John Fernandes

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John Fernandes (* 1936 in Udyavara , South India ) is a Catholic theologian and priest of the Diocese of Mangalore (South India). He worked as a parish priest and university teacher as well as in the social and interreligious field.

Life

After completing his school education, John Fernandes studied philosophy and theology in Mangalore, at Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth in Pune (India) and at the University of Innsbruck . After ordination in 1963 and three years of pastoral work in India, he received his doctorate in 1970 at the University of Trier on the subject of “Initiation Rites of Hinduism and the Liturgy of Christian Initiation”.

In India he worked from 1970 as:

  • Founding director of the Biblical-Catechetic-Liturgical Institute "Mangala Jyothi" Mangalore
  • Parish priest in Hosabettu, Katapady and Belman
  • Lecturer at St. Joseph's Interdiocesan Seminary, Mangalore in the subjects of liturgy and systematic theology
  • Professor & Head, Chair in Christianity, University of Mangalore (since 2011 Emeritus)
  • Founding President of the Catholic Priests' Conference of India (CPCI), 1986

Basic work

  • Young Christian Workers' Movement
  • Rural Development
  • Environmental movement
  • Social Justice Forum Mangalore
  • Dharma Samanvaya - a grassroots interfaith movement

Research priorities

Interreligious dialogue , ecumenical movement , liberation theology , socio-political issues and environmental theology.

Awards

  • Herbert Haag Prize for 'Freedom in the Church', Lucerne 2007
  • CPCI Award for Excellence, Mumbai 2008

literature

Autobiography

  • Unbeaten Paths. Theological Reflections on Times of Transtion . Delhi 2016, ISBN 9788184655575

Monographs

  • English-Konkani Theological Glossary . Mangalore 2003
  • SAMSARG , Journal of Mangalore Diocesan Chair in Christianity, Mangalore University (Vols IX-XVI, 2003-2010)
  • Karl Rahner - A Theologian of Dialogue . Mangalore 2005
  • Declaration Towards Global Ethics by Hans Küng . Translated into Kannada by Jayaprakash D'Souza. 2002

Essays

  • Theological Education for Integrity of Creation . In: Christian Leadership Dharmaram Publications, Bangalore 2001
  • Religions for a Culture of Peace . In: Missionissima . Verlag Otto Lembeck, FaM 2005
  • Is there a future for socialism? In: Integral Liberation , Vol. 10, No 3, Bangalore 2006
  • A Free Church at the Service of Liberation of Human Beings . In: Forum Mission (Year Book), Luzern 2008
  • Tracing Universal Values ​​and Norms in the Religions of the World . In: Year book of SAHS , Bern 2009
  • Interfaith Dialogue in India Today . In: Precarious Christianity in Asia . Grünewald-Verlag, 2011

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ mangalorean.com ( Memento of the original dated November 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mangalorean.com
  2. ↑ herberthaag-stiftung.ch (PDF)
personal data
SURNAME Fernandes, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic priest and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Udyavara