United Theological College, Bangalore
| United Theological College, Bangalore | |
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| Motto | SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS |
| Motto in English | Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many. |
| Established | 1910 |
| Type | Seminary |
| Academic affiliation |
Senate of Serampore College (University) Serampore - 712201 West Bengal |
| Location |
63, Miller's Road, Benson Town, Bengaluru 560 042, Telephone: 091 080 23333438, Karnataka, India 12°59′45″N 77°35′56″E / 12.99583°N 77.59889°E |
| Director | The Rev. Daniel Sadananda, CSI, Dr. Theol. (Bethel), |
| Principal | The Rev. J. R. John Samuel Raj, CSI, Dr. Theol. (Hamburg)[1] |
| Academic staff | 10+ |
| Website | http://www.utc.edu.in/ |
United Theological College (UTC) is a centennial seminary founded in 1910[2] situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India and affiliated to the nation's first[3] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956[4]}[5]with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
Since 1976, it has been granted the status of an autonomous[6] college under the University. The college has welcomed world leaders. Mahatma Gandhi visited it in 1927 and declared, To live the gospel is the most effective way…I can say that the life of service and uttermost simplicity is the best preaching. India Post released a centenary commemorative stamp in honor of the United Theological College (UTC) on 8 July 2011. The current Principal is The Rev. John Samuel Raj.
Motto
UTC's motto comes from Matthew 20:28 in the Vulgate: SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS which translates as "Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many".[8] It is sometimes condensed to Not to be Served but to Serve. In the University emblem the motto is in Greek (not in Latin): οὐ... διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι
Courses offered
The UTC was granted autonomy in the year 1976 by the Senate of Serampore College (University). The following are the courses offered by the College:[9]
- Diploma in Women's Studies
- Certificate Course in Christian Studies
- Diploma for Proficiency in Counselling
- Diploma in Young Men's Christian Association Professional Secretaryship
- Bachelor of Divinity
- Master of Theology
- Doctor of Theology
Exchange programs
The UTC has exchange programs with the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel Switzerland[10] and the Divinity School of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.[11] It has a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Edinburgh wherein a post-graduate student can study a semester in Bengaluru.
Publications
- The Bangalore Theological Forum, an academic journal brought out twice a year.[12]
- Masihi Sevak, a pastoral magazine with three releases in a year.[12]
- Hymns of the Tamil Śaivite Saints an English Translation of the Tiruvacakam, by Francis Kingsbury and GE Phillips (edited by Fred Goodwill)[13]
Campus life
The college had been a recipient of prizes from the Mysore Horticultural Society, Bengaluru for well-maintained gardens and lawns.
Library
The college has a massive library including 200-year-old palm leaf manuscripts. The United States Embassy awarded a grant for preservation of these rare palm leaf manuscripts in 2006.[14]
Present Faculty
Succession of Administrators
Academic administrators who have led the seminary have been designated Principal.[17]
| Years | Name | Academic credentials |
| 1910-1911 | The Rev. ✝James Mathers, LMS,[18] OBE,[19] | B. D.[20][21] |
| 1911-1924 | The Rev. ✝L. P. Larsen,[21] DMS,[22] | M.A.,[20][23] |
| 1924-1930 | The Rev. ✝D. S. Herrick, ABCFM | M.A.,[24] |
| 1930-1931 | The Rev. ✝W. J. T. Small, WMMS | M.A. (Cantab.),[25] |
| 1931-1936 | The Rev. ✝W. H. Thorp, WMMS | B.A. (London),[26] |
| 1936-1937 | The Rev. ✝George Parker,[27] LMS | B. D. |
| 1937-1954 | The Rev. ✝M. H. Harrison, ABCFM | Th.M. (Andover),[7] |
| 1954-1983 | The Rev. ✝J. R. Chandran, CSI | S.T.M. (Union), |
| 1983-1993 | The Rev. E. C. John, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Heidelberg), |
| 1993-2000 | The Rev. Gnana Robinson, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg), |
| 2000-2008 | The Rev. O. V. Jathanna, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Basel),[28][29] |
| 2008-2009 | The Rev. S. I. Selvanayagam, CSI | D. Th. (Serampore),[30] |
| 2009-2017 | The Rev. J. R. Samuel Raj, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg)[1] |
| 2017- | The Rev. Ch. Vasantha Rao, CSI (Principal-Designate)[31] | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg)[1] |
Notable people
Metropolitan Mar Aprem Mooken specialized in History of Christianity
Pastor Lynn de Silva who struck parallels between Christianity and Buddhism and devised Lynn de Silva's theology
References
- 1 2 3 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.449, 470, 477.
- ↑ Vijaya Kumar, Ecumenical Cooperation of the Missions in Karnataka (India), 1834-1989: A Historical Analysis of the Evangelistic Strategy of the Missions, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2005, pp.99-105.
- ↑ Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. Internet, accessed 30 November 2008.
- ↑ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ The Senate of Serampore College (University) is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under which a University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act. The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since The Serampore College Act, 1918 was passed by the Government of West Bengal.
- ↑ O. V. Jathanna, Principal's Report 2007-2008, Saplings, United Theological College, Benson Town, Bengaluru. p. 2
- 1 2 The Missionary Herald at Home and Abroad, Volume 133, Missionary herald, 1937, p.315.
- ↑ Latin Vulgate
- ↑ College Handbook 2008-2009.
- ↑ University of Basel. Internet, accessed 16 September 2008
- ↑ Postgraduate Exchange with UTC, Bengaluru. Divinity School, University of Edinburgh. Internet, accessed 16 September 2008.
- 1 2 Publications
- ↑ Kingsbury, F; Phillips, GE (1921). Hymns of the Tamil Saivite Saints (1921) (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 132. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ Protecting Historic Treasures Accessed September 16, 2008.
- ↑ UTC Faculty Directory
- ↑ Malankara Association
- ↑ To Serve Not to be Served 1910-1985, United Theological College, Bangalore, 1985, p.57. Cited in Merithung Tüngoe, Administrators, Missionaries and a World Turned Upside Down, ETC/ISPCK, Jorhat/New Delhi, 2000, p.78.
- ↑ Brian Stanley, The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, 2009, p.215.
- ↑ The Expository Times, Volume 32, 1920, p.189.
- 1 2 George Oommen, The Radical Founding Vision, 1910-11 in Bangalore Theological Forum Centenary Issue: Journeying with Jesus: The continuing theological legacy of the United Theological College, 1910-2010, Volume XLII, Number 2, July 8, 2010, pp.11-12.
- 1 2 Vijaya Kumar, Ecumenical Cooperation of the Missions in Karnataka (India), 1834-1989: A Historical Analysis of the Evangelistic Strategy of the Missions, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2005, p.102.
- ↑ Henriette Bugge, Mission and Tamil Society: Social and Religious Change in South India (1840-1900), Curzon Press, Richmond, 1994, p.69.
- ↑ University of Calcutta Calendar 1926, p.483.
- ↑ Angus Stewart Woodburne, Psychological Tests of Mental Abilities, Superintendent, Government Press, 1924, p.93.
- ↑ Richmond College, Galle, W. J. T. Small
- ↑ Minutes of Several Conversations - Yearly Conference of the People Called Methodists, Volume 152, 1895, p.538.
- ↑ Annual Report - American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Volumes 126-132, 1936, p.13.
- ↑ O. V. Jathanna, The decisiveness of the Christ-event and the universality of Christianity in a world of religious plurality: with special reference to Hendrik Kraemer and Alfred George Hogg as well as to William Ernest Hocking and Pandipeddi Chenchiah, Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 1981.
- ↑ National Council of Churches Review, Volume 120, 2000, p.873
- ↑ Senate of Serampore College (University), List of the Recipient of the Degree of Doctor of Theology.
- ↑ UTC Bangalore, Latest News
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