D. W. Jesudoss (13 October 1939 – 10 April 2024) was the Principal during the years' 1985-1986 and 1988-1997 at Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, affiliated to the nation's firstUNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952 University, the Senate of Serampore College (University).

Studies Graduate Jesudoss graduated from the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Madras in 1965Reports 1964-1965: Report by the President of the Senate for the year 1965, (List of candidates who are qualified to receive the Degree and Diplomas in 1965 Examination: B.D. Degree) Serampore College, Serampore, 1965, p.13. earning a Bachelor of Divinity degree conferred by the Senate of Serampore College (University).

Postgraduate Jesudoss enrolled for a postgraduate degree at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1970-1971,K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997. Postgraduate course, p.107. affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran, studying together with R. Yesurathnam, where he obtained a Master of Theology and working out a dissertation entitled A study of Luther's concept of the bondage of the will and its relevance for the interpretation of man in India todayD. W. Jesudoss, A study of Luther's concept of the bondage of the will and its relevance for the interpretation of man in India today in Thesis Titles, Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bangalore, 1991 and later awarded a degree by the University under the Registrarship of Chetti Devasahayam.

Doctoral For further research studies, Jesudoss went to the University of Erlangen where he submitted a dissertation in 1986 entitled What is man?: theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for todayD. W. Jesudoss, What is man?: theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today. HathiTrust Catalogue.

Writings 1984, Das Menschenbild in der Bhagavadgita und der Bibel (in German),D. W. Jesudoss, Das Menschenbild in der Bhagavadgita und der Bibel in Indien wartet, Hildesheim, ELM, 1984, pp. 94-112. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990. 1985, Stärke und Nutzen der Kultur (in German),D. W. Jesudoss, Stärke und Nutzen der Kultur in Zeitschrift für Mission,(3):151-155, 1985. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990. 1986, What is man?: theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today,D. W. Jesudoss, What is man?: theological attempts and directions towards the formation of an Indian Christian anthropology for today, Gurukul, Chennai, 1986. 1987, Towards a bold theological vision: souvenir released on the occasion of the diamond jubilee celebrations,D. W. Jesudoss (Edited), Towards a bold theological vision: souvenir released on the occasion of the diamond jubilee celebrations, Gurukul, Chennai, 1987. 1987, Reflections on the Paper Presented by Dr. Daniel Chetti on ‘Luther’s Doctrine of the Church’,D. W. Jesudoss, Reflections on the Paper Presented by Dr. Daniel Chetti on ‘Luther’s Doctrine of the Church’, Gurukul Perspective, 28,16, abr. 1987. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990. 1988, Luther’s Concept of the Two Kingdoms,D. W. Jesudoss, Luther’s Concept of the Two Kingdoms, Gurukul Perspective, 29, llss., jan.-mar. 1988. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990. 1988, The Rise and Growth of Dalit Movement; an Offshoot or Solution to the Age-Old Caste Problem of India,D. W. Jesudoss, The Rise and Growth of Dalit Movement; an Offshoot or Solution to the Age-Old Caste Problem of India, in Mission — erfahren, gepredigt, reflektiert; Prof. Dr. Niels Peter Moritzen zum 60. Geburtstag, Erlangen, ELM, 1988, pp. 226—38. Cited in Estudos Teológicos, Volume 30, 1990. 1989, Violence, non-violence,D. W. Jesudoss, Violence, non-violence, Gurukul, Chennai, 1989 1989, The Concept of the Church. A Lutheran Perspective,D. W. Jesudoss, The Concept of the Church. A Lutheran Perspective in Jeevadhara, Volume 4, 1989, p.267. Cited by Senftleben Martin in Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in India, an unpublished Ph.D. dissertation submitted to Sri Venkateshwara University, 1992, p.237. 1990, Justificação pela Fé e Missão num Contexto Multirreligioso e Multicultural (in Portuguese)D. W. Jesudoss, Justificação pela Fé e Missão num Contexto Multirreligioso e Multicultural, 2008, The Present Scenario of Christians vis-a-vis People of Other Faiths in India,D. W. Jesudoss, The Present Scenario of Christians vis-a-vis People of Other Faiths in India in Andrea König (Edited), Christian Existence in a Predominantly Non-Christian Environment: The Situation, Initiative, and Perspectives for the Future, Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, 2008.

Career During his Career (1966-2024), he was Parish Priest of TELC Churches in Arulpuram , Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli and Spiritual Formator at Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Madurai and at Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute, Chennai .

Honours In 1999, Samuel W. Meshack, then a member of faculty at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai edited a festschrift in honour of Jesudoss marking the completion of his sixtieth year. The festschrift was entitled Building God's Kingdom on Earth, Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on His Shastiapthapoorthi.Samuel W. Meshack (Edited), Building God's Kingdom on Earth, Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on His Shastiapthapoorthi, Gurukul, Chennai, 1999.

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