DIVYABODHANAM – Growing in the Wisdom of God
Divybodhanam is the theological training programme for the Laity offered by the Orthodox Theological Seminary. Founded in 1984 A. D. by H. H. Baselius Marthoma Mathews I (Catholicose of the East and Malankara Metropolitan) by the initiative of H. G. Dr. Paulose Mar Gregorios Metropolitan (Principal of the Orthodox Seminary, Kottayam).
Aims of Divyabodhanam
- To educate the people in basic Orthodox Christian faith and practices.
- To train the people to build up a true Christian life-pattern in the midst of modern challenges of the world.
- To help Christian parents and families, by which the growing generation shall be properly cared and nurtured in a true Christian way.
- To encourage Christian leaders to work in the spiritual organizations of the Church at parish and diocesan levels.
- To prepare the people to face the new challenges, ideologies and problems of the time and to respond with a Christian mind filled with deep faith and complete trust in God.