United Theological College, Bangalore

United Theological College, Bangalore
Motto	SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS
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; 114 years ago
Affiliation	Senate of Serampore College (University); Serampore – 712201; West Bengal
Director	The Right Reverend P. K. Samuel, CSI
Principal	The Rev. Ch. Vasantha Rao, CSI, Dr.theol.(Hamburg)
Academic staff	10+
Location	63, Miller's Road, Benson Town, Bengaluru 560 042, Karnataka, India; 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 eccumenical Mainline seminary founded in 1910^[2] situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India and affiliated to India's first^[3] Theological University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956^[4]}^[5]with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.

Currently,^[6] the principalship is held by the Old Testament Scholar, The Rev. Ch. Vasantha Rao, CSI, Dr.theol. (Hamburg), an alma mater^[7] of this institution and an acknowledged lead in Old Testament studies and Biblical Hebrew language, having been groomed by the Old Testament Scholar, Victor Premasagar, CSI, throughout his Spiritual formation period, beginning with his graduate^[8] and post-graduate studies,^[9] well into his doctoral studies.^[10] Vasantha Rao is also known for his continuing association with the fully ecumenical^[11] Society for Biblical Studies in India (SBSI) right from the New millennium to the Golden Jubilee conclave held in 2012, where he was elected President, at the Ecumenical Christian Centre, Whitefield and continues to steer the Society.^[12]

Succession of Old Testament Faculty at UTC, Bangalore

Full-time faculty

1931-1958/1963-1965, The Rev. ^✝M. H. Harrison, Th.M. (ANTS),^[13]
1959–1993, The Rev. E. C. John, Dr.theol. (Heidelberg),
1963–1969, The Rev. Samuel Amirtham, Dr.theol. (Hamburg),
1972–1978, The Rev. G. M. Butterworth, Ph. D. (London),
1973–1978, The Rev. Gerhard Wehmeier, Dr.theol. (Basel),
1979–1994, The Rev. Theodore N. Swanson, Ph. D. (Vanderbilt),
1979-1985, The Rev. Rudolf Ficker, Dr. Theol. (Heidelberg),
1984–1987, The Rev. D. N. Premnath, Th. D. (GTU),
The Rev. James Vijayakumar, D. Th. (Serampore),
The Rev. D. Jones Muthunayagom, D. Th. (Serampore),
1993–2000, The Rev. Gnana Robinson, Dr.theol. (Hamburg),
The Rev. Jules Francis Gomes, Ph. D. (Cantab.),
The Rev. K. Jesurathnam, Ph. D. (Edinburgh),
The Rev. J. R. John Samuel Raj, Dr.theol. (Hamburg)^[1]
2016-The Rev. Laila L-Vijayan,^[14] D.Th. (Serampore)
2017–The Rev. Ch. Vasantha Rao, Dr.theol. (Hamburg)
2022-The Rev. R. Jeeva Kumar, D.Th. (Serampore)

Visiting Faculty

1957, The Rev. Norman Henry Snaith,
1968, The Rev. Victor Premasagar, Ph.D. (St.Andrews),
1979, The Rev. Klaus Koch, Dr.theol. (Heidelberg),
1986, The Rev. John Emerton, M.A., (Oxon.),
1994, The Rev. Martin Krause, Dr.theol. (Hamburg),
1994, The Rev. Donata Doerfel, Dr.theol. (Hamburg),
1994–1996, The Rev. Henning Graf Reventlow, Dr.theol. (Göttingen),
1995–1996, The Rev. Ed Noort, Dr.theol. (Göttingen),
2007–2010, The Rev. Byron E. Shafer, Ph.D., (Harvard),
2007, The Rev. de:Friedemann W. Golka, Ph.D., (Oxon.),

^ ^a ^b 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.[1]
^ 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. [2]
^ Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. Internet, accessed 30 November 2008. [3]
^ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ 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 recoginsed 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.
^ With effect from 29 September 2017
^ K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1998. [4]
^ Ch. Vasantha Rao, Jathara: A Festival of Christian Witness, CSI-Medak Diocese/ISPCK/CISRS, Secunderabad/New Delhi/Bangalore, 2008.[5]
^ Ch. Vasantha Rao, Let the Mother Bird Go: Preservation Motif in Pentateuch, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2007.[6]
^ Ch. Vasantha Rao, Animal Rights and Animal Laws in the Bible: The Daily Practice of Reverence for Life, Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, 2013.[7]
^ Fully ecumenical, that is, Catholics, Orthodox, Protestant, and the New and Indigenous Church Societies.
^ Chilkuri Vasantha Rao, President SBSI Inaugurates North East Chapter in Shillong 15.11.13.[8]
^ Cite error: The named reference Herald was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Serampore College.[9]

[Hamburg-1] 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.[1]

[2] 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. [2]

[3] Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. Internet, accessed 30 November 2008. [3]

[4] "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[5] 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 recoginsed 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.

[6] With effect from 29 September 2017

[Hiwale-7] K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1998. [4]

[8] Ch. Vasantha Rao, Jathara: A Festival of Christian Witness, CSI-Medak Diocese/ISPCK/CISRS, Secunderabad/New Delhi/Bangalore, 2008.[5]

[9] Ch. Vasantha Rao, Let the Mother Bird Go: Preservation Motif in Pentateuch, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2007.[6]

[10] Ch. Vasantha Rao, Animal Rights and Animal Laws in the Bible: The Daily Practice of Reverence for Life, Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, 2013.[7]

[11] Fully ecumenical, that is, Catholics, Orthodox, Protestant, and the New and Indigenous Church Societies.

[12] Chilkuri Vasantha Rao, President SBSI Inaugurates North East Chapter in Shillong 15.11.13.[8]

[Herald-13] Cite error: The named reference Herald was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[14] Serampore College.[9]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]


Motto	SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS
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; 114 years ago (1910)
Affiliation	Senate of Serampore College (University) Serampore – 712201 West Bengal
Director	The Right Reverend P. K. Samuel, CSI
Principal	The Rev. Ch. Vasantha Rao, CSI, Dr.theol.(Hamburg)^[1]
Academic staff	10+
Location	63, Miller's Road, Benson Town, Bengaluru 560 042 , Karnataka , India 12°59′45″N 77°35′56″E / 12.99583°N 77.59889°E / 12.99583; 77.59889
Website	http://www.utc.edu.in/