# D. W. Jesudoss

D. W. Jesudoss (13 October 1939 - 10 April 2024) was the Principal from 1992 through 2001 at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University).

## Studies
### Graduate

Jesudoss graduated from the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Madras in 1965 earning a Bachelor of Divinity degree conferred by the Senate of Serampore College (University).

### Postgraduate

Jesudoss enrolled for a postgraduate degree at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1970-1971, affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran, studying together with R. Yesurathnam, where he obtained a Master of Theology and working out a dissertation entitled A study of Luther's concept of the bondage of the will and its relevance for the interpretation of man in India today and later awarded a degree by the University under the Registrarship of Chetti Devasahayam.

### Doctoral

For further research studies, Jesudoss went to the University of Erlangen where he submitted a dissertation in 1986 entitled What is man?: theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today

## Writings

* 1984, Das Menschenbild in der Bhagavadgita und der Bibel (in German),
* 1985, Stärke und Nutzen der Kultur (in German),
* 1986, What is man?: theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today,
* 1987, Towards a bold theological vision: souvenir released on the occasion of the diamond jubilee celebrations,
* 1987, Reflections on the Paper Presented by Dr. Daniel Chetti on ‘Luther’s Doctrine of the Church’,
* 1988, Luther’s Concept of the Two Kingdoms,
* 1988, The Rise and Growth of Dalit Movement; an Offshoot or Solution to the Age-Old Caste Problem of India,
* 1989, Violence, non-violence,
* 1989, The Concept of the Church. A Lutheran Perspective,
* 1990, Justificação pela Fé e Missão num Contexto Multirreligioso e Multicultural (in Portuguese)
* 2008, The Present Scenario of Christians vis-a-vis People of Other Faiths in India,

## Honours

In 1999, Samuel W. Meshack, then a member of faculty at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai edited a festschrift in honour of Jesudoss marking the completion of his sixtieth year. The festschrift was entitled Building God's Kingdom on Earth, Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on His Shastiapthapoorthi.
Academic offices :
| Preceded byR. R. Sundara Rao 1989-1992 | Principal, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai 1992-2006 | Succeeded byM. M. Chacko 2001-2006 |

### Further reading

* Naaman Laiser (1990). "Reação à Palestra de D. W. Jesudoss". Estudos Teológicos. 30. ISSN 2237-6461.
* L. E. Sahanam (1997). "Did you Preach Jesus Christ: The Christological Focus in the Writings of Joshua Russell Chandran" (PDF). 39 (2). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
* Michael Welker (Edited) (2014). The Depth of the Human Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach. ISBN 978-0-8028-6979-1. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)