D. W. Jesudoss

Devasahayam William Jesudoss[1]
Born	1939 Tamil Nadu
Education	B. A.,[2] B. D.[2] {Senate of Serampore College (University)}, M. Th. {Senate of Serampore College (University)}, Ph.D. (Erlangen University)
Church	Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church[3]
Title	The Reverend Doctor

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

After ministerial formation, 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^[5] and later awarded a degree by the University under the Registrarship of Chetti Devasahayam. 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^[6]

Writings

• 1984, Das Menschenbild in der Bhagavadgita und der Bibel (in German),^[7]
• 1985, Stärke und Nutzen der Kultur (in German),^[8]
• 1986, What is man? : theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today,^[9]
• 1987, Towards a bold theological vision : souvenir released on the occasion of the diamond jubilee celebrations,^[10]
• 1987, Reflections on the Paper Presented by Dr. Daniel Chetti on ‘Luther’s Doctrine of the Church’,^[11]
• 1988, Luther’s Concept of the Two Kingdoms,^[12]
• 1988, The Rise and Growth of Dalit Movement; an Offshoot or Solution to the Age-Old Caste Problem of India,^[13]
• 1989, Violence, non-violence,^[14]
• 1989, The Concept of the Church. A Lutheran Perspective,^[15]
• 1990, Justificação pela Fé e Missão num Contexto Multirreligioso e Multicultural (in Portuguese)^[16]
• 2008, The Present Scenario of Christians vis-a-vis People of Other Faiths in India,^[17]

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.^[18]

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

Notes

1. Niels-Peter Moritzen, Mission in Erlangen: zur Vorgeschichte des Lehrstuhls für Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg, 1998, p.23.
2. K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997. Postgraduate course, p.107.
3. The Uppsala report 1968: official report of the Fourth Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Uppsala July 4–20, 1968, World Council of Churches, 1968, p.422.
4. UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952
5. D. W. Jesudoss, A study of Luther's concept of the bondage of the will and its relevance for the interpretation of man in India today in Thesis Titles, Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bangalore, 1991
6. D. W. Jesudoss, What is man? : theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today. Hathi Trust Catalogue.
7. D. W. Jesudoss, Das Menschenbild in der Bhagavadgita und der Bibel in Indien wartet, Hildesheim, ELM, 1984, pp. 94-112. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990.
8. D. W. Jesudoss, Stärke und Nutzen der Kultur in Zeitschrift für Mission,(3):151-155, 1985. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990.
9. D. W. Jesudoss, What is man? : theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today, Gurukul, Chennai, 1986.
10. D. W. Jesudoss (Edited), Towards a bold theological vision : souvenir released on the occasion of the diamond jubilee celebrations, Gurukul, Chennai, 1987.
11. D. W. Jesudoss, Reflections on the Paper Presented by Dr. Daniel Chetti on ‘Luther’s Doctrine of the Church’, Gurukul Perspective, 28,16, abr. 1987. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990.
12. D. W. Jesudoss, Luther’s Concept of the Two Kingdoms, Gurukul Perspective, 29, llss., jan.-mar. 1988. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990.
13. D. W. Jesudoss, The Rise and Growth of Dalit Movement; an Offshoot or Solution to the Age-Old Caste Problem of India, in Mission — erfahren, gepredigt, reflektiert; Prof. Dr. Niels Peter Moritzen zum 60. Geburtstag, Erlangen, ELM, 1988, pp. 226—38. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990.
14. D. W. Jesudoss, Violence, non-violence, Gurukul, Chennai, 1989
15. D. W. Jesudoss, The Concept of the Church. A Lutheran Perspective in Jeevadhara, Volume 4, 1989, p.267. Cited by Senftleben Martin in Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in India, an unpublished Ph.D. dissertation submitted to Sri Venkateshwara University, 1992, p.237.
16. D. W. Jesudoss, Justificação pela Fé e Missão num Contexto Multirreligioso e Multicultural,
17. D. W. Jesudoss, The Present Scenario of Christians vis-a-vis People of Other Faiths in India in Andrea König (Edited), Christian Existence in a Predominantly Non-Christian Environment: The Situation, Initiative, and Perspectives for the Future, Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, 2008.
18. Samuel W. Meshack (Edited), Building God's Kingdom on Earth, Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on His Shastiapthapoorthi, Gurukul, Chennai, 1999.