B. Suneel Bhanu

B. Suneel Bhanu
The Reverend
Church Lutheran
Diocese Synods of East Godavari, West Godavari, East Guntur, West Guntur, Central Guntur
See Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)
In office 2009-2013
Predecessor V. E. Christopher
Successor K. Frederick Paradesi Babu
Personal details
Born Andhra Pradesh, India
Previous post Professor, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai

B. Suneel Bhanu is President Emeritus of the Protestant Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society who served a term from 2009 through 2013. At present, Suneel Bhanu teaches at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai.

In 2015, Suneel Bhanu was elected as the Chairperson[1] of Church's Auxiliary for Social Action for the quadrennium 2015-2018.

Studies and Academics

B. Suneel Bhanu studied at the Protestant Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad during the period of the Old Testament Scholars, Victor Premasagar and G. Babu Rao. Later, Bhanu undertook postgraduate studies at the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology[2] from where he was awarded a postgraduate degree of Master of Theology (M.Th.). Suneel Bhanu served as a Pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Visakhapatnam.[3]

Suneel Bhanu taught at the Bishop's College, Kolkata before moving to Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai where he is currently teaching Theology.[4] Suneel Bhanu is a member[5] of the Academic Council of the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) in West Bengal.

Contribution

Suneel Bhanu's major contribution was seeing through the publication of the Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu compiled by Ravela Joseph for which Bhanu provided his assistance that ultimately resulted in its publication by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College in 1993 under the aegis of the General Editors, Hunter P. Mabry, H. S. Wilson and Zaihmingthanga.[6]

The compilation by Suneel Bhanu together with Ravela Joseph has been a source referred for original Christian writings in Telugu.[7]

In addition, Suneel Bhanu has also co-translated[8] Robin Boyd's Introduction to Indian Christian Theology along with Victor Premasagar and B. J. Christie Kumar, his Professors at the Andhra Christian Theological College.

Writings

Other endeavours

In 2011, Suneel Bhanu delivered[11] the annual Hein Fry Lecture at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

In 2013, Suneel Bhanu participated[12] in the Salvation Army's meetings in Nellore in the presence of D. M. Prakasam of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore which awarded N. L. Victor, the Order of the Founder by Linda Goodman.

Suneel Bhanu was also a member of the Henry Martyn Institute for Interfaith Reconciliation at Hyderabad.[13]

Religious titles
Preceded by
V. E. Christopher
2005-2009
President
Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church

2009-2013
Succeeded by
K. Frederick Paradesi Babu
2013-2017
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Purely Lyngdoh
2011-2014[14]
Chairperson
Church's Auxiliary for Social Action

2015-2018[15]
Succeeded by
-

References

  1. CASA Board 2015-2018. New National Board of CASA
  2. Dansalan Quarterly, Volumes 1-4, Dansalan Research Center, Dansalan Junior College, 1979, pp.108 and 111.
  3. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Visakhapatnam
  4. Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai
  5. Members of the Academic Council. [senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/docs/125-174.pdf]
  6. Ravela Joseph, B. Suneel Bhanu (Compiled), Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu, BTESSC, Bangalore, 1993.
  7. see successive articles in Wikipedia containing reference to the book.
  8. H. S. Wilson (Edited), The Church on the move: a quest to affirm the biblical faith ; essays in honour of Peddi Victor Premasagar, Bishop in Medak and Moderator of the C.S.I., presented on the occasion of his Shastiabdapoorthi celebrations, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1988, p.157.
  9. B. Suneel Bhanu, Glimpses of the Tercentenary Celebrations of the Arrival of Bartholomaus Ziegenbalf - The Father of Modern Protestant Mission, National Council of Churches Review, Volume 126, p.290.
  10. WCC library acquisitions
  11. Media at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
  12. The General leads spiritual celebrations in India Central Territory
  13. Annual Report of the HMI. [www.hmiindia.org/Documents/.../Annual%20Report%202013-2014.pdf]
  14. CASA Board 2011-2014. New National Board for the Quadrennium 2011-2014
  15. New National Board for the Quadrennium 2015-2018

Further reading

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