D. S. Satyaranjan
| Dondapati Samuel Satyaranjan | |
|---|---|
|
The Registrar | |
| Born |
19 January 1939 West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh |
| Other names | Satya |
| Education |
B. A. (Andhra University), B. D. {Senate of Serampore College (University)}, M. Th. {Senate of Serampore College (University)}, D.Min. {San Francisco Theological Seminary} |
| Church | Charismatic and the Church of South India |
| Ordained | by N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel, Bishop - in - Diocese of Krishna-Godavari and Moderator of the Church of South India |
Congregations served | Church of St. John the Baptist, Secunderabad |
Offices held |
Administrative Officer, Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore (1965–1971), Registrar, United Theological College, Bengaluru, (1973–1978), Registrar, Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore (1978–2004), |
| Title | The Reverend Doctor |
D. S. Satyaranjan is a Pastor, a New Testament Scholar, and an Administrator[1] who served as the Registrar of the Senate of Serampore College (University), the nation's first [2] University {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}[3]) with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
Early life and education
Satyaranjan was born on 19 January 1939 in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] After completing his schooling and college education, he secured a B.A. degree through the Andhra University in 1959.[1] For ministerial formation, Satyaranjan studied at the Serampore College, West Bengal where he obtained a B.D. degree in 1964[1] and also studied under Yisu Das Tiwari.
In the year 1971 he sought study leave and proceeded to the United Theological College, Bangalore under the principalship of Joshua Russel Chandran. By 1973, he obtained his M.Th. degree in New Testament at this college by working out a dissertation entitled "Gifts of the Spirit" - A study of Divine Charismata in the New Testament with special reference to I Corinthians 12-14.[4][5]
The Senate granted sabbatical to Rev. Satyaranjan who then proceeded to the United States of America and spent time at the San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS). In 2009, Satyaranjan's doctoral work was published with the title The Preaching of Daniel Thambirajah (D.T.) Niles: Homiletical Criticism[6]
Ecclesiastical ministry
After completing studies in Serampore College, Satyaranjan was invited to serve as an Administrative Officer at the Senate of Serampore College (University). Accepting the responsibility entrusted to him, he served in that capacity from 1965 through 1971[1] under the then Registrar, Rev. Chetti Devasahayam.[7]
On invitation from the United Theological College, Bangalore, Satyaranjan served as Registrar from 1973 through 1978 during the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran.[1]
By 1978, the Senate of Serampore College (University) in which Rev. Satyaranjan earlier served as Administrative Officer invited him again, this time to serve as its Registrar.[1] Satyaranjan retired as Registrar of the University in 2004 on attaining superannuation following which the University appointed Y. Ravi Tiwari to succeed him.
Honours
In 2004, the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College and the South Asia Theological Research Institute brought out a fetschrift in honour of Satyaranjan entitled, Together with People: Essays in honour of Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan[8] which was edited by Samson Prabhakar and has essays by his companions J. W. Gladstone, H. S. Wilson, Roger Gaikwad, Gabriele Dietrich and others.
References
- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Samson Prabhakar, Together with People: Essays in honour of Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan, BTESSC / SATHRI, Bangalore, 2004
- ↑ Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. Internet, accessed 30 November 2008.
- ↑ The Senate of Serampore College (University) is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under which a University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act. The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since The Serampore College Act, 1918 was passed by the Government of West Bengal.
- ↑ D. S. Satyaranjan, "Gifts of the Spirit" - A study of Divine Charismata in the New Testament with special reference to I Corinthians 12-14 in Thesis Titles, Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bangalore, 1991
- ↑ Samson Prabhakar, Together with People Essays in honour of Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan, BTESSC / SATHRI, Bangalore, 2004, p.iii.
- ↑ D. S. Satyaranjan, The Preaching of Daniel Thambirajah (D.T.) Niles: Homiletical Criticism, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2009.
- ↑ Council of Serampore College, The Story of Serampore and its College IVth edition 2006 page 87
- ↑ Samson Prabhakar (Edited), Together with People: Essays in honour of Rev. D. S. SatyaranjanBTESSC/SATHRI, Bangalore, 2004.
- Further reading
- John Hargreaves (2001). "A Guide to 1 Corinthians".
- Kinsler, Ross (July 2003). "Theological Education of the People, with the People, For the People".
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rev. Dr. Somen Das |
Registrar United Theological College 1973–1978 |
Succeeded by Rev. K. M. Hiwale |
| Preceded by Rev. J. T. Krogh 1975–1978 |
Registrar Senate of Serampore College (University) 1978–2004 |
Succeeded by Rev. Dr. Y. Ravi Tiwari 2004–Incumbent |