Karnataka Theological College
Type | Seminary |
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Established | 1965[1] |
Affiliation | Senate of Serampore College (University) |
Principal | The Rev. Dr. , CSI, Dr. Theol. (Regensburg, Germany) |
Location | , , |
Website | http://www.kaces.org/KTC/homepage |
Karnataka Theological College (founded in 1965)[1] is an ecumenical seminary catering to the Kannada-speaking students wishing to pursue the priestly vocation. KTC is located in Mangalore of Karnataka in South India, and is affiliated to the nation's first University,[2] the Senate of Serampore College.
History[]
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The Karnataka Theological College was founded in 1965[4] with the coming together of two distinct theological seminaries,
- the Union Kanarese Seminary (UKS) founded in 1912[4] in Tumkur, and
- the Basel Evangelical Mission Theological Seminary (BEMTS) founded in 1847[4] in Mangalore.[5]
In 1967, C. D. Jathanna, the then principal of the college formed the Karnataka Christian Educational Society with the College as the nucleus along with another institute, the Hebich Technical Training Institute. He added several new educational institutions such as Balmatta Institute of Printing Technology, Balmatta Institute of Commerce, KACES ITI in Stichcraft, KACES Hostel, and Moegling Institute of German Language. At Present Karnataka Theological College offers residential Bachelor of Divinity degree course and the external courses of B.C.S., Dip. C.S. and C. Th. The students are basically from three dioceses of the Church of South India, Lutherans and Methodists and this is the only regional Theological College which offers training in Kannada language in Karnataka.
Present staff[]
Discipline | Faculty Name | Gen der |
Teaching Status |
Highest Degree |
Alma Mater | University |
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Old Testament | The Rev. [6] | Male | Full-time | M.Th. | UTC, Bangalore | Serampore |
New Testament | The Rev. Christopher George[7] | Male | Full-time | M. Th. | UTC, Bangalore | Serampore |
Systematic Theology | The Rev. H. M. Watson[8] | Male | Full-time | Dr. Theol. | University of Regensburg, Regensburg | Regensburg |
History of Religions | The Rev. B. Chennakesavalu[9] | Male | Full-time | M.Th. | Gurukul, Chennai | Serampore |
Christian Ministry | The Rev. H. R. Cabral | Male | Full-time | D. Th. | SATHRI, Bangalore | Serampore |
Christian Ministry | The Rev. F. Anilkumar | Male | Full-time | Dr. Theol. | University of Regensburg, Regensburg | Regensburg |
Women's Studies | The Rev. Annie Watson | Female | Full-time | Dr. Theol. | University of Regensburg, Regensburg | Regensburg |
History of Christianity | The Rev. P. C. James[10] | Male | Full-time | M.Th. | - | Serampore |
History of Christianity | The Rev. C. L. Furtado | Male | Part-time | Dr. Theol. | Missions Academy, Hamburg |
Hamburg |
Social analysis | The Rev. Mohan Manoraj | Male | Part-time | M.Th. | TTS, Madurai | Serampore |
Dr. V. Basil Hans[11] | Male | Part-time | Ph.D. | Mangalore University, Mangalore |
Mangalore | |
English Literature | Sherly Furtado[12] | Female | Part-time | |||
Missions | The Rev. H. S. Wilson | Male | Part-time | Ph.D. | Drew University, Madison |
Drew |
Gallery[]
Edifice
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Library
Succession of Administrators[]
Years | Name | Academic credentials |
1965–1967 | The Rev. R. Scheuermeier,[13] | D. D. (Serampore),[13] |
1967–1983 | The Rev.✝ C. D. Jathanna | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg)[14] |
1983–1991 | The Rev. C. L. Furtado | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg),[14] |
1991–2009 | The Rev. J. S. Sadananda | Dr. Theol. (Göttingen),[15] |
2009–2020 | The Rev. H. R. Cabral, | D.Th. (Serampore)[16] |
2020-Present | The Rev. Dr. , | Dr. Theol. (Regensburg, Germany)[16] |
Notable persons associated with the seminary[]
- The Rev.✝ D. P. Shettian, Past pupil and Bishop,
- The Rev.✝ S. R. Furtado, Faculty member and Bishop,
- The Rev.✝ S. J. Samartha, Faculty member of the erstwhile Basel Evangelical Mission Theological Seminary,
- The Rev. Devaraj Bangera, Past pupil and Bishop Emeritus,
- The Rev. D. I. Hans, Teacher of Religions.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Minerva, Volume 35, Issue 2, Walter de Gruyter, 1969, p.1554
- ^ Murli Manohar Joshi, Higher Education in India Vision and Action, A paper presented at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in the Twenty First Century, Paris, 5–9 October 1998. Internet, accessed 22 August 2008. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Johann Anselm Steiger (Edited), 500 Jahre Theologie in Hamburg: Hamburg als Zentrum christlicher Theologie und Kultur zwischen Tradition und Zukunft, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2005, pp.447, 476.[1]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Godwin Shiri, Wholeness in Christ: the legacy of the Basel Mission in India, KTC, Mangalore, 1985, pp.102–105. [2]
- ^ The Basel Evangelical Mission Theological Seminary was established in 1847 by the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society. In 1847 it was established with a name B.E.M. Theological Seminary by Dr. Hermann Mögling. Moegling was the one who started the first Kannada news paper Mangaluru Samachara and his contribution to Kannada literature is well known. This college was training Protestant Pastors for the churches in Karnataka and Malabar area.
- ^ K. Sagar Sundar Raj pursued research studies at the United Theological College, Bangalore with the title Re-establishment of the tribal ethos in the Book of Amos: A sub-altern hermeneutical perspective, 2012, a copy of which is available and kept at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.
- ^ Serampore, Degree of Master of Theology - United Theological College, Bangalore. [3]
- ^ H. M. Watson, Towards a Relevant Christology in India Today: An Appraisal of the Christologies of John Hick, Jürgen Moltmann and Jon Sobrino, Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 2002. [4]
- ^ Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, Chennai inter-theologiate seminar.[5]
- ^ Senate of Serampore College (University), Directory of Teaching Staff.[6]
- ^ Mangalore University, Gradation of Teachers - Economics.[7]
- ^ Mangalore University, Gradation of Teachers - English.[8]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Corinna Waltz, Honorary doctorate for Robert Scheuermeier, 7 March 2013. [9][permanent dead link]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Johann Anselm Steiger (Edited), 500 Jahre Theologie in Hamburg: Hamburg als Zentrum christlicher Theologie und Kultur zwischen Tradition und Zukunft, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2005, pp.450, 476.[10]
- ^ Reformation-Education-Transformation. International Twin Consultation, Brazil-Germany 2016. [11]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Senate of Serampore College (University), List of recipients of Doctor of Theology Degree. [12]
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