The Triennial Conference of the Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India (later renamed the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India - UELCI), which met at Guntur in 1926, felt the need for a theological college for the Lutheran Churches in India. On 6 July 1927 when such a college started, only students from TELC enrolled for the first divinity class. A summer palace bought in 1859 by the Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission from an Indian Raja, became the Centre firstly. Bishop Johannes Sandegren, the first principal of the college, named it Gurukul, meaning a Guru (teacher) living together with his Sishyas (disciples).[citation needed]
Though it was planned at an all-India level it was only in July 1931 that the United Lutheran Theological College (Gurukul) was established with students and staff from South Andhra Lutheran Church (SALC), Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC), Church of Sweden Mission (CSwM), Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission (LELM), Danish Missionary Society (DMS) and the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC). Dr. Frolich of LELM was made the principal of this United Lutheran Theological College.[citation needed]
In 1953, Gurukul received a new life with a wider participation of the Lutheran Churches and so was named as Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute. The college was then affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College for graduate and postgraduate Studies. Dr. Sigfrid Estborn became its Principal. Then Gurukul merged with the United Theological College, Bangalore and Serampore College, West Bengal in 1971. From then on, Gurukul became a centre for continuing and extension education for the churches in India under the stewardship of Dr. K. Rajaratnam.[citation needed]
Early yearsEdit
The reopening of Bachelor of Divinity (B.Div.) studies at Gurukul by the 20th Triennial Conference held at Madras in 1984 enabled the reviving of the regular B.Div. studies at Gurukul from June 1985. A Bold Theological Vision, as envisioned by Dr. K. Rajaratnam, became the cornerstone of academic activities of the college. In 1987, Master of Theology (Th.M.) studies were introduced in two branches - Christian Theology and Religions. In fifteen years, new branches - Old Testament, New Testament, History of Christianity, Communication, Women's Studies and Missiology were added. By 1999, with the approval of the Senate of Serampore College, Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) program in Christian Theology commenced. Old Testament, Religions, Communication and were later added.[citation needed]
The Rev. D. J. S. Ponnusamy CSI, Ph.D. (Lancaster),
2021–Pres.
The Rev. S.Songram Basumatary
AdministrationEdit
Ecumenicity is the special feature of the resurrected Gurukul. It is reflected in the composition of governing board, staff and students of the college. The Gurukul community now is composed of staff and students representing the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches (UELCI), Church of South India (CSI), Church of North India (CNI), Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar (MTC), Orthodox Church, Assembly of God, Mara Evangelical Church, Methodist Church in India (MCI), Baptists, Independent and Charismatic Churches. There are two representatives from the Church of South India and the Church of North India in the College Council.[citation needed]
College songEdit
The college song was written by N. Samuel of Tranquebar who was present during the dedication of the college, where he was to take some classes.[citation needed] He died before formal classes could begin.[citation needed]
^"Serampore College". William Carey College. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^Indiaedunews.net [1] Nepal Christians to renew ties with Bengal college. Retrieved 23 April 2006. 25 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^M. G. Chitkara, Mother Teresa, APH Publishing, New Delhi, p.39
^Paul H. von Tucher, Nationalism, Case and Crisis in Missions: German Missions in British India, 1939-1946, 1980, p.128.[2]
^Sigfrid Estborn, Evangeliska svenska bönböcker under reformationstidevarvet: med en inledande översikt över medeltidens och över reformationstidens evangeliska tyska bönelitteratur, Svenska kyrkans diakonistyrelses bokförlag, Lund, 1929.[3]
^International Review of Mission, Volume 47, Issue 186, p.244
^Mar Aprem, Indian Christian Who is Who, Bombay Parish Church of the East, Bombay, p.112.[4]
^Marsallan Bage, Phänomenologie der Munda-Religion, Berlin, 1960.[5]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute is an ecumenical seminary situated in Chennai Tamil Nadu South India It is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College University 2 3 Gurukul Lutheran Theological CollegeTypeSeminaryEstablished1953 70 years ago 1953 AffiliationSenate of Serampore College University DirectorO Michael Benhur SALC Chairperson 1 PrincipalRev Dr Songram Basumatary NELCLocationChennai Tamil Nadu India13 05 08 N 80 14 47 E 13 0854876 N 80 2465264 E 13 0854876 80 2465264Websitegltc wbr edu Contents 1 Background 2 Early years 3 Administration 4 College song 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThe Triennial Conference of the Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India later renamed the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India UELCI which met at Guntur in 1926 felt the need for a theological college for the Lutheran Churches in India On 6 July 1927 when such a college started only students from TELC enrolled for the first divinity class A summer palace bought in 1859 by the Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission from an Indian Raja became the Centre firstly Bishop Johannes Sandegren the first principal of the college named it Gurukul meaning a Guru teacher living together with his Sishyas disciples citation needed Though it was planned at an all India level it was only in July 1931 that the United Lutheran Theological College Gurukul was established with students and staff from South Andhra Lutheran Church SALC Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church AELC Church of Sweden Mission CSwM Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission LELM Danish Missionary Society DMS and the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church TELC Dr Frolich of LELM was made the principal of this United Lutheran Theological College citation needed In 1953 Gurukul received a new life with a wider participation of the Lutheran Churches and so was named as Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute The college was then affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College for graduate and postgraduate Studies Dr Sigfrid Estborn became its Principal Then Gurukul merged with the United Theological College Bangalore and Serampore College West Bengal in 1971 From then on Gurukul became a centre for continuing and extension education for the churches in India under the stewardship of Dr K Rajaratnam citation needed Early years EditThe reopening of Bachelor of Divinity B Div studies at Gurukul by the 20th Triennial Conference held at Madras in 1984 enabled the reviving of the regular B Div studies at Gurukul from June 1985 A Bold Theological Vision as envisioned by Dr K Rajaratnam became the cornerstone of academic activities of the college In 1987 Master of Theology Th M studies were introduced in two branches Christian Theology and Religions In fifteen years new branches Old Testament New Testament History of Christianity Communication Women s Studies and Missiology were added By 1999 with the approval of the Senate of Serampore College Doctor of Theology Th D program in Christian Theology commenced Old Testament Religions Communication and were later added citation needed List of Principalships The Rev J H Richard Frohlich 4 ELM Dr Theol Leipzig The Rev Sigfrid Estborn sv CoS 5 Ph D Lund 6 The Rev P David 7 AELC Ph D NYTS 8 The Rev M BageGELC Dr Phil Berlin 9 1992The Rev R R Sundara RaoAELC Ph D Wisconsin 1992 2001The Rev D W JesudossTELC Dr Theol Erlangen 2001 2006The Rev M M ChackoCSI Ph D London 2006 2011The Rev S W MeshackIELC Ph D Leicester 10 2011 2018The Rev K D UdayakumarSALC D Th Serampore 2018 2021The Rev D J S PonnusamyCSI Ph D Lancaster 2021 Pres The Rev S Songram BasumataryAdministration EditEcumenicity is the special feature of the resurrected Gurukul It is reflected in the composition of governing board staff and students of the college The Gurukul community now is composed of staff and students representing the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches UELCI Church of South India CSI Church of North India CNI Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar MTC Orthodox Church Assembly of God Mara Evangelical Church Methodist Church in India MCI Baptists Independent and Charismatic Churches There are two representatives from the Church of South India and the Church of North India in the College Council citation needed College song EditThe college song was written by N Samuel of Tranquebar who was present during the dedication of the college where he was to take some classes citation needed He died before formal classes could begin citation needed See also EditBoard of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College South Asia Theological Research Institute Andhra Christian Theological College Hyderabad Education in India Literacy in India List of institutions of higher education in Tamil NaduReferences Edit Gurukul College Council Members Serampore College William Carey College Retrieved 27 April 2018 Indiaedunews net 1 Nepal Christians to renew ties with Bengal college Retrieved 23 April 2006 Archived 25 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine M G Chitkara Mother Teresa APH Publishing New Delhi p 39 Paul H von Tucher Nationalism Case and Crisis in Missions German Missions in British India 1939 1946 1980 p 128 2 Sigfrid Estborn Evangeliska svenska bonbocker under reformationstidevarvet med en inledande oversikt over medeltidens och over reformationstidens evangeliska tyska bonelitteratur Svenska kyrkans diakonistyrelses bokforlag Lund 1929 3 International Review of Mission Volume 47 Issue 186 p 244 Mar Aprem Indian Christian Who is Who Bombay Parish Church of the East Bombay p 112 4 Marsallan Bage Phanomenologie der Munda Religion Berlin 1960 5 Google Scholar on S W Meshack 6 External links EditOfficial website Google Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute Map Google Maps Google Portals nbsp Christianity nbsp Education Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gurukul Lutheran Theological College amp oldid 1144451320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
