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The Reverend V.C. Samuel | |
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| Born | 6 April 1912 |
| Died | 18 November 1998 (aged 86) Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Buried | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Christian: Indian Orthodox |
| Occupation | St. Ignatius Monastery Manjinikkara / Seminary, Serampore College Haile Selassie I University / Addis Ababa University, United Theological College, Bangalore Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam Federated Faculty for Research in Religion and Culture (FFRRC), India Indian School of Theology, Bangalore St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI) |
| Profession | Priest and Malpan University Professor and Dean |
| Alma mater | Mor Ignatius Dayro Manjinikkara / Seminary, Union Christian College, Aluva Madras Christian College United Theological College, Bangalore Union Theological Seminary (New York City), Yale Divinity School, Yale University Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society (CISRS), Bangalore University of Chicago, |
Vilakuvelil Cherian Samuel (1912–1998), called Samuel Achen[1] was an Indian Christian philosopher, scholar, university professor, theologian, historian, polyglot and ecumenical leader. He was a priest of the Indian Orthodox Church.[2] He was the author of many doctrinal books and papers including The Council of Chalcedon Re-Examined: Historical Theological Survey.[3][4]
- ^ Achen is the term for priests in Malayalam
- ^ The St. Thomas Christians of India was called Nazranis; Marthomman Christians; Jacobite Syrian Christians Etc. Father V.C. Samuel named the Indian Orthodox Church in the second half of the twentieth century. See Samuel, V.C: Ithe Oru Indian Sabhayo? (Is this an Indian Church?); Malayalam, C.L.S. Thiruvalla, India, 1974 and Kuriakose M.K, Fr. Ed. Orthodox Identity in India: Dr. V.C. Samuel 75th Birth Day Celebration Committee, Bangalore.
- ^ Samuel V.C.; The Council of Chalcedon Re-Examined: A Historical Theological Survey; For the Senate of Serampore College; Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1977; British Orthodox Press, ISBN 1-4010-1644-8, 2001.
- ^ "Publications – The British Orthodox Church". Retrieved 15 December 2017.