Emani Sambayya

Emani Sambayya
Born July 1, 1905(1905-07-01)
Bodipalem, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
Died 1972 (aged 67)
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Other names Canon Sambayya
Education
Church Church of North India
Ordained 1940[1]
Writings See Section
Congregations served
  • Christ Church, Byculla (1939 - 1940)
  • St. Paul's Cathedral (1954)
Offices held
  • Warden, Wesley Boys High School, Secunderabad (1932 - 1935)
  • Lecturer, Bishop's College, Kolkata (1941 - 1968)
Title Reverend Doctor

Canon Emani Sambayya (1905–1972) was an Anglican Priest, who was born in Bodipalem in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh[2]. He has been described as an "eloquent speaker and a gifted writer."[3]

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Early life and education

Emani Sambayya was born in Bodipalem in Andhra Pradesh[2] on July 25, 1905[1].

Graduate Studies

In 1928[1], Emani began pursuing theological studies at the United Theological College, Bengaluru earning a graduate degree (B.D.) in 1932[1].

Post-graduate Studies

Sambayya also enrolled for a post-graduate degree in M.A. under the University of Calcutta in 1932[1] completing it by 1935[1].

In 1938[1], Sambayya went to the Westcott House, Cambridge,[4] for a diploma course.

In the year 1949, Sambayya was sent to the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York for post-graduate studies in Moral Theology. In the continuing year, he was awarded an S.T.M.. Sambayya's post-graduate dissertation was entitled The Eucharistic doctrine of Richard Hooker and Herbert Throndike[5]

Contribution

Emani Sambayya first served as the Secretary of the Student Christian Movement and was based in Allahabad from 1935 - 1938[1].

In 1939, he was Deacon at Christ Church, Byculla. In the succeeding year, he was ordained as a Minister of the Anglican Church in India.

Anglicanism

Emani Sambayya, although baptized into Methodism, chose to get ordained as an Anglican Priest[6]. In Anglicanism, he felt a sense of togetherness as it was a mix of Catholic and Reformed traditions. Kevin Ward in A History of Global Anglicanism mentions this particular aspect which Sambayya endorsed.

Inspired by Anglicanism, Sambayya wrote The Genius of the Anglican Communion[7] in 1948.

Theological Education

From 1941 through 1968, Sambayya taught Theology at Bishop's College, Kolkata. He was first made a Lecturer in 1941[8] replacing Rev. John William Sadiq[8]. In 1949, he was sent to the Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York for post-graduate studies in Moral Theology.

Immediately after his return from New York, Sambayya was made the Vice-Principal[9] in place of Canon Manuel[8]. From 1959 through 1968 he was Principal[8] of Bishop's College, Kolkata.

During the period at Bishop's College, Sambayya's articles began appearing in the Indian Journal of Theology.

Articles

Books

Senate of Serampore

India's first University[14], the Senate of Serampore College (University) in West Bengal conferred upon Emani Sambayya an honorary doctorate in 1961[15]

Emani Sambayya also served as the President of the Senate of Serampore College (University) in the year 1968[16].

Retirement and death

In 1972, the Calcutta Municipal Gazette reported that[3] Sambayya died while living in his residence in Bengaluru.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
1960

Paul David Devanandan
A. Sigfrid Estborn

 Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa)
Senate of Serampore College (University)
1961		 Succeeded by
1962

Joshua Russel Chandran
John Aloysius Subban
Benjamin Pradhan
Educational offices
Preceded by
S. J. Samartha

1967

 President Senate of Serampore College (University)
1968		 Succeeded by
A. K. Mundle

1969
Academic offices
Preceded by
Peter May		 Principal[8] Bishop's College, Kolkata
1959 - 1968		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Canon Manuel		 Vice Principal[8] Bishop's College, Kolkata
1950 - 1958		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
John William Sadiq		 Lecturer[8] Bishop's College, Kolkata
1941 - 1968		 Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alumni Directory 1836 - 1970, The Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, The Alumni Office, New York, 1970. p. 321. [1]
  2. ^ a b Cecil Hargreaves, Three Assignments in the Church, Indo-British Review, Indo-British Historical Society, Chennai, 1988. p.52. [2]
  3. ^ a b Calcutta Municipal Gazette, Calcutta Municipal Corporation, Kolkata, 1972. p.125. [3]
  4. ^ Geoffrey Rowell, Kenneth Stevenson (Eds.), Love's Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness, Oxford University Press, 2003. pp. 696-697. [4]
  5. ^ Emani Sambayya, The Eucharistic doctrine of Richard Hooker and Herbert Throndike, New York, 1950. [5]
  6. ^ Kevin Ward, A History of Global Anglicanism, Cambridge University Press, 2006.[6]
  7. ^ Emani Sambayya, The Genius of Anglican Communion in E. R. Morgan and Roger Lloyd (Eds.), The Mission of the Anglican Communion, London, SPCK and SPG, 1948. pp. 18-29. Cited by Kevin Ward, A History of Global Anglicanism, Cambridge University Press, 2006.[7]
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Bishop's College, Calcutta 1820 - 1970, Bishop's College, Kolkata, 1970.[8]
  9. ^ Union Seminary Quarterly Review, Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York, 1949. p. 45. [9]
  10. ^ Emani Sambayya, Touching the Untouchables, Indian Journal of Theology, 1956 (January to March), pp. 9-14. Cited in International Review of Mission, World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, International Missionary Council, 1956. p.370. [10]
  11. ^ Emani Sambayya, The Christian Message and the Non-Christian Religions, Indian Journal of Theology, Serampore, 1958 (January to March), pp.12-18. Cited by Joseph Houldsworth Oldham in International Review of Mission, World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, International Missionary Council. p.374. [11]
  12. ^ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZKtVHAAACAAJ&dq
  13. ^ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=0BCjGwAACAAJ&dq
  14. ^ Sankar Ray, The William Carey Library in Serampore, Business Line, The Hindu, Friday April 11, 2008. Internet, accessed October 17, 2008. [12]
  15. ^ Senate of Serampore College (University), List of the Recipients of the degree of Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa). [13]
  16. ^ Senate of Serampore College (University), Presidents and Convenors of the Senate. [14]

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