K. Devasahayam
K. Devasahayam, AELC | |
|---|---|
| President | |
| Church | Christian |
| See | Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) |
| In office | 1965–1969 |
| Predecessor | G. Devasahayam |
| Successor | S. W. Schmitthenner |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1965 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1916 |
| Died | 30 January 1992 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh |
| Previous post(s) | Lecturer, Andhra Christian Theological College |
K. Devasahayam (Telugu: దేవసహాయము అయ్యగారు; 5 June 1916 – 30 January 1992) was President of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1965 to 1969.
Early years
K. Devasahayam was born in
Divinity and Priesthood
The Church Historian, K. L. Richardson mentioned that K. Devasahayam was sent to the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia for theological studies between 1956 and 1960.[2]
As a Priest of the
Theological writings
R. Joseph and B. Suneel Bhanu who compiled a bibliography of original Christian writings in India in Telugu included a book by K. Devasahayam entitled[3] The Good News of the Cross first published in 1962.
Academic
K. Devasahayam was a member
Rajahmundry
K. Devasahayam began teaching
Serampore
In the middle of the academic year 1970–1971, K. Devasahayam was deputed by his Church Society to the historical
Presidentship
While teaching Church History at the Andhra Christian Theological College, a newly formed ecumenical seminary in Rajahmundry, Devasahayam contested for the Presidency of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society headquartered in Guntur and was elected in 1965[7] and was in office till 1969.
References
- ^ a b K. Devasahayam, The Good News of the Cross, Sixth Impression, 2007. Printed at Sudha Offset Printers, Rajahmundry. From back cover.
- ^ Clarence Hess Swavely, Mission to church in Andhra Pradesh, India: the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1942-1962, Published by United Lutheran Church in America, Board of Foreign Missions, 1962. p. 43. [1]. Cited by Kolluri Luther Richardson, Towards Self-Reliance : A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927-1969, Published by Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada, 2003. pp. 97-98.
- ^ Ravela Joseph, Suneel Bhanu (Compiled), Bibliography of original Christian writings in Telugu, Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bengaluru, 1993. p. 30. [2]
- ^ Indian Church History Review, Volume 6, Published by the Church History Association of India, 1972. [3]
- ^ K. Devasahayam, The Bible Mission, Religion and Society, Volume 29, Issue 1, Published by Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore. 1982. pp. 55-101. [4]
- ^ The Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church: A brief history, Published by the Department of Religious Education of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1951. pp.77 and 115. [5]
- ^ a b Ch. Raja Rao, Anubhava Sakshyam (Telugu), Rajahmundry, 2004, p. 24.
- ^ a b c d The Council of Serampore College, The Story of Serampore and its College, Fourth Edition 2005, Serampore. pp.90-92. [6]
Further reading
- Robert Eric Frykenberg, ed. (2003). Christians and Missionaries in India: Cross-cultural communication since 1500 with special reference to caste, conversion, and colonialism. ISBN 9780802839565.
- Kolluri Luther Richardson (2003). "Towards Self-Reliance : A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927-1969, Published by Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - R. Joseph and B. Suneel Bhanu (1993). "Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - B. C. Paul (1984). "The Emergence of a Church in South India: A Study of the Growth and Development of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church: 1905-1927. Unpublished Th. D. thesis submitted to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.". Archived from the original on 12 July 2011.
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