Vinay Samuel

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

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

References

1. "Vinay Kumar SAMUEL personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
2. Sugden, Chris (2007). "Vinay Kumar Samuel: The Man and his Works". Transformation. 24 (3/4): 129–133. JSTOR 43052704.
3. Sugden, Chris (1997). 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. Carlisle: Regnum Books. pp. 155–209. ISBN 978-1-870345-26-2.
4. Yung, Hwa (2008). "Mission and evangelism". In Sebastian C. H. Kim (ed.). Christian Theology in Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 259–261. ISBN 978-1-139-47206-7.