Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Theology also known as DVK Pontifical Athenaeum is an institution of higher learning established by the Syro-Malabar Catholic congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) and is located in Bengaluru, India.[1] It is a Pontifical Athenaeum[2] with degree-granting authority validated by the Vatican,[3] empowered to grant degrees, including Licentiate and Doctorate in Philosophy and Theology.
History
Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram was established at Dharmaram College,[4] the Central Study House of the CMI, an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831.[5] The Study House which was founded in 1918 at Chethipuzha, Kerala was moved to Bangalore in 1957. On 8 December 1965, it became affiliated to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and was later given the charter to be recognised as a Pontifical Athenaeum, under the direction of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Vatican, and is empowered to award academic degrees up to PhD in Philosophy and Theology, and Licentiate in Philosophy, Theology, Canon Law, and Formative Spirituality and Counselling.[6]
Faculties and Institutes
DVK has various specialist centres and institutes.
Faculties and Institutes
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Philosophy
Institute of Oriental Canon Law
Institute of Formative Spirituality and Counselling
Constituent Centres
Centre for Biblical and Theological Studies (CBTS)
Centre for Dalit Solidarity (CDS)
Centre for Environmental Studes (CES)
Centre for Science and Religion
Centre for the Study and Research on Kuriakose Elias Chavara (CSRKEC)
Centre for the study of World Religions (CSWR)
Centre for Women Studies (CWS)
Dharmaram Academy of Distance Education (DADE)
Dharmaram Institute of Languages (DIL)
Placid Podipara Centre for Eastern and Indian Christian Studies (PPCEICS)
Atmodaya: Centre for Psycho-Spiritual Development
Jnanodaya
Centre for Pastoral Leadership Studies
Centre for the Study of Second Vatican Council
Extension Study Centres
Chavara Institute of Indian and Inter-Religious Studies (CIIS), Rome, Italy
Chavara International Centre for Indian and Interreligious Studies (CICIIS), Sacramento, California, USA
Affliated Institutes
Following Institutes are affliated to Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram
Darsana Institute of Philosophy, Wardha
Samanvaya Theology College, Bhopal
Vidya Deep College, Bengaluru
Carmelaram Theology College, Bengaluru
De Paul Institute of Religion and Philosophy, Bengaluru
Pushpaasharam Institute of Philosophy, Mysore
MMI College of Theology, Chennai
Kripalaya Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Mysore
St Joseph's Institute of Philosophy, Mangalore
Sacred Heart Philosophy College, Aluva
Gyanadhara, Dominican Institute of Philosophy, Goa
De Mazenod Institute of Philosophy, Thiruvallur
Dharmaram Publications
Dharmaram Publications publishes books dealing with theological, scriptural and philosophical topics in Christian as well as non-Christian traditions. Dharmaram regularly publishes many academic journals including,
Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies
Asian Horizons: Dharmaram Journal of Theology
Vinayasadhana: Dharmaram Journal of Psycho-Spiritual Formation
Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law
Herald of the East: Dharmaram Journal of Chavara Studies