Vinay Samuel Explained

Vinay Kumar Samuel is an Indian Anglican evangelical theologian, known for his work in holistic mission.

Biography

Samuel was born in August 1942^[1] in Hyderabad, India, as the eldest boy of four children. He became a Christian in his teenage years and studied theology at Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, and completed his graduate studies at the University of Cambridge. He was a minister of St. John's Church, Bangalore (1975–1983) and was founding director of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (1992–2001 and 2005–2006).^[2]

Samuel's theology is largely shaped by his concern for Christian mission within the Indian context. This has underscored an evangelical understanding of holistic mission, which combines evangelism with social concern for the poor, as well as interfaith dialogue.^{[3] [4]}

Works

• Book: Mission as Transformation: A Theology of the Whole Gospel. Wipf & Stock. 2009. 978-1-60608-402-1. Samuel. Vinay. Eugene, OR. Sugden. Chris.
• Book: Proclaiming Christ in Christ's Way: Studies in Integral Mission: Essays Presented to Walter Arnold on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Wipf & Stock. 2007. 978-1-59752-860-3. Samuel. Vinay. Eugene, OR. Hauser. Albrecht.
• Book: The Church in Response to Human Need. Wipf & Stock. 2003. 978-1-59244-148-8. Samuel. Vinay. Eugene, OR. Sugden. Chris.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vinay Kumar SAMUEL personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2023-09-04 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en.
2. Sugden. Chris. 2007. Vinay Kumar Samuel: The Man and his Works. Transformation. 24. 3/4. 129–133. 43052704.
3. Book: Sugden, Chris. Seeking the Asian Face of Jesus: A Critical and Comparative Study of the Practice and Theology of Christian Social Witness in Indonesia and India Between 1974 and 1996 with Special Reference to the Work of Wayan Mastra in the Protestant Christian Church of Bali and of Vinay Samuel in the Church of South India. Regnum Books. 1997. 978-1-870345-26-2. Carlisle. 155–209.
4. Book: Yung, Hwa. https://books.google.com/books?id=hXh3iq94MWIC&pg=PA259. Christian Theology in Asia. Cambridge University Press. 2008. 978-1-139-47206-7. Sebastian C. H. Kim. Cambridge. 259–261. Mission and evangelism.