Roger E. Hedlund Explained
Roger E. Hedlund is an American pastor who has spent more than three decades in India as a theological teacher and researcher with major contributions to missiology with special reference to Indian ethos.[1]
Education
Hedlund studied at the Upland College in 1957 and thereafter undertook theological studies at the Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary where he was awarded the graduate degree of Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) in 1961. After serving as a missionary in Italy, Hedlund pursued postgraduate and doctoral studies at the Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena between 1970 and 1974. In 2004, Hedlund pursued another doctorate at the State-run University of Madras.[2]
Career
Hedlund taught at the Union Biblical Seminary, both at Yeotmal and at Pune from 1974 to 1978 and also at the Serampore College from 1994 to 1997. He is associated with Dharma Deepika: A South Asian Journal of Missiological Research and with the Mylapore Institute for Indigenous Studies (Chennai).[3] Hedlund edited the Oxford Encyclopedia of South Asian Christianity.[4]
Hedlund has been prominent in the theological circles in India and known in the Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Charismatic circles serving the cause of missiological research. The papers and correspondence of Roger E. Hedlund have been preserved and made digitally available by the Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky.[5]
Selected works
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E. The Protestant movement in Italy; its progress, problems, and prospects. 1970. William Carey Library. 978-0-87808-307-7. South Pasadena, Calif.. English. 132850.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E.. Roots of the Great Debate in Mission. 1981. Evangelical Literature Service. en. 477724803.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E. Building the church. 1982. Evangelical Literature Service. Madras, India. English. 14697911.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E.. 1985. Evangelical Literature Service. en. 14174448.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E.. Evangelization and Church Growth: Issues from the Asian Context. 1992. C.G.R.C. McGavran Institute, India. en. 1203446266.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E.. 1997. ISPCK. 978-81-7214-396-1. en.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E. The mission of the church in the world: a biblical theology. 2003. Wipf and Stock Publishers. Eugene, Or.. English. 54070487. [6]
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E.. 2000. ISPCK. 978-81-7214-525-5. en.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E. Roots of the great debate in mission: mission in historical and theological perspective : revised and enlarged. 2002. Theological Book Trust. 978-81-7475-008-2. Bangalore, India. English. 808564613.
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E.. Christianity Made in India: From Apostle Thomas to Mother Teresa. 2017. Fortress Press. 978-1-5064-3033-1. en. [7]
Notes and References
- Hedlund, Roger, "Roger Hedlund ARC2012 -002 - Finding Aid" (2012). Finding Aids. Book 18.http://place.asburyseminary.edu/findingaids/18
- Book: Hedlund, Roger E. William Carey's American connections: implications for the Serampore mission, indigenous Christianity and India's renaissance. 2003. English. 856826760.
- Roger E. Hedlund, Response to Persecution and Suffering in the History of Christian Mission in Mark T. B. Laing (Edited), Persecution and Suffering: Christian Reflections and Responses, published for the Centre for Mission Studies, Union Biblical Seminary, Pune by the ISPCK, New Delhi, 2007.
- O'Connor. Dan. December 2013. Review: Roger E. Hedlund (Chief Editor). 2012. The Oxford Encyclopedia of South Asian Christianity. Studies in World Christianity. en. 19. 3. 286–287. 10.3366/swc.2013.0063. 1354-9901.
- Web site: Roger Hedlund Asbury Theological Seminary Research ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. 2021-02-22. place.asburyseminary.edu.
- Leder. Arie C.. November 1993. Review. Calvin Theological Journal. 28. 2. 468. 0008-1795.
- Reviews of Christianity Made in India:
- Easterling. John F.. January 2019. Review. . en. 47. 1. 94–95. 10.1177/0091829618824132k. 0091-8296. free.
- Spalding. P.S.. April 2019. Review. Choice Reviews. 55. 8. 966. 0009-4978. 1523-8253.
