D. W. Jesudoss

D. W. Jesudoss (born 1939) was the Principal from 1992 through 2001 at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, affiliated to the nation's first^[4] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University).

Studies

Graduate

Jesudoss graduated from the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Madras in 1965^[5] earning a Bachelor of Divinity degree conferred by the Senate of Serampore College (University).

Postgraduate

Jesudoss enrolled for a postgraduate degree at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1970-1971,^[2] affiliated to the nation's first^[4] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran, where he obtained a Master of Theology and worked out a dissertation entitled A study of Luther's concept of the bondage of the will and its relevance for the interpretation of man in India today^[6] and later awarded a degree by the University under the Registrarship of Chetti Devasahayam.

Doctoral

For further research studies, Jesudoss went to the University of Erlangen where he submitted a dissertation in 1986 entitled What is man? : theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today^[7]

Writings

• 1984, Das Menschenbild in der Bhagavadgita und der Bibel (in German),^[8]
• 1985, Stärke und Nutzen der Kultur (in German),^[9]
• 1986, What is man? : theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today,^[10]
• 1987, Towards a bold theological vision : souvenir released on the occasion of the diamond jubilee celebrations,^[11]
• 1987, Reflections on the Paper Presented by Dr. Daniel Chetti on ‘Luther’s Doctrine of the Church’,^[12]
• 1988, Luther’s Concept of the Two Kingdoms,^[13]
• 1988, The Rise and Growth of Dalit Movement; an Offshoot or Solution to the Age-Old Caste Problem of India,^[14]
• 1989, Violence, non-violence,^[15]
• 1989, The Concept of the Church. A Lutheran Perspective,^[16]
• 1990, Justificação pela Fé e Missão num Contexto Multirreligioso e Multicultural (in Portuguese)^[17]
• 2008, The Present Scenario of Christians vis-a-vis People of Other Faiths in India,^[18]

Honours

In 1999, Samuel W. Meshack, then a member of faculty at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai edited a fetschrift in honour of Jesudoss marking the completion of his sixtieth year. The fetschrift was entitled Building God's Kingdom on Earth, Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on His Shastiapthapoorthi.^[19]

Further reading

• Naaman Laiser (1990). "Reação à Palestra de D. W. Jesudoss". 30. ISSN 2237-6461. 
• L. E. Sahanam (1997). "Did you Preach Jesus Christ: The Christological Focus in the Writings of Joshua Russell Chandran" (PDF). 39 (2). 
• Michael Welker (Edited) (2014). "The Depth of the Human Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach". ISBN 978-0-8028-6979-1. 

References

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