western and non-western Christia…
Towards A Pentecostal Theology of Praxis
Christianity Remade
Asian Christian Ethics
Amplifying the Dalit Pentecostal Historical Narrative amid the Persistent Syrian Christian 'Privileged' Narrative in Kerala
While studies indicate that Pentecostal teachings center the egalitarian move of the Holy Spirit with empowering effects on the social lives of the Dalits in the South Indian Pentecostal landscape, the persistence of ethnocentric behavior from "Syrian Christian" Pentecostals continues. Hence, this paper focuses on exploring the historical development of a Syrian Christian identity marker as a privileged one that became prefixed by the Pentecostal…
The Spirit Shaped Church
Amplifying the Dalit Pentecostal Historical Narrative amid the Persistent Syrian Christian 'Privileged' Narrative in Kerala
While studies indicate that Pentecostal teachings center the egalitarian move of the Holy Spirit with empowering effects on the social lives of the Dalits in the South Indian Pentecostal landscape, the persistence of ethnocentric behavior from "Syrian Christian" Pentecostals continues. Hence, this paper focuses on exploring the historical development of a Syrian Christian identity marker as a privileged one that became prefixed by the Pentecostal…
The Spirit Shaped Church
Christianity Remade
Asian Christian Ethics
Amplifying the Dalit Pentecostal Historical Narrative amid the Persistent Syrian Christian 'Privileged' Narrative in Kerala
While studies indicate that Pentecostal teachings center the egalitarian move of the Holy Spirit with empowering effects on the social lives of the Dalits in the South Indian Pentecostal landscape, the persistence of ethnocentric behavior from "Syrian Christian" Pentecostals continues. Hence, this paper focuses on exploring the historical development of a Syrian Christian identity marker as a privileged one that became prefixed by the Pentecostal…
Let us be friends
World Christianity provides a glimpse of the shifting Christian landscape from the global North to the South, influencing a change in missiological patterns, especially in light of contemporary globalization, migration, and transnationalism. This short reflection considers such transition and proposes a vision for a better global missiological engagement for the next 50 years, calling for deeper friendship between western and non-western Christia…
Towards A Pentecostal Theology of Praxis
Reimagining sacred spaces and spiritual leadership
Through Andrea Baker’s paper, the realities of abuse and the failure of churches to protect the oppressed are brought closer to our hearts and minds. Baker presents a prophetic call to imagine how Christians may embody the kingdom of God and restore ‘sacred spaces’ in our ecclesial institutions. In light of such a prophetic challenge, as a response, this paper reflects on a couple of aspects that can be pertinent to missiologists. They are: 1) to…
Reflections of Asian Diaspora
Asians have been crisscrossing the world for centuries, but with a significant rise in the twenty-first century, they comprise a considerable population in the diaspora today. However, theological reflections from the Asian Christian diaspora have been lagging. Sam George, the director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College, attempts to speak into such a theological gap by compiling twelve essays in Reflections of Asian Diaspora. The…
Qurʾanic Understanding of Rūḥ
This article explores the concept of rūḥ (Spirit) in the Qurʾan and its potential to foster deeper understanding between Muslims and Christians. By recognizing the linguistic and conceptual resemblance between the Arabic ruh and the Hebrew Ruach in the Old Testament, this article examines how shared theological concepts can serve as a foundation for Christian-Muslim relations. The study argues that the Qurʾanic depiction of the ruh , particularly…
Philosophy (6 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)