Canon Emani Sambayya (1905–1972) was an Anglican Priest, who was born in Bodipalem in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.Cecil Hargreaves, Three Assignments in the Church, Indo-British Review, Indo-British Historical Society, Chennai, 1988. p.52. He has been described as an "eloquent speaker and a gifted writer."Calcutta Municipal Gazette, Calcutta Municipal Corporation, Kolkata, 1972. p.125.
Early life and education Emani Sambayya was born in Bodipalem in Andhra Pradesh on 25 July 1905.
Graduate studies In 1928, Emani began pursuing theological studies at the United Theological College, Bengaluru earning a graduate degree (BD) in 1932.
Post-graduate studies Sambayya also enrolled for a post-graduate degree in MA under the University of Calcutta in 1932 completing it by 1935.
In 1938, Sambayya went to the Westcott House, Cambridge,Geoffrey Rowell, Kenneth Stevenson (Eds.), Love's Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness, Oxford University Press, 2003. pp. 696–697. for a diploma course.
In 1949, Sambayya was sent to the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York for post-graduate studies in Moral Theology. In the continuing year, he was awarded an S.T.M. Sambayya's post-graduate dissertation was entitled The Eucharistic doctrine of Richard Hooker and Herbert ThrondikeEmani Sambayya, The Eucharistic doctrine of Richard Hooker and Herbert Throndike, New York, 1950.
Contribution Emani Sambayya first served as the Secretary of the Student Christian Movement and was based in Allahabad from 1935 to 1938.
In 1939, he was Deacon at Christ Church, Byculla. In the succeeding year, he was ordained as a Minister of the Anglican Church in India.
Anglicanism Emani Sambayya, although baptised into Methodism, chose to get ordained as an Anglican Priest.Kevin Ward, A History of Global Anglicanism, Cambridge University Press, 2006. In Anglicanism, he felt a sense of togetherness as it was a mix of Catholic and Reformed traditions. Kevin Ward in A History of Global Anglicanism mentions this particular aspect which Sambayya endorsed.
Inspired by Anglicanism, Sambayya wrote The Genius of the Anglican CommunionEmani Sambayya, The Genius of Anglican Communion in E. R. Morgan and Roger Lloyd (Eds.), The Mission of the Anglican Communion, London, SPCK and SPG, 1948. pp. 18–29. Cited by Kevin Ward, A History of Global Anglicanism, Cambridge University Press, 2006. in 1948.
Theological education From 1941 through 1968, Sambayya taught Theology at Bishop's College, Kolkata. He was first made a Lecturer in 1941 replacing Rev. John William Sadiq. In 1949, he was sent to the Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York for post-graduate studies in Moral Theology.
Immediately after his return from New York, Sambayya was made the Vice-PrincipalUnion Seminary Quarterly Review, Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York, 1949. p. 45. in place of Canon Manuel. From 1959 through 1968 he was Principal of Bishop's College, Kolkata.
During the period at Bishop's College, Sambayya's articles began appearing in the Indian Journal of Theology.
Articles Touching the Untouchables.Emani Sambayya, Touching the Untouchables, Indian Journal of Theology, 1956 (January to March), pp. 9–14. Cited in International Review of Mission, World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, International Missionary Council, 1956. p.370. The Christian Message and the Non-Christian Religions.Emani Sambayya, The Christian Message and the Non-Christian Religions, Indian Journal of Theology, Serampore, 1958 (January to March), pp.12–18. Cited by Joseph Houldsworth Oldham in International Review of Mission, World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, International Missionary Council. p.374.
Books The Eucharistic Doctrine of Richard Hooker and Herbert Throndike (1950). Faith and Conduct: An Introduction to Moral Theology, Christian Students Library, Chennai, 1965.
Senate of Serampore India's first University,Sankar Ray, The William Carey Library in Serampore, Business Line, The Hindu, Friday 11 April 2008. Internet, accessed 17 October 2008. the Senate of Serampore College (University) in West Bengal conferred upon Emani Sambayya an honorary doctorate in 1961Senate of Serampore College (University), List of the Recipients of the degree of Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa).
Emani Sambayya also served as the President of the Senate of Serampore College (University) in 1968.Senate of Serampore College (University), Presidents and Convenors of the Senate.
Retirement and death In 1972, the Calcutta Municipal Gazette reported that Sambayya died while living in his residence in Bengaluru.
See also Rev. Dr. B. V. Subbamma Rev. Yisu Das Tiwari Bishop N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel Rev. Fr. Dr. D. S. Amalorpavadass Bishop Victor Premasagar
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