Leonard Fernando SJ

By Vidyajyoti College of Theology, July 13, 2009

Leonard Fernando SJ

Leonard Fernando SJ

Professor of Church History and Systematic Theology
Since 1987

Vidyajyoti College of Theology
4-A, Raj Niwas Marg
Delhi, India 110054.
Telephone: +91-11-23943556, 23947609
Email: leofern@gmail.com

Academic Qualifications

  • B.A.
  • B.Ph.
  • Licentiate in Theology, Gregorian University, Rome
  • Ph.D (in Theology, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck).

Subjects Taught At Vidyajyoti

  • General Church History
  • Patrology
  • History of Christianity in Asia
  • History of Christianity in India
  • Church and Eucharist

Teaching Experience at Other Faculties

  • History in Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, and Gujarat Regional Seminary
  • Lectures at the Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck

Books

  1. Christian Faith Meets Other Faiths: Origen’s Contra Celsum and its Relevance for India Today. Delhi: VIEWS and ISPCK, 1998
  2. Christianity in India: Two Thousand Years of Faith (co-authored with G. Gispert-Sauch). New Delhi: Penguin, 2004

Edited Works

  1. Born Again: Jesuits Back in Tamil Nadu (co-edited with Bernard D’Sami). Dindigul: Jesuit Madurai Province, 2002
  2. Seeking New Horizons. Festschrift in honour of M. Amaladoss, S.J. Delhi: VIEWS & ISPCK, 2002

Articles

  1. “The Fathers of the Church on Poverty” (Tamil), in Social Teaching of the Church, ed. Aruldas et al, (Dindigul: Vaigarai, 1993): 1-14
  2. “Vedanayagar and Tamil Culture,” Indian Church History Review 29 (June 1995): 56-70
  3. “Historical Review,” CBCI Evaluation Report. (New Delhi: CBCI Evaluation Committee, 1995): 35-65
  4. “Origen’s Use of Scripture in Contra Celsum,” Origeniana Sexta, ed. Gilles Dorival and Alain le Boulluec, (Leuven: University Press, 1995): 243-50
  5. “Religious Life: Answer to Yaweh’s Call,” Caritas 80 (January & July 1996): 40-4
  6. “Local Churches in India: Repeated Attempts,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 61 (November 1997): 766-74
  7. “Martyrdom in the Christian Tradition,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 62 (January 1998): 11-21
  8. “Missionary Movement in India: Universal Education and Empowerment of the Poor,” in Education in Free India, ed. Moses P. Manohar. (Delhi: NCCI/ISPCK, 1998): 24-39
  9. “Brahmabandhab Upadhyay’s Commitment to the Liberation of India,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 63 (April 1999): 287-99
  10. “Einer von uns,” (German) Jesuiten 3 (September 1999): 14-5
  11. “A. D. 2000,” Indian Church History Review 33 (December 1999): 75-8
  12. “Christian Churches in India: History,” in Guidelines for Ecumenism (Delhi: CBCI Commission for Ecumenical Dialogue, 2000): 35-43
  13. “Millennium Reflections,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 64 (2000): 215-23
  14. “The Catholic Church,” Indian Christian Directory for the New Millennium (Kottayam: Rashtra Deepika, 2000): 48-9
  15. “Joseph Tieffenthaler the Missionary Geographer (1710-1785),” Indian Church History Review 34 (June 2000): 15-27
  16. “Christianity in India after 1947,” in An Introduction to Christian Studies, ed. J. Daniel and P Sampathkumar, Delhi: AIACHE, 2001
  17. “Models of Authority in the Catholic Church,” Jnanadeepa 4/2 (2001): 5-18
  18. “Arok the Teacher,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 66/8 (2002): 574-8
  19. “The Church and the Crusades,” Jnanadeepa 5/2 (2002): 75-85
  20. “Historical Context,” in Born Again: Jesuits Back in Tamil Nadu, ed. Idem & Bernard D’Sami (Dindigul: Jesuit Madurai Province, 2002): 17-34
  21. “Cyril and Methodius: A Paradigm for the Meeting of Faith and Culture,” in Seeking New Horizons. Festschrift in honour of M. Amaladoss, S.J., ed. Idem (Delhi: Views & ISPCK, 2002): 99-106
  22. “To Serve the Least with Love,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 67/9 (2003),: 741-51
  23. “Kirche in Indien,” (German) 45 Jaehriges Jubilaeum, ed. G Loewner, (New Delhi, 2003): 167-72
  24. “Doing Theology in Context,” Third Millennium 6/4 (2003): 6-15
  25. “ Religious and Cultural Resources Meet Social Challenges, “ in Charting the Future of Theology and Theological Education, ed. D.K. Suh et al. (Delhi: ISPCK, 2004): 125-42
  26. “A Divisive Social System Tolerated: Robert de Nobili and Caste System,” Indian Church History Review 29/1 (June 2005): 3-20
  27. “The Eucharist in the Writings of the Fathers of the Church,” Jnanadeepa 8/2 (July 2005): 22-33
  28. “Daring and Exemplary Missionary Francis Xavier (1506-1552),” Indian Church History Review 39 (December 2005): 75-90
  29. “The Hindu-Catholic Brahmabandhab Upadhyay (1861-1907),” Indian Church History Review 40 (June 2006): 31-48
  30. “Thiruavai Thanthaiarhalin Samudhayapparvai,” (Tamil) in Putthulaham Padaikave, ed. X. T. Selvaraj (Dindigul: Vaiharai, 2006): 57-67

Other Offices

  • Member of the editorial board of the Church History Association of India which publishes the volumes: History of Christianity in India
  • Editor, Indian Church History Review (Journal)
  • Member of the Historical Commission of the Diocesan Inquiry for the Beatification Process of Mother Theresa of Calcutta
  • Member of the Advisory Board, Indian Christian Directory for the New Millennium, Kottayam: Rashtra Deepika, 2000
  • President, The Church History Association of India, North India Branch

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