
Kurien Kunnumpuram
Rev. Prof. (Dr) Kurien Kunnumpuram S.J. was a Roman Catholic, Indian Jesuit priest and well-known Christian theologian. A member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Theology at Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Pune (India) (Emeritus), he contributed in the field of ecclesiology, particularly with regard to Vatican II.
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"Uniformity is the death of life. Wherever there is life, there is diversity."
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