Devasahayam William Jesudoss[2] | |
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Born | 13th October 1939 |
Died | 10th April 2024 |
Education | B.A.,[3] B. D.[3] (Serampore), M. Th. (Serampore), Ph.D. (Erlangen) |
Children | Rev. Dr. Santhosh Sahayadoss |
Church | Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church[1] |
Writings | See section |
Title | The Reverend Doctor |
D. W. Jesudoss (13th Oct. 1939 - 10th Apr. 2024) 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).
Jesudoss graduated from the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Madras in 1965[5] earning a Bachelor of Divinity degree conferred by the Senate of Serampore College (University).
Jesudoss enrolled for a postgraduate degree at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1970-1971,[3] affiliated to the nation's first[4] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran, studying together[3] with R. Yesurathnam, where he obtained a Master of Theology and working 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[6] 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[7]
In 1999, Samuel W. Meshack, then a member of faculty at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai edited a festschrift in honour of Jesudoss marking the completion of his sixtieth year. The festschrift was entitled Building God's Kingdom on Earth, Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on His Shastiapthapoorthi.[19]
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