C. V. Mathew
Bishop Most Rev. Dr. C. V. Mathew is the present Presiding Bishop of the St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India.[1]
Mathew's area of specialization is in Religions, Hindu Fundamentalism, and a Christian response. Besides being an academician and administrator, Mathew is an excellent resource for mission/church leaders who are committed to updating their understanding of today's Indian church.
Career
- Presiding Bishop St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India - the Bibilical, Episcopal and democratic church in India.
- President Bible Society of India - Kerala Auxiliary
- Chairman of the Evangelical Fellowship of India - the grouping of all evangelical churches, organizations and ministries in the country.
- Director of World Vision international Asia Pacific Region
- Deputy Chairman of the Lausanne Committee of world Evangelization
- Principal of Jubilee Memorial Bible College, Chennai.
- Academic Dean, Union Biblical Seminary - India's largest evangelical seminary.
Moreover, he traveled throughout India and was a known figure in all the missionary circles as a great evangelist.His contribution in the educational field is noteworthy.He was also serving as the Vicar of the different parishes of the St Thomas Evangelical church of India.
Bishop Dr C V Mathew's writings
- Area of Light: The Indian Church and Modernisation by Charles Corwin, C. V. Mathew. Hardcover, ISPCK, ISBN 81-7214-166-1 (81-7214-166-1)
- Jubilee Reflections: Essays on Selected Theological Issues by C.V. Mathew. Softcover, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, The, ISBN 81-7214-591-8 (81-7214-591-8) Mission in Context:
- Missiological Reflections Essays in Honour of Roger E. Hedlund and June Hedlund by I.S.P.C.K. (Organization), Roger E. Hedlund, Mylapore Institute for Indigenous Studies, C. V. Mathew, June Hedlund. Hardcover, MIIS/ISPCK, ISBN 81-7214-722-8 (81-7214-722-8)
- The Saffron Mission: A Historical Analysis of Modern Hindu Missionary Ideologies and Practices by C. V. Mathew. Hardcover, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ISBN 81-7214-537-3 (81-7214-537-3)[2]
Past students
During the stint at the Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, C. V. Mathew's students included Jonadob Nathaniel, the current Director, Translations of the Bible Society of India and B. Samuel Raja Sekhar, the current Auxiliary Secretary of the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary.[3]
References
- ↑ Aboko, Julius (6 July 2010). "Bishop Mathew to grace 11th Grad". The Standard - Uganda Christian University's community newspaper. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "C. V. Mathew". WorldCat. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ C. V. Mathew, The Impact of the World in the World in Sowing Circle, A publication of the Bible Society of India, Volume 31, Number 1 (January–April 2015), pp.16-21.