United Theological College, Bangalore
| Motto | SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS |
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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. |
| Type | Seminary |
| Established | 1910 |
| Affiliation | Senate of Serampore College (University) Serampore – 712201 West Bengal |
| Director | The Right Reverend Dr. Royce Manoj Victor, CSI |
| Principal | The Rev. A. Israel David, CSI |
Academic staff | 10+ |
| Location | 63, Miller's Road, Benson Town, Bengaluru 560 006 , , 12°59′45″N 77°35′56″E / 12.99583°N 77.59889°E |
| Website | http://www.utc.edu.in/ |
United Theological College (UTC) is an ecumenical mainline seminary founded in 1910.[1] It is situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India and is affiliated with the Senate of Serampore College (University).[2] It is a leading ecumenical institution in Bangalore, recognized as the principal center for the development and practice of Dalit theology.
The College
Since 1976, it has been granted the status of an autonomous[3] college under Senate of Serampore. 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.
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".[4] 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:[5]
- 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, B.Div.
- Master of Theology, Th.M.
- Doctor of Theology, Th.D.
| Succession of Old Testament Faculty at UTC, Bangalore |
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Full-time faculty
Visiting Faculty
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Exchange programs
The UTC has exchange programs with the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel Switzerland[9] and the Divinity School of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.[10] It has a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Revd Dr O V Jathanna and Prof Kenneth Brown with the University of Edinburgh wherein a post-graduate student can study a semester in Bengaluru.
Publications
- Bangalore Theological Forum, an academic journal brought out twice a year.[11]
- Masihi Sevak, a pastoral magazine with three releases in a year.[11]
- Hymns of the Tamil Śaivite Saints an English Translation of the Tiruvacakam, by Francis Kingsbury and GE Phillips (edited by Fred Goodwill)[12]
Campus life
The college had been a recipient of prizes from the Mysore Horticultural Society, Bengaluru for well-maintained gardens and lawns. Good environment for study purpose.
Library
The college has a large theological 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.[13]
Present Faculty
Succession of Administrators
Academic administrators who have led the seminary have been designated Principal.[16]
| Tenure | No. | Names of Administrators at UTC, Bangalore | Earned academic credentials (highest degree) |
| 1910–1911 | I. | The Rev. ✝James Mathers, LMS,[17] OBE,[18] | B. D.[19][20] |
| 1911–1924 | II. | The Rev. ✝L. P. Larsen,[20] DMS,[21] | M.A.,[19][22] |
| 1924–1930 | III. | The Rev. ✝D. S. Herrick, ABCFM | M.A.,[23] |
| 1930–1931 | IV. | The Rev. ✝W. J. T. Small, WMMS | M.A. (Cantab.),[24] |
| 1931–1936 | V. | The Rev. ✝W. H. Thorp, WMMS | B.A. (London),[25] |
| 1936–1937 | VI. | The Rev. ✝George Parker,[26] LMS | B. D. |
| 1937–1954 | VII. | The Rev. ✝M. H. Harrison, ABCFM | Th.M. (Andover),[6] |
| 1954–1983 | VIII. | The Rev. ✝J. R. Chandran, CSI | S.T.M. (Union), |
| 1983–1993 | IX. | The Rev. ✝E. C. John, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Heidelberg), |
| 1993–2000 | X. | The Rev. ✝Gnana Robinson, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg), |
| 2000–2008 | XI. | The Rev. O. V. Jathanna, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Basel),[27][28] |
| 2008–2009 | XII. | The Rev. S. I. Selvanayagam, CSI | D. Th. (Serampore),[29] |
| 2009–2017 | XIII. | The Rev. J. R. Samuel Raj, CSI | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg)[7] |
| 2017–2025 | XIV. | The Rev. Ch. Vasantha Rao, CSI[30] | Dr. Theol. (Hamburg)[7] |
| 2025– | XV. | The Rev. A. Israel David, CSI | D. Th. (Serampore) |
Notable people
Further reading
- K. M. Hiwale (Compiled) (1998). "Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997".
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References
- ^ 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. [1]
- ^ 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 recognised 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
- ^ Latin Vulgate
- ^ College Handbook 2008–2009.
- ^ a b The Missionary Herald at Home and Abroad, Volume 133, Missionary herald, 1937, p.315. [2]
- ^ a b c 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.[3]
- ^ Serampore College.[4] Archived 30 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ University of Basel signed by Revd Dr O V Jathanna UTC and Prof Kenneth Brown from New College Edinburgh. Internet, accessed 16 September 2008
- ^ Postgraduate Exchange with UTC, Bengaluru. Divinity School, University of Edinburgh. Internet, accessed 16 September 2008. [5] Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Publications. utcbangalore.in
- ^ 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 Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 16 September 2008.
- ^ UTC Faculty Directory. utc.edu.in
- ^ Malankara Association. yimg.com
- ^ 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.[6]
- ^ Brian Stanley, The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, 2009, p.215.[7]
- ^ The Expository Times, Volume 32, 1920, p.189. [8]
- ^ a b 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, 8 July 2010, pp.11–12.
- ^ a b 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. [9]
- ^ Henriette Bugge, Mission and Tamil Society: Social and Religious Change in South India (1840–1900), Curzon Press, Richmond, 1994, p.69.[10]
- ^ University of Calcutta Calendar 1926, p.483.[11]
- ^ Angus Stewart Woodburne, Psychological Tests of Mental Abilities, Superintendent, Government Press, 1924, p.93. [12]
- ^ "Richmond College, Galle, W. J. T. Small". Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Minutes of Several Conversations – Yearly Conference of the People Called Methodists, Volume 152, 1895, p.538.[13]
- ^ Annual Report – American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Volumes 126–132, 1936, p.13. [14]
- ^ 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. [15]
- ^ 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. [16]
- ^ "UTC Bangalore, Latest News". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ G. Babu Rao, Wisdom Tradition and the Indian Parallels with special reference to Telugu Literature in Reflections on Theology Today: Papers presented by the ACTC Faculty during the academic year 1988–1989 on Theology and Mission and Ministry of the Church, ACTC, Hyderabad, 1990.[17]
- ^ K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1998. [18]
- ^ G. Babu Rao, Content Analysis of Theological Syllabi – Old Testament in Religion and Society, Volume 32, 1985. [19]