Biju Mathew Libros

Focusing on the struggles of immigrant taxi drivers in New York City, the narrative reveals the complexities of the taxi industry, marked by exploitation and resilience. Mathew examines the historical cycles of corruption and reform, while highlighting the harsh economic realities faced by drivers, where profits are siphoned by cab companies. The book also discusses the formation of alliances among drivers and critiques broader social justice movements. This engaging account combines personal stories with a passionate call for worker solidarity and systemic change.

This work deals with the role of the Petrine ministry in the ecumenical relationship between the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Catholic Church. The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church traces her origin to the Church of St Thomas Christians, founded by St Thomas, the Apostle who reached the south Indian state of Kerala in 52 AD. The book explores the Ecclesiologies of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the St Thomas Christians of India and the Catholic Church from a dogmatic-juridical-historical perspective. The author tries to mediate between the two Churches in order to support them in the reviewing process of their history and Ecclesiology and re-establishing the unity for which Jesus Christ prayed: «Holy father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one» (Jn 17, 11). The author in his role as mediator makes a few suggestions for solving the problems related to the concept of the Petrine ministry on a universal level in the light of the Communion Ecclesiology of Vatican II, the studies of the various unofficial ecumenical dialogue commissions and the analysis of the experience of the Syro Malabar Church, one of the 22 sui iuris Churches in the Catholic Church.