Canon Emani Sambayya (1905–1972) was an Anglican Priest, who was born in Bodipalem in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.[2] He has been described as an "eloquent speaker and a gifted writer."[3]
Early life and education
Emani Sambayya was born in Bodipalem in Andhra Pradesh[2] on 25 July 1905.[1]
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 Throndike[5]
Contribution
Emani Sambayya first served as the Secretary of the Student Christian Movement and was based in Allahabad from 1935 to 1938.[1]
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.[6] 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 Communion[7] in 1948.
Theological education
From 1941 through 1968, Sambayya taught Theology at Bishop's College, Kolkata. He was first made a Lecturer in 1941[8] replacing Rev. John William Sadiq.[8] 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-Principal[9] in place of Canon Manuel.[8] From 1959 through 1968 he was Principal[8] of Bishop's College, Kolkata.
During the period at Bishop's College, Sambayya's articles began appearing in the Indian Journal of Theology.
^ abcdefghijkAlumni Directory 1836–1970, The Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, The Alumni Office, New York, 1970. p. 321. [1]
^ abCecil Hargreaves, Three Assignments in the Church, Indo-British Review, Indo-British Historical Society, Chennai, 1988. p.52. [2]
^ abCalcutta Municipal Gazette, Calcutta Municipal Corporation, Kolkata, 1972. p.125. [3]
^Geoffrey Rowell, Kenneth Stevenson (Eds.), Love's Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness, Oxford University Press, 2003. pp. 696–697. [4]
^Emani Sambayya, The Eucharistic doctrine of Richard Hooker and Herbert Throndike, New York, 1950. [5]
^Kevin Ward, A History of Global Anglicanism, Cambridge University Press, 2006.[6]
^Emani 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.[7]
^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. [9]
^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. [10]
