Aram I ( hy, Արամ Ա. Քեշիշեան; born Bedros Keshishian 8 March 1947), has been the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia since 1995 and he resides in

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, Lebanon.

Bibliography

Aram I has written the following books: * ''Nerses the Gracious: Theologian and Ecumenist'', 1974, Beirut (in Armenian) * ''The Witness of the Armenian Church in a Diaspora Situation'', 1977, New York (in English), two editions * ''The True Image of the Armenian Church'', 1979, Antelias (in Armenian) * ''With the Will of Re-Building'', 1984, Beirut (in Armenian) * ''With the People'', 1989, Beirut (in Armenian) * ''Conciliar Fellowship: a Common Goal'', 1989, Geneva (in English), two editions * ''Orthodox Perspectives on Mission'', 1992, Oxford (in English), two editions * ''Towards the 1700th Anniversary of the Christianization of Armenia'', 1994, Antelias (in Armenian) * ''The Challenge to be a Church in a Changing World'', 1997, New York (in English), two editions * ''Jesus Christ: the Son of God-the Son of Man'', 1999, Antelias (in Armenian), two editions * ''Church, Nation and Homeland'', 1999, Antelias (in Armenian), two editions * ''In Search of Ecumenical Vision'', 2000, Antelias (in English), three editions * ''L’eglise Face aux Grands défis'', 2000, Antelias (in French), two editions * ''The Armenian Church Beyond the 1700th Anniversary'', 2002, Antelias (in English), three editions * ''The Mission of Faith'', 2003, Antelias (in Armenian), two editions * ''Justice, Paix, Réconciliation'', 2003, Antelias (in French) * ''The Christian Witness at the Crossroads in the Middle East'', 2004, Antelias (in English), three editions * ''Der Zor: A National Sanctuary'', 2005, Antelias (in Armenian) * ''The Dignity of Serving'', 2005, Antelias (in Armenian) * ''For a Church Beyond its Walls'', 2006, Antelias (in English) * ''Pour un Monde Transformé'', 2006, Antelias (in French) * ''Dialogue with Youth Montreal'', 2009 (in English and French) * ''Enriching Life with values, Antelias'', 2009 (in Armenian) * ''St. Nerses the Gracious and Church Unity, Antelias'', 2010 (in English) * ''A Journey of Faith, Hope and Vision, Antelias'', 2011 (in English) * ''Taking the Church to the People, Antelias'', 2011 (in English) * ''Issues and Perspectives, Antelias'', 2013 (in English) * THE ARMENIAN CHURCH. Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2016, English, 241 Pages. * L’ÉGLISE ARMÉNIENNE. Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2018, French, 257 Pages. * «Against New Horizons» Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2018, 581 Pages * АРМЯНСКАЯ ЦЕРКОВЬ (ARMENIAN CHURCH), Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2018, Russian, 253 Pages.

Inter-religious dialogue

In 2000, he indicated that he had no problem with the substance of ''

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'', the document on relativism of the

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of the

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, but faulted it for its unecumenical language.

Awards

Baselios MarThoma Didymos I, the

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(Primate of the

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), conferred the Order of St. Thomas, the most prestigious honor of the Church, on Aram I on February 27, 2010 at

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, India.

References

External links

WCC Press Corner - Biography - Aram I

{{Authority control 1947 births Living people Religious leaders from Beirut Aram I of Cilicia Lebanese people of Armenian descent Lebanese Oriental Orthodox Christians Lebanese clergy Armenian Oriental Orthodox Christians