Navamani Elia Peter Explained

Honorific Prefix:Deaconess
Navamani-Elia Peter, MCI
Honorific Suffix:D.D. Honoris causa (Serampore) [1]
Nationality:Indian
Birth Name:Govada Navamani Kamalaratnam
Birth Date:6 April 1933
Birth Place:Machilipatnam, Northern Circars (Madras Presidency)

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| congregations =MCI-Indiranagar Methodist Church, Bangalore[3] | offices_held =| title = Deaconess[3] | module = }}Navamani Elia Peter (born 6 April 1933) is a Deaconess, espousing women's leadership in the Church, focusing on Ordination of women in Christianity. She was in the forefront of the movement for gender equality since the Eighties. Navamani held key positions of leadership globally. She was at the helm of leadership in multifaced Church-based organisations, notably the National Council of Churches in India,[3] World Methodist Council, World Day of Prayer International Committee and Christian Conference of Asia.

In 2007 she was elected as President of The India Bible Society Trust Association, a first woman to be hold the position since the inception of the trust in 1811. She held the position in Bangalore from 2007[7] through 2013. Navamani has been member of the Association of Theologically Trained Women of India and held the elected post of President for two bienniums.

Since 2020,[8] she spends her time writing motivational articles for the young generation[9] to lead meaningful and better lives through The Upper Room.[10]

Early life and education

Navamani was born in the port town of Machilipatnam in Northern Circars (Madras Presidency) in Colonial India. She did her schooling from Lady Ampthill Government School, Machilipatnam. For Undergraduate education, she studied at The Hindu College, taking a B.Sc. degree, also in Machilipatnam. She also did her specialization in education from JMJ-St. Joseph's College of Education for Women in Guntur leading to B.Ed..

During the 1980s, she enrolled at United Theological College, Bangalore for spiritual studies leading to B.D..[11] It was here that she was exposed to learned faculty comprising[11] Joshua Russell Chandran, CSI, E. C. John, CSI, G. D. Melanchthon, AELC, Theodore N. Swanson, ELCA. The Cultural diversity at the campus enriched her learning experience. The presence of Carmelite Church Fathers among the college faculty, also provided her with an ecumenical exposure.[12] After completion of her studies, The Senate of Serampore College (University), led by Registrar D. S. Satyaranjan, IPC,[11] awarded her a B. D. degree.

Career

Navamani began her career as a Teacher in MCI–Stanley Girls High School, Hyderabad, beginning in the 1950s. Since the 1980s, her leadership in the Church made her take up greater assignments both nationally and globally.

Navamani participated in a number of local[13] and international institutional leadership and management meetings, notably the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians sponsored national consultation on women's perspectives held in India in 1984,[14] the World Council of Churches Assembly held in Australia in 1991[15] and the World Methodist Conference held in Brazil in 1996.[16] She was also at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities) at its forty-ninth session held in Switzerland in 1997.[17]

Offices held

During the course of participation in international institutional meetings, Navamani had been elected to the leadership of many global organisations worldwide.

Writings

The writings of Navamani have been acknowledged by both Theologians and other Scholars. Paul Arasu Selvanathan as a 2017 doctoral student at the Comillas Pontifical University in Spain defines an Indian Family[23] on the basis of Navamani's[5] article. Pushpa Samuel of Fuller Theological Seminary, United States espouses for ordination of women in the Mar Thoma Syrian Church through a 2020 article, citing the work of Navamani.[24] Praisy David, a 2020 student of Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar[9] takes a cue from Navamani on espousing Gender equality, she quotes,

In theological matters, Sirirat Pusurinkham of the Presbyterian Church of Thailand was critical of Navamani's observation of a love story in the episode of Levite's concubine.[25] Navamani's writings appeared in the public domain since the 1980s. She continues to write articles through The Upper Room.

Honours

In 2000, in recognition of women's leadership, the nation's first[26] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) conferred upon Navamani an honorary Doctor of Divinity.[27]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. List of the Recipients of the Degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa)https://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/recipients-degree-of-doctor-of-divinity-honoris-causa/
  2. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/auburnpub/name/norma-daly-obituary?id=27665261 Norma Daly Obituary, 2010
  3. Navamani Peter Ordained, National Council of Churches Review, Volume 106, 1986, p.404.https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_National_Christian_Council_Review/SQDZAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=navamani+peter+deacon+methodist+india&dq=navamani+peter+deacon+methodist+india&printsec=frontcover
  4. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Elenchus_of_Biblica/N-0tAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=navamani+peter&dq=navamani+peter&printsec=frontcover Asian Journal of Theology, 1989, pp.576-581
  5. https://repositorio.comillas.edu/jspui/bitstream/11531/20979/1/DEA000170.pdf
  6. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Global_Voices_for_Gender_Justice/tD77DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=navamani+peter&pg=PA128&printsec=frontcover Theology for our times, Number 5, June 1998
  7. 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. http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/1302017e.htm
  8. Web site: Elia Peter. Navamani. Navamani Peter. Meet Our Writers - Navamani Peter (Karnataka, India). youtube.com . The Upper Room. en . video . January 19, 2023.
  9. Praisy David, The Battle of Being a Christian Feminist: Reclaiming the Original Design, Campus Link, Volume 24, Number 4, July–August 2022.https://campuslinklive.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Jul-Aug-2022-Work-vs-Vocation_Ecopy_compressed.pdf
  10. https://www.upperroom.org/devotionals/blog-posts/2158 More From Navamani Peter, The Upper Room, December 15, 2022
  11. K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the college diploma course.
  12. Shared Search - Souvenir of the inauguration of the academic collaboration between the United Theological College, Bangalore and the Dharmaram College, Bangalore, 1975, Bangalore, available at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702131970
  13. Subject file of Roger Hedlund.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1290&context=rogerhedlundpapers
  14. Aruna Gnanadason, Theology of Humanhood: Women's Perspectives : Report of a national consultation, ISPCK, New Delhi, 1986, p.155.[Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians]
  15. Signs of the Spirit - Official Report, Seventh Assembly, Canberra, Australia, 7–20 February 1991, World Council of Churches Assembly, 1991, p.313.https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Signs_of_the_Spirit/e8ji4N-6F3sC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=navamani%20peter&dq=navamani%20peter&printsec=frontcover
  16. http://worldmethodistconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/01_1996_rio_conf_bop.pdf World Methodist Conference, 1996
  17. United Nations Commission on Human Rights (Sub-commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities), 1997, p.22.https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/241447/files/E_CN.4_Sub.2_1997_1_Misc.1-ES.pdf
  18. Prasanna Kumar (Edited), Women in Church and Society, Department of Women Studies, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, 1999.https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Women_in_Church_and_Society/BejYAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=World%20Federation%20of%20Methodist%20Women%20navamani&dq=World%20Federation%20of%20Methodist%20Women%20navamani&printsec=frontcover https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001294272.html https://cbeinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PP341.pdf
  19. Yearbook of international organizations 1998/99, Volume 3, K.G. Saur, München, 1998, p.1530.https://archive.org/search.php?query=external-identifier%3A%22urn%3Aoclc%3Arecord%3A1302547165%22
  20. Whoʼs who in International Organizations: A Biographical Encyclopedia of More Than 12,000 Leading Personalities, K.G. Saur, Germany, 1992, p.141.https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Who%CA%BCs_who_in_International_Organization/WWdmAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=navamani&dq=navamani%20peter&printsec=frontcover
  21. BSI Executive Committee Members visit Mizoram, Government of Mizoram press release, 4 November 2011.https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/bsi-executive-committee-member-te-lawmna-inkhawm-chief-minister-in-hmanpui
  22. Linda W. Kiester, Methodist Women elect American, Louisiana United Methodist, Volume 133, Number 9, August 8, 1986, p.3.https://archive.org/details/louisianaunitedm1986unit/page/n145/mode/2up?q=navamani+peter
  23. Paul Arasu Selvanathan, Learn to Live with Others: A Spiritual Reading of the Story of Abraham-Lot (Gen 13: 1-12) in Relation to the Indian Family, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, 2017, p.72.https://repositorio.comillas.edu/jspui/bitstream/11531/20979/1/DEA000170.pdf
  24. Pushpa Samuel, "Let Your Yes Be Yes": Progressing Toward Female Ordination in the Mar Thoma Church, Priscilla Papers, Volume 34, Number 1, Winter 2020, pp.20-25.https://cbeinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PP341.pdf
  25. Sirirat Pusurinkham, Oppressed Women in Scripture and in Contemporary Thailand in Meehyun Chung, Breaking Silence: Theology from Asian Women's Perspective, ISPCK/EATWOT, New Delhi, 2006, p.165.https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Breaking_Silence/wh4mTPTcdPkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=navamani
  26. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001790/179035eb.pdf UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952
  27. List of the Recipients of the Degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa)https://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/recipients-degree-of-doctor-of-divinity-honoris-causa/

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