Navamani Elia Peter

Navamani Elia Peter
Born India
Education


Church Methodist Church in India
Title Doctor

Navamani Elia Peter was the President of the Bible Society of India headquartered in Bangalore from 2007[1] through 2013.

In 2000, the nation's first[2] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) conferred upon Navamani an honorary doctorate degree, Doctor of Divinity.[3] Navamani has been member of the Association of Theologically Trained Women of India and held the elected post of President for nearly six bienniums.[4]

Honorary titles
Preceded by
K. J. Samuel
2000-2006[1]		 President,
Bible Society of India
2007-2013		 Succeeded by
P. N. S. Chandra Bose
2014[5]-Present
Preceded by
Padmasani Gallup
1987-1990[4]		 President,
Association of Theologically Trained Women of India
1990-1997		 Succeeded by
Jessie Nesakumar
1997-2002

References

  1. 1 2 G. D. V. Prasad, Chiranjivi J. Nirmal, Imaging the Word: A Twenty-First Century Perspective, The Bible Society of India 1811-2011, Bible Society of India, Bangalore, 2000, (revised edition 2011), p.115.
  2. ↑ UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952
  3. ↑ List of the Recipients of the Degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa)
  4. 1 2 ATTWI Handbook
  5. ↑ Office Bearers

Further reading

  • John C. B. Webster, Ellen Low Webster (1985). "The Church and women in the Third World". ISBN 978-0-664-24601-3.
  • Ruth Tucker, Walter L. Liefeld (1987). "Daughters of the Church: Women and Ministry from New Testament times to the present". ISBN 978-0-310-45741-1.
  • Carol Graham, P. Dharmagnani (1989). "Sister Carol Graham, the beloved "Amma"".
  • Jacqueline Field-Bibb (1991). "Women towards Priesthood: Ministerial politics and feminist praxis". ISBN 978-0-521-39283-9.
  • Sakhi Mariamma Athyal (1995). "Indian Women in Mission".
  • Leonie Beth Liveris (2005). "Ancient taboos and gender prejudice: challenges for Orthodox women and the church". ISBN 978-0-7546-5344-8.
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