Contact Information:
Phone: +91 9008877090
E-mail: nandakumar@ctsn.edu.in
Biography:
Rev. Nanda Kumar earned his B.Th. and B.D. from K.T.C. Mangalore, in 2001 and 2004 respectively; and an M.Th. from Gurukul, Chennai, in 2011.
He has served the Church as a pastor at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Kamagere, and Bethel Lutheran Church, Kollegal (2001-2003); at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Kamagere, Bethel Lutheran Church, Kollegal, Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Bangalore, and Christ the King Lutheran Church, Mysore – all Kannada Churches of Karnataka Circle, Ambur Synod (2004-2009). He has served as faculty of CTSN since 2011.
Rev. Nanda Kumar is married, and has two sons.
Courses Taught:
The History of Christianity Through the Ages
The History of Christianity in the First Five Centuries
The Bible and its Content
Introduction to Church Traditions in India
Pioneers of Christian Witnesses in India
Introduction to Mission Studies: Contextual and Methodological Issues Introduction to Communication Studies for Christian Ministry
History of Christianity from the First to the Eighteenth Century
History of Christianity in India
Contemporary Issues in Christian Mission and Evangelism
History of Ecumenical Movements
Introduction to Lutheran Confessions
History of Reformation
Methodologies: Religions, Historiographies and Biblical Studies
Justice, Peace and Overcoming Violence: Biblical and Ethical Perspective
Media Education, Information & communication Technologies in Christian Ministry
History of Lutheran Church with special reference to IELC
Development of Missiological Thinking and Praxis
Research Interests:
Re-discovering the history of MELIM [ IELC] from the local perspective
Critical study on the Mission Activities of MELIM and IELC: Past, Present and the Future
Challenges to the Church
Luther
Lutheran Confessions
The Reformation
Lutheran Church History
Translations into Kannada Language
Publications:
Rev. Nanda Kumar has translated extensively into the Kannada language, including Sunday School materials and Syllabus, ‘The Multifaceted Martin Luther’, ‘The Lutheran Agenda’ and other works.
He founded the Kannada monthly magazine, Divya Belaku (‘Divine Light’), and was its Chief Editor for three years.