Navamani Elia Peter

Deaconess[2]
Navamani-Elia Peter, MCI
D.D. Honoris causa (Serampore) (2000)[7]
Born
Govada Navamani Kamalaratnam

(1933-04-06) 6 April 1933 (age 91)
Machilipatnam, Northern Circars (Madras Presidency)
NationalityIndian
Education
Alma mater
Years active1980–Present
Known forEspousing women's leadership and mentoring youth
ReligionChristianity
ChurchMethodist Church in India (MCI)[1]
Ordained12 January 1986[2]
Writings
  • 1989, Bible study: Practical exhortation: Hebrews 3:7–15[3]
  • 1996, A Christian View of the Family[4]
  • 1998, Biblical Paradigms for Women's Ministry in Asia[5]
  • 1999, Woman! Reclaim your image![6]
Congregations served
MCI-Indiranagar Methodist Church, Bangalore[2]
TitleDeaconess[2]

Navamani Elia Peter (born 6 April 1933)[6] is a Deaconess, espousing women's leadership in the Church, focusing on Ordination of women in Christianity. She was in the forefront of the movement for gender equality since the eighties. Navamani held key positions of leadership globally.[9] She was at the helm of leadership in multifaced Church-based organisations, notably the National Council of Churches in India,[2] World Methodist Council,[6] World Day of Prayer International Committee[10] and Christian Conference of Asia.[6]

In 2007 she was elected as President of The India Bible Society Trust Association, a first woman to be hold the position since the inception of the trust in 1811. She held the position in Bangalore from 2007[11] through 2013. Navamani has been member of the Association of Theologically Trained Women of India and held the elected post of President for two bienniums.[12]

Since 2020,[13] she spends her time writing motivational articles for the young generation[14] to lead meaningful and better lives through The Upper Room.[15]

  1. ^ Norma Daly Obituary, 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e Navamani Peter Ordained, National Council of Churches Review, Volume 106, 1986, p.404.[1]
  3. ^ Asian Journal of Theology, 1989, pp.576–581
  4. ^ [2] National Council of Churches Review, 1996
  5. ^ Theology for our times, Number 5, June 1998
  6. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference PK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ List of the Recipients of the Degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa)[3]
  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Hiwale was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mizo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ G. D. V. Prasad, Chiranjivi J. Nirmal, Imaging the Word: A Twenty-First Century Perspective, The Bible Society of India 1811–2011, Bible Society of India, Bangalore, 2000, (revised edition 2011), p.115. [4][dead link]
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference ATTWI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Elia Peter, Navamani (19 January 2023). "Meet Our Writers – Navamani Peter (Karnataka, India)" (video). youtube.com. The Upper Room.
  14. ^ Praisy David, The Battle of Being a Christian Feminist: Reclaiming the Original Design, Campus Link, Volume 24, Number 4, July–August 2022.[5]
  15. ^ More From Navamani Peter, The Upper Room, December 15, 2022