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'''John Wilson Gladstone''' (born 25 December 1945) was the Moderator of the [[Church of South India]]<ref>[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/communion/primates/biog/details.cfm?ID=6939 Anglican Communion: Primates of the Anglican Communion]</ref> as well as Bishop of South Kerala.<ref>[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=503&view=alpha Anglican Communion, Provincial Directory: South Kerala]</ref> |
'''John Wilson Gladstone''' (born 25 December 1945) was the Moderator of the [[Church of South India]]<ref>[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/communion/primates/biog/details.cfm?ID=6939 Anglican Communion: Primates of the Anglican Communion]</ref> as well as Bishop of South Kerala.<ref>[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=503&view=alpha Anglican Communion, Provincial Directory: South Kerala]</ref> |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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==Research studies== |
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Later in the year 1978,<ref name="Canterbury" /> Rev. Dr. Gladstone took study leave from KUTS and proceeded to the [[University of Hamburg]] in Germany for research studies in church history. |
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In 1983,<ref name="Canterbury" /> the University of Hamburg awarded him a [[Doctorate of Theology]] degree ''[[magna cum laude]]''. His doctoral thesis was entitled ''Protestant Christianity and People's Movements in Kerala, 1850-1936'' which was later published by the KUTS, [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in 1984.<ref>Cited in Susan Billington Harper's ''The Shadow of the Mahatma: Bishop V. S. Azaraiah and the travails of Christianity in British India'', Eerdmans and Curzon Press, p. 182, [http://books.google.co.in/books?id=cecLBU_oRTcC&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=gladstone+protestant+christianity+and+peoples+movements&source=web&ots=cS6jbHKqy1&sig=cWmHeKWvToStsAqsqEWqaJwKnhc&hl=en#PPA182,M1]</ref> |
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==Return to KUTS== |
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==Works== |
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===Church historian=== |
===Church historian=== |
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Rev. Dr. Gladstone is a member of the [[Church History Association of India]] (CHAI), a body of church historians and has published more than 100 articles.<ref name="Stewart" /> |
Rev. Dr. Gladstone is a member of the [[Church History Association of India]] (CHAI), a body of church historians and has published more than 100 articles.<ref name="Stewart" /> |
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==Moderatorship== |
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During the XXXI session of the synod of the CSI held in Visakhapatnam from 11–14 January 2008, Rev. Dr. Gladstone was elected as the Moderator of the CSI for a biennium.<ref>Asia Pacific Ecumenical News, 20 May 2008, Indian Protestant Church elects new Moderator. Internet, accessed 20 May 2008 [http://apenews.org/newsread.asp?nid=106]</ref> |
During the XXXI session of the synod of the CSI held in Visakhapatnam from 11–14 January 2008, Rev. Dr. Gladstone was elected as the Moderator of the CSI for a biennium.<ref>Asia Pacific Ecumenical News, 20 May 2008, Indian Protestant Church elects new Moderator. Internet, accessed 20 May 2008 [http://apenews.org/newsread.asp?nid=106]</ref> He succeeded the Most Reverend [[B. P. Sugandhar]] ([[Bishop-in-Medak]]). |
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Revision as of 12:01, 3 January 2011
John Wilson Gladstone | |
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| Predecessor | Samuel Amirtham |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 July 1975 |
| Consecration | 16 September 1997 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1945 |
| Denomination | Christian |
John Wilson Gladstone (born 25 December 1945) was the Moderator of the Church of South India[1] as well as Bishop of South Kerala.[2]
Early years
Rev. Dr. Gladstone was born on 25 December 1945 in Kerala.[3] into a pastoral family. His father, Rev. J. Wilson, was a Pastor of the CSI[4]
He had an inclination towards priesthood and after his schooling pursued bachelor and master degrees in economics[4] in Thiruvananthapuram.
Divinity and higher studies
In 1969, Rev. Dr. Gladstone joined the United Theological College [UTC, Bangalore - the only autonomous college under the Senate of Serampore College (University)] where he received a Bachelor of Divinity degree.[4] After finishing his studies in divinity in 1972 he again enrolled at UTC where, in 1975, he obtained a Master of Theology degree in the discipline of church history.[4]
Ordination and lecturership
After returning from Bangalore, Rev. Dr. Gladstone was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of South Kerala of the Church of South India on 20 July 1975.[3]
The diocese designated him as Youth Pastor[4] and thereafter, Gladstone was assigned a teaching task at the Kerala United Theological Seminary,[5] [KUTS - affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University)] Thiruvananthapuram.
Research studies
Later in the year 1978,[4] Rev. Dr. Gladstone took study leave from KUTS and proceeded to the University of Hamburg in Germany for research studies in church history.
In 1983,[4] the University of Hamburg awarded him a Doctorate of Theology degree magna cum laude. His doctoral thesis was entitled Protestant Christianity and People's Movements in Kerala, 1850-1936 which was later published by the KUTS, Thiruvananthapuram in 1984.[6]
Return to KUTS
Subsequently, Rev. Dr. Gladstone returned to Thiruvananthapuram to resume his teaching responsibilities. In 1991 he became Principal of the KUTS, Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
Works
Church historian
Rev. Dr. Gladstone is a member of the Church History Association of India (CHAI), a body of church historians and has published more than 100 articles.[3]
Senate responsibilities
Rev. Dr. Gladstone served as the President of the Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first university, from 2000 to 2005[7]
Memberships and honours
Memberships
Honours
In 2005, Rev. Vinod Victor and Rev. Gideon Sobhanam brought out a festschrift in honour of Gladstone entitled Shepherd of a Pilgrim People: Essays in Honour of Bishop J. W. Gladstone[8]
In 2008 Canterbury Christ Church University, (established in 1962 by the Church of England with degree granting authority), admitted Rev. Dr. Gladstone to its honorary fellowship at Canterbury Cathedral on 1 February.[4]
Bishopric
On 16 September 1997, Rev. Dr. Gladstone was consecrated as the Bishop in South Kerala.[3]
Moderatorship
During the XXXI session of the synod of the CSI held in Visakhapatnam from 11–14 January 2008, Rev. Dr. Gladstone was elected as the Moderator of the CSI for a biennium.[9] He succeeded the Most Reverend B. P. Sugandhar (Bishop-in-Medak).
References
- ^ Anglican Communion: Primates of the Anglican Communion
- ^ Anglican Communion, Provincial Directory: South Kerala
- ^ a b c d e Prof. J. M. Stewart in Profile of the Bishop in Mateer Memorial Church, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Canterbury Christ Church University, Biographies of new Honorary Fellows [2]
- ^ Senate of Serampore College, Graduate and Post-graduate colleges affiliated [3]
- ^ Cited in Susan Billington Harper's The Shadow of the Mahatma: Bishop V. S. Azaraiah and the travails of Christianity in British India, Eerdmans and Curzon Press, p. 182, [4]
- ^ Senate of Serampore College (University), Presidents and Convenors of the Senate [5]
- ^ Vinod Victor, Gideon Sobhanam, et al., Shepherd of a Pilgrim People: Essays in Honour of Bishop J. W. Gladstone, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New Delhi, 2005. [6]
- ^ Asia Pacific Ecumenical News, 20 May 2008, Indian Protestant Church elects new Moderator. Internet, accessed 20 May 2008 [7]
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