The Association of Theologically Trained Women of India (ATTWI) is an association of Indian women theologians which was constituted in 1979 in Chennai.
It is an ecumenical organisation with more than 500 members.
[ATTWI Handbook]
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History
In 1977, Shanti Solomon and D. Hoeffer, a German missionary pioneered a conference for theologically trained women in Chennai with a three-fold purpose:[
* to help the theologically trained women to explore ways and extend responsible participation in the total life and mission of the Church.
* to focus the attention of Churches on the presence of theologically trained women among them and to recognise their potential.
* to encourage theologically trained women to organise themselves into an all-India association to develop strategies for meeting their needs.
Another conference was organised in 1978 in ]Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
. In 1979, an ''ad hoc
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'' committee[ was constituted to draft a constitution for forming an association. ATTWI became a reality in 1979.
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Sessions, venue and topics
Membership
Membership to ATTWI is presently restricted to those who hold a degree in theology offered by the Senate of Serampore College (University)
The Senate of Serampore College (University) is an ecumenical regulatory and affiliating body for Christian theological education, which works in partnership with Bible colleges, seminaries and theological research institutes in the Indian subco ...
or such other theological degrees recognised by the Senate.[
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Notable people
Appraisal
* Wati A. Longchar, Consultant, World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, most jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodo ...
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Publications
* Feminist Hermeneutics, Lalrinawmi Ralte, Evangeline Anderson Rajkumar
Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar is an Indian feminist theologian, a Lutheran Pastor, a Dalit scholar, who taught at Serampore College, Serampore (1990-1994) the United Theological College, Bangalore, (1999-2014). Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar was t ...
, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2002, .
Executive Committees
The executive committees:[ATTWI Handbook]
References
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External links
Women's Studies Department of UTC
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Christian women's organizations
Year of establishment missing
Women's occupational organizations
Bible societies
Christian organizations established in 1979
Women's organisations based in India
Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
Seminaries and theological colleges affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University)
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Church of South India
Canadian Baptist Ministries
1979 establishments in India
Affiliated institutions of the National Council of Churches in India