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Gerhard Wehmeier
Gerhard Wehmeier (1935–2009) was an Old Testament Scholar hailing from Germany from the Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck. Wehmeier taught Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1973 through 1978.K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997'', Bangalore, 1997. Studies Wehmeier studied at the seminary in Bielefeld-Bethel and later at the Universities in Göttingen, Basel, Bonn and Atlanta in North America. Writings * 1970, ''Der Segen im Alten Testament: eine semasiologische Untersuchung der Wurzel brk,'' *1974, ''The Theme Blessing for the Nations in the Promises to the Patriarchs and in the Prophetical Literature'', *1977, ''The Prohibition of Theft in the Decalogue'', Teaching Wehmeier began teaching Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1973 during the Principalship of J. R. Chandran. Wehmeier's students who specialized in Old Testament during that period include, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical Church Of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck
The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck (german: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck; EKKW) is a United Protestant church body in former Hesse-Cassel and the Waldeck part of the former Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Constitution The EKKW is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the Reformed Alliance, and is based on the teachings presented by Martin Luther during the Reformation. Their Bishop is since October 1, 2019 Beate Hofmann. The bishop's preaching venue is the '' Martinskirche'' in Kassel. It is a Protestant church united in administration, comprising Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist), and Protestant union congregations upholding Calvinist (Reformed) and Lutheran traditions. The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck is one of 20 churches within the EKD. Bishops * 1924–1934: Heinrich Möller * June–December 1934: Karl Theys * 1935–1945: Friedrich Happich, * 1945–1963: Adolf Wüstemann * 1963–1978: Erich Vellme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seminary
A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, in academics, or mostly in Christian ministry. The English word is taken from the Latin ''seminarium'', translated as ''seed-bed'', an image taken from the Council of Trent document ''Cum adolescentium aetas'' which called for the first modern seminaries. In the United States, the term is currently used for graduate-level theological institutions, but historically it was used for high schools. History The establishment of seminaries in modern times resulted from Roman Catholic reforms of the Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent. These Tridentine seminaries placed great emphasis on spiritual formation and personal discipline as well as the study, first of philosophy as a base, and, then, as the final crown, theology. The olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Serampore College (University)
The Senate of Serampore College (University) is located in Serampore in West Bengal, India. Serampore was granted the status of university in 1829, making it India's first institution to have the status of a university.Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education The college was founded by the missionaries Joshua Marshman, William Carey (missionary), William Carey and William Ward (missionary), William Ward (the Serampore trio), to give an education in arts and sciences to students of every "caste, colour or country" and to train a ministry for the Christianity in India, growing Church in India. The Senate The Senate of Serampore College (University) runs the academic administration of all its affiliated theological colleges. The Council of Serampore College holds a Danish charter and has the power to confer degrees in any subject, however it currently exercises this right only for conferring theological degrees, as recommende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sadananda
Bishop Emeritus John S. Sadananda (born September 24, 1949) was the Master of Senate of Serampore College (University), the nation's first University ')'' with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.'' Sadananda was appointed as the Master of the University in 2010. As an academic, Sadananda had been a Senator of the University from 1993 onwards since the time he was appointed as Principal of the Karnataka Theological College which has been an affiliated institution of the University. From 2006 to 2011, Sadananda had been President of the University. In ecclesiastical matters, Sadananda was the fifth Bishop in Karnataka Southern Diocese of the Church of South India occupying the Cathedra placed in CSI-Shanthi Cathedral, Mangalore from 2009 to 2013. Studies Licentiate Sadananda underwent ministerial formation as a candidate of the Basel Evangelical Mission at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, affiliate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Asia Institute Of Advanced Christian Studies
South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS ), is a Christian institution for post-graduate studies in Bangalore, India. The motto of SAIACS is: "Excellence for service." The institution claims to have an evangelical ethos. History SAIACS was founded in 1982, by Graham Houghton and fellow New Zealander, Bruce Nicholls. Initially, the college offered a two-year Master of Theology (MTh) programme in Missiology which was offered under the umbrella of the Association of Evangelical Theological Education in India (AETEI), in partnership with Madras Bible Seminary in Chennai (formerly, Madras). In the year 1983 the programme was moved permanently to Bangalore and sought and received accreditation from Asia Theological Association (ATA) under its own name. SAIACS offers degrees within several specialisations accommodating more than 100 students on campus each year. SAIACS has one of the largest theological library in India with thousands of volumes. SAIACS is now a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka Theological College
Karnataka Theological College ''(founded in 1847)'' is an ecumenical seminary catering to the Kannada-speaking students wishing to pursue the priestly vocation. KTC is located in Mangalore of Karnataka in South India, and is affiliated to the nation's first University,Murli Manohar Joshi, ''Higher Education in India Vision and Action, A paper presented at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in the Twenty First Century, Paris, 5–9 October 1998. Internet, accessed 22 August 2008. '' the Senate of Serampore College. History The Karnataka Theological College was founded in 1847 with the coming together of two distinct theological seminaries, * the Union Kanarese Seminary (UKS) founded in 1912Godwin Shiri, ''Wholeness in Christ: the legacy of the Basel Mission in India'', KTC, Mangalore, 1985, pp.102–105./ref> in Tumkur, and * the Basel Evangelical Mission Theological Seminary (BEMTS) founded in 1847 in Mangalore.The Basel Evangelical Mission Theological Seminary was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of South India Synod
Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA) Director board is the highest administrative body of CSI (Church of South India). Synod (CSI Synod) is the annual general meeting of CSI. Moderator of the Synod is a Bishop who is a presiding officer of the election conducted in the Annual General Meeting. The elected board is normally to hold office for three years. About the Synod The CSI synod consists of bishops of 24 dioceses, presbyters and layman (both men and women) who are elected from the respective diocesan councils to the synod. The synod members will elect the apex body consisting of a Moderator, Deputy Moderator, general secretary and Treasurer. The Moderator is the spiritual and administrative head of the Church. Only Bishops are eligible to contest for the Moderator and Deputy Moderator posts. Pastors and lay members are eligible to contest for the remaining two posts of general secretary and Treasurer. The ordinary session of the synod is held once every three years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Society Of India
The Bible Society of India is a Christian body that is authorized to translate, produce, distribute and market the Bible and is a member of the United Bible Societies. The motto of the Society is to translate the word of God into languages, which people can understand, in a format they have access to, and produce the scriptures at a price people could afford to buy. The Bible Society works together with many organizations in India to translate the Bible into various languages of India. The Bible is now available in 74 Indian languages, the New Testament in 92 additional languages, Braille Bibles in 15 Indian languages for visually impaired people, and Scripture portions in 48 languages. History On 21 February 1811, a meeting was held "at the college of Fort William for the propriety of instituting a Bible Society, as Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible Society established in London", entitled "The Calcutta Auxiliary Bible Society" with the same objectives as those in Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitoy Achümi
N. K. Achümi was''Nagaland Post'', BSI Dmu auxiliary releases Pochury Bible, 26 September 2014./ref> a Bible Translator who was Translations Advisor with the United Bible Societies and was based in Nagaland. As a Linguist, Achümi was involved in the translation and revision of the Bible into Naga languages. When the Bible in Pochuri language was released in 2014, Achümi's contribution towards the translation was acknowledged. Writings * 1987, ''The translation of 'nephesh' in the Sema Naga Bible'', * 1992, ''Translation of 'God' and 'Lord' in Some Naga Bibles'' *1995, ''In search of a common language for Nagas'' Education Achümi studied Old Testament under E. C. John, G. M. Butterworth and Gerhard Wehmeier at the United Theological College, Bangalore between 1972 and 1975K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997'', Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the college diploma course, Postgraduate course, p.108. during the Principalshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Karimnagar
The Diocese of Karimnagar is a diocese of Church of South India in Telangana state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India. History of the Diocese The Wesleyan Methodist Missionaries from England began working since 1879 in the Districts of Hyderabad, Medak, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda. As a result of their mission work churches were established along with Schools and Hospitals. After the formation of Church of South India in the year 1947, Karimnagar and Nalgonda areas from Medak were annexed to the Dornakal Diocese. Diocese of Karimnagar was formed in the year 1978 by bifurcating Dornakal Diocese. The churches in the district of Karimnagar and Nalgonda were bifurcated from Dornakal Diocese along with Warangal District to form the new diocese. Bishops Before the formation of the Church of South India * V. S. Azariah Bishop Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (17 August 1874 – 1 January 1945) (also transliterated as Vedanayakam Samu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united and uniting churches, united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of Christian denomination, mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence. The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Protestant denominations in India, including the Church of England; Church of India, Burma and Ceylon (Anglican); the United Church of Christ (Congregationalist); the British Methodist Church; and the Church of Scotland after Partition of India, Indian Independence. It combined the South India United Church (union of the British Congregationalists and the British Presbyterians); the then 14 Anglican dioceses of South India and one in Sri Lanka; and the South Indian District of the Methodist church. The Church of South India is a member of the Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council and World Communion of Reformed Churches. It is one of four united and uniting churches, united Protestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Journal Of Theology
The ''Indian Journal of Theology'' was a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of Christian theology. It was established in 1952 and the last issue appeared in 2004. It was published by Bishop's College, Calcutta) and the theology department at Serampore College. The editors-in-chief were V.C. Samuel Vilakuvelil Cherian Samuel (Malayalam: വി.സി. സാമുവേൽ; Hebrew :שְׁמוּאֵל ; Greek: Σαμουήλ; Arabic: صموئيل; Latin:Samūēl Amharic: ሳሙኤል1912–1998), called ''Samuel Achen'' was an Indian Chr ... (1960-1963), Pratap Chandra Gine, and V. J. John. Abstracting and indexing The journal was abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database. References External links * English-language journals Christianity studies journals Academic journals established in 1952 Publications disestablished in 2004 Biannual journals {{Religious-studies-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
