Hearty Congrats to Fr. Dr. Augustine Kallely

Fr. Dr. Augustine defending his dissertation

Hearty Congrats to Fr. Dr. Augustine Kallely

LIFT (Leuven-Indian Forum for Theology) heartily congratulates our dear Fr. Dr. Augustine Kallely, who has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Growing Together: Towards an Integral View of Marital Love in the Kerala Context of Assisted Marriage” on 24th June 2009 at the Catholic University of Leuven. The doctoral defence session was chaired by Prof. Dr. Johan De Travernier of the department of Theological Ethics of our faculty. While Prof. Dr. Joseph Selling was his promoter, Prof. Dr. Roger Burggraeve, Prof. Dr. Thomas Knieps and Prof. Dr. Frank Vosmann comprised the board of examiners.

Dr. Kellely with the jury: Prof. Dr. Johan De Travernier, Prof. Dr. Frank Vosmann, Prof. Dr. Joseph Selling, Fr. Dr. Augustine Kallely, Prof. Dr. Roger Burggraeve, Prof. Dr. Thomas Knieps

Fr. Dr. Kallely belongs to the archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala. He came to Leuven in 2003 to do his Masters in theology, and has continued with his doctoral studies. While we thank Fr. Dr. Augustine Kallely for his fraternal companionship with us for the last six years in Leuven, we wish him an enriching and fruitful ministry in India.

LIFT particularly thanks Dr. Augustine for his active and encouraging participation in LIFT sessions during his stay here. Dank u wel!

Hearty Congrats dear Dr. Kallely, and many best wishes and prayers.

- Joji (for LIFT)