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'''John Wilson Gladstone''' ([[25 December]][[1945]]—) is the present Moderator of the Church of South India<ref>Anglican Communion: Primates of the Anglican Communion[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/communion/primates/biog/details.cfm?ID=6939]</ref> as well as Bishop-in-South Kerala, in the state of [[Kerala]] in [[India]]<ref>Anglican Communion, Provincial Directory: South Kerala [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=503&view=alpha]</ref>. |
'''John Wilson Gladstone''' ([[25 December]] [[1945]]—) is the present Moderator of the Church of South India<ref>Anglican Communion: Primates of the Anglican Communion[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/communion/primates/biog/details.cfm?ID=6939]</ref> as well as Bishop-in-South Kerala, in the state of [[Kerala]] in [[India]]<ref>Anglican Communion, Provincial Directory: South Kerala [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=503&view=alpha]</ref>. |
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He Gladstone is fluent in [[German language|German]] as well as [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[English language|English]]. |
He Gladstone is fluent in [[German language|German]] as well as [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[English language|English]]. |
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John Wilson Gladstone (25 December 1945—) is the present Moderator of the Church of South India[1] as well as Bishop-in-South Kerala, in the state of Kerala in India[2].
He Gladstone is fluent in German as well as Malayalam, Greek and English.
Early years
Gladstone was born on 25 December 1945 in Kerala. [3] into a pastoral family. His father, 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[5] in Thiruvananthapuram.
Divinity and higher studies
In 1969, 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. [6] 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. [7]
Ordination and lecturership
After returning from Bangalore, Gladstone was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of South Kerala of the Church of South India on 20 July 1975. [8]
The diocese designated him as Youth Pastor[9] and thereafter, Gladstone was assigned a teaching task at the Kerala United Theological Seminary, [10] [KUTS - affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University)] Thiruvananthapuram.
Research studies
Later in the year 1978[11], Gladstone took study leave from KUTS and proceeded to the University of Hamburg in Germany for research studies in church history.
While at Hamburg, university friends from India included the Reverend G. Babu Rao[12] from the Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad and the Reverend Dr D. Dhanaraj[13] of the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.
In 1983[14], 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 [15].
Return to KUTS
Subsequently, Gladstone returned to Thiruvananthapuram to resume his teaching responsibilities. In 1991 he became Principal of the KUTS, Thiruvananthapuram.[16]
Works
Church historian
Gladstone is a member of the Church History Association of India (CHAI), a body of church historians and has published more than 100 articles.[17].
Senate responsibilities
Gladstone served as the President of the Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first university, from 2000 to 2005[18] He preceded and succeeded Old Testament scholars, the Reverend Dr Gnana Robinson and the Reverend Dr John S. Sadananda.
Memberships and honours
Memberships
Honours
In 2005, Vinod Victor and Gideon Sobhanam brought out a fetschrift in honour of Gladstone entitled Shepherd of a Pilgrim People: Essays in Honour of Bishop J. W. Gladstone[19]
In 2008 Canterbury Christ Church University, (established in 1962 by the Church of England with degree granting authority), admitted Gladstone to its honorary fellowship at Canterbury Cathedral on 1 February.[20]
Bishopric
On 16 September 1997, Gladstone was consecrated as the Bishop in South Kerala.[21]
Moderatorship
During the XXXI session of the synod of the CSI held in Visakhapatnam from 11 - 14 January 2008, Gladstone was elected as the Moderator of the CSI for a biennium. [22]. He succeeded the Most Reverend B. P. Sugandhar (Bishop-in-Medak).
References
- ^ Anglican Communion: Primates of the Anglican Communion[1]
- ^ Anglican Communion, Provincial Directory: South Kerala [2]
- ^ Prof. J. M. Stewart in Profile of the Bishop in Mateer Memorial Church, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala [3]
- ^ Canterbury Christ Church University, Biographies of new Honorary Fellows [4]
- ^ ibid
- ^ ibid.
- ^ ibid.
- ^ Prof. J. M. Stewart, op. cit.
- ^ Canterbury Christ Church University, op. cit.
- ^ Senate of Serampore College, Graduate and Post-graduate colleges affiliated [5]
- ^ Canterbury Christ Church University, op. cit.
- ^ G. Babu Rao was Professor of Old Testament in ACTC from 1977 to 1999 and a member of the Society for Biblical Studies in India.[6]
- ^ Dhanaraj is Professor of Old Testament in KTC. Dhanaraj was also a member of the Syndicate of the University of Mangalore[7]
- ^ Canterbury Christ Church University, op. cit.
- ^ 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, [8]
- ^ Prof. J. M. Stewart, op. cit.
- ^ ibid.
- ^ Senate of Serampore College (University), Presidents and Convenors of the Senate [9]
- ^ 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. [10]
- ^ Canterbury Christ Church University, op. cit.
- ^ Prof. J. M. Stewart, op. cit.
- ^ Asia Pacific Ecumenical News, 20 May 2008, Indian Protestant Church elects new Moderator. Internet, accessed 20 May 2008[11]
Further reading
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