DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1969

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title

1 James Edwin 9/66 Hist. of Christianity The Social Influence and Missionary
Impact Upon India of the Evangelical
Awakenings and “Revivals” of the 19th
Century.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1970

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 John Thompson 10/66 Hist. of Christianity An Interpretative History of the Methodist
Seamonds Church in the South India and Hyderabad
Conferences.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1972

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Jonathan H. 12/68 Religion The Religion of the Meiteis of Manipur: A
Thumra Study of the Impact of Hinduism with
Special Reference to the Chaitanya
Vaishnavism of the Meitei Culture.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1973

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1974

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Lenn Alton de 17/71 Religion The Three Signata in Buddhism-An
Selva Examination in the Context of the Human
Predicament with Special Reference to the
Christian Understanding of Man.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1975

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1976

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Manaputathu 21/74 New Testament St. Paul Understanding of His Apostleship
Varghese Abraham and its Authority.
2 Manthanathu John 22/74 New Testament Paul’s Understanding of His Mission.
Joseph
3 Harry Parkin 19/73 Christian Theology The Extent and Areas of Indian/Hindu
4 Metropolitan Mar 14/70 Hist. of Christianity The Chaldean Syrian Church in Trichur-
Aprem Study of the History and Faith and Worship
of the Chaldean Syrian Church in Trichur
Since AD 1814 to the Present Day.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1977

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Most Rev. Paulos 16/71 Christian Theology God-World-Man Relationship in Gregory
Mar Gregorios of Nyssa with Special Reference to Some
Contemporary Theological Problems.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1978

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 K.C. Abraham Interpreting Christian Social Ethics in

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 Modern India A Comparative Evaluation of
the Implications of the Theological
Writings of P. Chenchiah and M.M.
Thomas for Christian Social Ethics

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1979

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Rev. Anugraha 11/67 New Testament The Kerygma in Pauline Literature in
Behera Relation to the Gnostic Motif and its
Implication for the Church in India Today.
2 Dharam Vir Singh 15/71 Hist. of Christianity The Ecumenical Bearings in India in the
19th Century and their Impact on the World
Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1981

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Suppogu Joseph 23/74 New Testament Luke’s Adaptation of Traditional Material
to a Gentile Environment and the
Relevance of this i Presenting the Gospel to
the Situation.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1982

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Theodore R. 29/77 Hist. of Christianity Theology of Mission and the Methodist
Duraisamy Church in Singapore and Malayasia and its
Ministries.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1983

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 R. Paulraj 34/78 Christian Theology Salvation and Secular Humanists in India.
2 Godwin R. Singh 24/74 Religion Sikh Doctrine with Particular Reference to
the Concept of Gurprasad.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1985

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Charles W. 41/79 Hist. of Christianity Buddhism, Roman Catholicism and Dutch
Karunaratna Presbyterianism in Ceylon till A.D. 1796.
2 K.P. Aleaz 30/77 Religion Sankara and Indian Christian Theology: An
Investigation into the Possibility of Using
Sankara’s Advaita Vedanta for Developing
an Indian Christology.
3 Abraham Philip 28/77 Missiology The Recent Ecumenical Dialogue on the
Athyal Meaning of Evangelism and its Relevance
in the Contemporary Indian Situation.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1986

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Zaihmingthanga 38/79 New Testament Church in Luke-Acts.
2 Abraham Kuruvilla 47/81 Christian Ministry Impact of the Slum Culture on the
Development of the Slum Child.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1987

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 James Vijayakumar 52/82 Old Testament Law and Society in Deuteronomy 19-25

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2 R. Yesurathnam 32/78 Christian Theology
3 Jacob Kurien 45/80 Christian Theology
4 T.P. Abraham 37/78 Hist. of Christianity
An Examination of Swami
Abhiskitananda’s Dialogical Theology.
Nature and Distiny of man in Origen: An
Appraisal from a Sankrite Stand-Point.
Christian Unity Movements in India.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1988

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Hielke T. Wolters 51/82 Christian Theology Interpretation and Relation to Hindu
Scriptures
2 V. Devasahayam 64/84 Christian Theology The Role of the Bible in the Writings of
Pandipeddi Chenchiah: Its Authority.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1989

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1990

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 D. Arthur 43/80 Hist. of Christianity The Memoranda of 1919 and the National
Jeyakumar Movement with Special Reference to
Protestant Christians in Tamilnadu: 1919-
1939.
2 O.L. Snaitang 71/87 Hist. of Christianity Role of Christianity in Social Change
Among the Khasi and Jaintia Tribals of
Meghalaya from 1841 to the Present.
3 Israel 69/86 Religion Post-Vedic Development in the
Selvanayagam Understanding of Yajan (Sacrifice) and the
Response of the Bhagavad Gita-An Inquiry
into an Historical-Hermeneutical Process.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1991

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 F.J. Balasundaram 76/89 Hist. of Christianity The Ecumenical Association of Third
World Theologians and the Development of
the Christian Thought in Asia: A Historical
and Theological Interpretation.
2 C. V. Mathew 62/84 Religion A Historical Analysis of the Ideas and
Practices of “Missionary” Trends in
Hinduism with Special Reference to the
Modern Period and its Implications to
Christian Mission in India Today.
3 Arun I.S. Gopal 66/85 Christian Ministry A Critical Study of the Enculturation Model
of Christian Education and its Relevance to
Christian Education in India Today.
4 P.S. Daniel 60/84 Religion Hindu Response to Religious Pluralism
According to Representative thinkers
5 Ezamo Murry 70/87 Christian Ministry The Relationship between Religious Beliefs
and Neurosis among the Kyong Christians
of Nagaland

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1992

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 K.J. Gabriel 55/83 New Testament The Concept of the Glory of God in St.

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 Paul’s with Reference to 2 Cor. 3:18, 4:46.
2 Timotheas 53/83 Old Testament The Creation Narratives of the Santals and
Hembrom the Genesis Creation Narratives-A Probing
into their Theological Motifs
3 D. Jones 68/86 Old Testament The Relationship between Election and
Muthunayagom Israel’s Attitude towards the Nations in the
Book of Isaiah
4 M. Kipgen 40/79 Hist. of Christianity The Growth of Christianity in Mizoram
from 1894 to 1954 with Special Reference
to the Traditional Zo Culture.
5 T.I. Varghese 57/83 Hist. of Christianity The Malankara Church in the nineteenth
Century in Connection with the Church
Missionary Society and the West Syrian
Patriarchate and the Consequent Effects

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1993

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Leelamma Athyal 67/86 Christian Theology The Theological Significance of the
Concept of Partnership between Man and
Woman in the Context of the Struggle of
Women in India for Liberation with Special
Reference to the Writings of Lettys M.
Russel.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1994

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Jacob Thomas 75/89 Christian Theology Evangelical Social Thought, 1975-1990: A
Critical Ethical Analysis.
2 Roger Gaikwad 73/89 Religion Major Issues in a Dialogical-Pluralistic
Paradigm for Inter-Religious Relationships.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1995

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2 Varghese Mathai 81/91 New The Nature and Function of the Paraclete in the
Testament Farewell Discourse in John 13:17, 26: An
Enquiry.
3 Tekatemjen Ao 82/91 New The Poor and the Rich in the Parables of Luke’s
Testament Social Concern.
4 H. Vanlalauva 79/90 Christian An Appraisal of John Calvin’s Doctrine of God
Theology with Special Reference to the Indian Context.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1996

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 A. Wati Longchar 85/92 Christian Theology An Assessment of the Traditional Ao Naga
Worldview and its Contribution Towards a
Wholistic Christian Understanding of
Creation.
2 K.A. Abraham 86/92 Christian Theology A Re-Examination of the Lordship of Jesus
Christ- in the Search for a Contemporary
Christology in Asia.
R. Lianhnuni 80/91 Old Testament Legal Protection for the Poor in Ancient
Israel and its Significance for Mizo Society.

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DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1997
Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 D.A.M. Clement 78/90 Christian Theology A Critique or Ethical Models Involved in
the World Council of Churches Approach
to Poverty and Development Since the
Geneva Conference on Church and Society
(1966).
2 Issac V. Mathew 84/92 Christian Ministry A Study of Faith Healing Experience in
Relation to Mental Health Indices.
3 Daniel Prem Old Testament A Preferential Option for the Poor in
Kumar Prophetic Literature of Israel in the Socio-
Political Context of Eighth Century BCE.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1998

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 S.C. Paul Raj /93 Counselling A Study of Alcoholism in Relation to
Marital-Adjustment and its Implications for
Pastoral Care.
2 Hannibal R. Cabral 97/93 Christian Education A New Approach to Christian in a Multi-
Faith Context.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 1999

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Jose K.G. 112/94 Old Testament “The Identity” of “the Enemy” According
to Job 4-27.
2 Sam. P. Mathew 95/94 New Testament Temple-Criticism in St. Mark’s Gospel:
The Economic Role of the Jerusalem
Temple During the First Century C.E.
3 V.J. John 96/94 New Testament Nature in the Parables of Mark: An Enquiry
into the Use of Nature Images Chapter 4-
with Special Reference to their Significance
for the Ecological Concerns.
4 Evangeline 98/94 Christian Theology ‘God’ in the Light of Women’s Experience:
Rajkumar An Indian Perspective.
5 Vanlalchhuanawma /94 Hist. of Christianity Revival Movement and the Church in
Mizoram (1906-1949)
6 O. Thomas /94 Counselling The Church-A Therapeutic Community (An
Empirical Study on the Possibilities of the
Indian Orthodox Church in Helping to
Develop Coping Mechanisms for the
Faithful to Deal with Crises Situations.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2000

Sl.no Name Regina Branch Title
1 Baby Varghese 117/96 New Testament The Role of Women in the Portrayal of
Salvation in the Gospel of Luke.
2 Hans Ucko 123/95 Christian Theology A Proposal for a Critical Interaction on
Concepts Integral to the Jewish Tradition,
as Used in Jewish-Christian Dialogue, and
in Minjung and Dalit Theologies, with
Special Emphasis on the Concepts of
“People” and “People of God”
3 l. Moanaro Imchen 105/95 Hist. of Christianity The Influence of the Nineteenth Century

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 American Woman’s Movement on
American Baptist Women Missionaries
Working in North East India.
4 Sabu K. Kuriakose 106/95 Religion Brahmajijnasa in Sankara’s Advaita
Vedanta in Relation to the Eastern Christian
Theological Issue of ‘Knowing God’.
5 J. Siromony 119/96 Religion The Evolution of the Religious Thought of
Sree Narayana Guru and its Practical
Implications
6 N. Victor Luther 101/95 Old Testament The Impact of the United Monarchy on the
Paul Peasantry in Ancient Israel.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2001

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Sam Mark Harry 102/95 New Testament Galatians 1:11-2, 2:21: Paul’s
Understanding of the Gospel and its Impact
on the Relationship between Jewish and
Gentile Christians.
2 M. Deenabandhu 118/95 Christian Theology Re-visioning Ecclesia in the Light of the
Dalit Experience: An Attempt Towards an
Indian Ecclesiology with the Experience of
the Malas and Madigas in Dommeru and
Jonnada in Andhra Pradesh, as a Point of
Engagement.
3 J. David Rajebdran /93 Christian Theology Social Movements and the Reconstruction
of Life-World Chattisgarh Mukti Morcha:
Analytical Investigation and Theological
Inspiration.
4 Shimreingam 131/98 Christian Theology Theological Basis for Human Rights in the
Shimray Light of Human Rights Violations in
Nagaland.
5 Aphuno Chase-Roy 94/94 Hist. of Christianity The Impact of Christianity on the Status of
Angami Naga Women from 1878 to the
Present
6 T. Swami Raju 114/96 Religion A Study of Vira Cult in Folk Religion of
Guntur District: A Dalit Perspective
7 Akheto Sema 111/96 Christian Education A Study of Paulo Freire’s Educational
Thoughts in the Context of Nagaland.
8 K. David 110/95 Missiology Impact of Context on Missionary Paradigm:
Udaykumar Hermannsburg and Joint Synod of Ohio
Missions in South Andhra Lutheran Church
(1865-1945).

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2002

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1 J. Paramananda /91 Christian Ethics Contributions of Samuel Parmar and C.T.
Das Kurien to Christian Social Thought
2 Lima Jamir 104/95 New Testament The Concept of the Church in Matthew
3 Yiepetso Wezah 132/98 Christian Ethics Exploring the Relevance of Gandhi’s
Political Thought in Search for
Participatory Political Process in Nagaland:
Theological-Ethical Analysis
4 Rongsennangba 122/97 Christian Ethics The Impact of Modern Development
Process on the Ownership and Use of the

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 Land in Nagaland and its Implication for
Community Life: Theological-Ethical
Analysis
5 T. Vanlatlani 99/94 Religions A Study of Religious Identity Among the
Bru of Mizoram.
6 Abraham Philip 123/98 New Testament The Importance of the Christological
Confessions in the Fourth Gospel-A
Critique of Johannine Christology.
7 Santanu Kumar 110/96 Religions The Images of the “Dark Kali”-The
Patro Celebration of Womanhood in Kali
Tradition.
8 Sr. Pauline 133/98 Christian Theology A Feminist Theological Critique of the
Chakkalakal Existing and Emerging Leadership Patterns
in the Roman Catholic Church in India: In
Search of a Relevant Model.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2003

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Brightstar Jones 134/99 New Testament A Socio-Narrative Analysis of the
1 Syiemlieh Characters in the Lukan Infancy Narratives
(Luke 1:5-2:52)
2 Monikaraj Daniel 108/96 New Testament The Inheritors of the

According to Lucan Perspective

3 G. Sobhanam 116/96 Counselling Sacramentality of Marriage in Relation to
Marital Adjustment and its Implications for
Marital Counselling
4 Ivy Singh 146/99 Christian Theology Narmada Valley Struggles as Context for
the Emergence of an Indian Christian
Ecofeminist Theology: A New Theological
Agenda for the Church in India
5 S. Sobanaraj 125/98 New Testament Diversity in Paul’s Eschatology and its
Determinants. A Study of the Selected
Eschatological Themes in Paul’s Letters
6. M.T.Cherian 126/98 Religions A Study of Hindu Fundamentalism and its
Impact of Secularism in India from 1947-
1997
7 Shekhar Singh 115/96 Counselling A Study of Marital Adjustment and
Subjective Well-Being of Migrant Family
of Chhattisgarh: With a View to Provide
Appropriate Pastoral Counselling
8 Lalnghak Thuami 120/97 Christian Theology A Critique of C.S. Song’s Christology from
a Mizo Womanist Theological Perspective
9 Y. Moses 107/95 Christian Theology A Theological Critique of the Crises of
Secular State in India;.
10 V.V. Thomas 127/98 History Pentecostalism Among Dalits in Kerala
from 1909 to the Present.
11 S. Robertson 140/99 Religions

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2004

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Hemchochon 170/01 Religions A Historical-Phenomenological Study of
Chongloi Primal Kuki Religious Symbolism with
Special Reference to Indoi in the

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 Framework of Mircea Eliade’s
Interpretation of Religious Symbolism
2 Mathew C. 139/99 Christian Theology An Appraisal of the Concept of Community
Vargheese in the Writings of Leonardo Boff and Select
Indian Christian Theologians to Develop a
Theology of Community in the Indian
Context
3 Kavito Zhimo 160/01 Communication The Naga ‘Communal Labour Force’ as an
Alternative Model of Communication for
Participatory Development
4 Limatula 183/02 Christian Education Towards a Feminist Pedagogy for
Longkumer Theological Education with a Particular
Reference to Nagaland
5 W.S. Annie 145/99 Christian Theology A Theological Evaluation of Labour in an
Age of Globalization: A Third World
Perspective with Special Reference to
Women in India
6 Lalrinawmi Ralte 201/03 Christian Theology Contributions to the Ecofeminist Debate in
Theology from a Tribal Women’s
Perspective
7 M. Peter Singh 153/00 Communication The Challenges of Information Technology
and the Digital Divide in the Formulation of
a Cybertheology
8 J. Daniel Kirubaraj 152/00 Communication Communication for Community Action: An
Explorative Study of Communication in
Theological Education in South India.
9 V. Kanagu Nelson 155/00 Religions Religious Minorities in Post-Independent
India: Problems and Prospects in the
Context of the Current Debate on
Secularism with Special Reference to
Christian Minority.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2005

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Marina 167/01 Hist. of Christianity William Carey and the British East India
Ngursangzeli Company (1801-1830): Implications of
their Interaction for an Understanding of
Christian Mission in India Today
2 Koshy P. Varghese 163/01 New Testament The Composite Citation in the Matthean
Account of Jesus’ Baptism (Mt 3:17): A
Study in Matthean Christology
3 Johnson P.J. 137/99 Old Testament The Motif of the “Righteous Sufferer” in
the Psalms of Individual Lament.
4 P.P. Joy 169/01 Religions Sri Ramakrishna’s Approach to Religious
Pluralism and its Appropriation in the
Ramakrishna Mission

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2006

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Hukashe Zhimomi 198/03 Religion The Significance of Indian Philosophical
Approach to the Study of Religion with
Special Reference to the Contribution of S.
Radhakrishnan
2 Joe Joseph 157/00 Counselling Adolescents’ Perception of Family

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 Kuruvilla Environment in Relation to Academic
Achievement: A Study Among Plus Two
Students in Kottayam
3 L. Imsutoshi Jamir 193/03 Communication Interplay of Traditional tribal Culture and
Media Culture: Towards Evolving a New
Position in Tribal Cultural Studies Relevant
to tribal Christian Understanding of Culture
4 Chhakchhuak 175/02 Communication The Role of Intercultural Communication in
Lalhlira Christian Witness with special reference to
the Mizoram Presbyterian Church
5 R. Sashikaba 180/02 Religion A Phenomenological Study of Different
Manifestations of Supernatural Powers
Among the Nagas with Special Reference
to the Experiences, Beliefs and Practices of
the Ao Nagas
6 Samuel 181/02 Religion Panca Mahabhutas as a Spiritual resource
for an Ecological Balance: AN
Investigation of the Evolution of Meaning
in Select Texts of the Vedas and Vedanta
7 Ba Teiskhem L. 141/99 History Understanding and Approaches of Khasi
Nongbri Christians Towards their Traditional
Culture from 1869-1972: A Historical
Perspective
8 Hrangthan Chhungi 147/00 Old Testament Portrayals of Woman in the Book of
Proverbs: A Reading from the Perspective
of a Mizo Woman
9 Vanlaltlana 173/02 Christian Theology The Doctrine of Divine Grace and Human
Free Will in the thought of Augustine of
Hippo, with Special Reference to his Anti-
Pelagian Writings: An Appraisal of its
Relevance to the Mizo Christian
Understanding of Grace and Human Free
Will
10 Atola Longkumer /05 Religion Shamans, Tanela Akuter (Holy Spirit
People) and Naga Christianity: A Study of
Religio-Cultural Transition among the
Nagas
11 Vanlalnghaka 136/99 New Testament Pauline Concept of Soma in Relation to the
Salvific Work of Christ: A Study of Select
Texts from the Letters of Paul
12 D. Burnabas 144/99 Counselling Stress of Wife in Relation to Prolonged
Absence of husband
13 Ramsay 158/01 New Testament Theocentricity in Lukan Theology: An
Chhuanliana Exploration of the Portrayals of God in
Kawlni Luke-Acts
14 Ch. Pramoda Rao 142/99 Hist. of Christianity The Nature and Pattern of Religio-Cultural
Continuities and Changes in the Life of the
Christian Dalits in Telangana, 1884-1960

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2007

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1 Jacob Philip N. 161/01 Counselling The Effect of Communication Psycho
Educational Program (CPEP) on Marital
Satisfaction

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2 T. Mercy Rani 190/03 Christian Theology
3 Naveen Rao 188/03 Christian Theology
4 K.B. Georgekutty 182/02 Old Testament
5 Aswathy John 174/02 Christian Theology
6 S. Liangao Soto 164/01 Christian Theology
7 Fr. G. John 149/00 Christian Theology
8 Jacob Matthew
Towards Developing a theology of Holy
Spirit as Mother on the Basis of Saktism
and Indian Christian Interpretations of Sakti
The Process of the Formulation of the
Liberative Hebrew Scripture as a Paradigm
for the Formulation of a Scripture for the
Liberation of the Dalits
The History and Significance of Manual
Labour in the Hebrew Bible: A
Sociological Approach
S.K. George’s Theology of “Satyagraha as
Cross in Action” in Today’s Context
Shamanism in the Socio-Cultural Tradition
of the Nagas as a Resource for a Christian
Tribal Theology of Integral Humanhood
An Appraisal of St. Basil’s Concept of
Monasticism from an Indian Samnyasa
Perspective with Special Reference to
Ramakrishna Monasticism
Towards a Wider Community in India in
the Writings of P.D. Devanandan and M.M.
Thomas.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2008

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Prakash K. George 194/03 Old Testament The Worldview of the Yahweh Speeches in
the Book of Job.
2 Pray S. James 184/03 Old Testament Theology of Hope in Deutero-Isaiah: A
Vethamuthu Quest for a New Identity of the People of
God.
3 P. Rajendra Babu 176/02 Old Testament Exile and the Theology of Creation: A
Socio-Historical Study of Creation Motif in
Isaiah 40-55.
4 Praveen Paul 208/04 Old Testament The Ideation of Power in the Book of
Hosea with particular Reference to ahb. A
Post Colonial Reading.
5 Imnanungshi 159/01 New Testament Family and Marriage: Trajectories in
Pauline Thought.
6 Tlang Hming 162/01 Christian Theology Conception of Life in the Indigenous Mizo
Thanga Tradition and in the Writings of John
Calvin: A Quest for a Relevant Theology of
Life in the Mizo Christians Context.
7 Let Kho Thang 213/04 Religions Select Ecological Resources of the Kuki
Haolip Traditional Religion for a Viable Ecology
Today.
8 Bolinkar Sohklet 199/03 Religion A Phenomenological Study of the
Understanding of God as Emerging from
Selected Myths and Rituals of the
Traditional Religion of the Khasi Pnars.
9 I. Asongla Ponger 216/04 Christian Education Responding to the Challenges of Gender-
Based Violence Through Christian
Religious Education in Nagaland
10 D. John Jayaharan 143/99 Social Analysis Dalit Cultural Resources to Transform and
Restore Life after Violence.

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DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2009
Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 G. Jesudian 214/04 Old Testament Reading Selected Texts of Jeremiah from
Vijayasingh the Margin: A Quest for a Prophetic
Contextual Theology
2 John Philip A. 204/04 Christian Theology Mystery and Meaning in the Trinitarian
Understanding of Gregory of Nyssa for a
Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism
3 H.G. Mithra 226/05 Christian Education John Wesley’s Thoughts on Christian
Education: Its Relevance for Today.
4 R. Sahayadhas 185/03 Christian Theology Towards an Ecclesiology in the
Contemporary Indian Context of Hindu
Nationalism in Critical Interaction with
Martin Luther’s Ecclesiology
5 A. Temjen Jamir 212/04 Communication Fold Dance for the Promotion of
Ecumenism in Nagaland: A Study with
Special Reference to the Ao Nagas
6 D. John Winslow 135/99 Christian Theology A Theological Critique of the Patterns of
Leadership and Administration in the
Church of South India During the Past Fifty
Years

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2010

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Woba James 197/03 Hist. of Christianity The Role of the Senate of Serampore
College in Fostering Ecumenism in the
Context of Theological Education in India.
2 R. Edwin Jebaraj 165/01 New Testament Justice and Judgment in the Book of
Revelation.
3 Songram 302/06 Christian Theology Creating North East Indian Tribal
Basumatary Theologies as Resources to Counter Inter-
Ethnic Conflicts.
4 Lalrindiki Ralte 217/04 Social Analysis Women in Transition from Land Based to
Cash Based Economy; An Inter-Ethnic
Study in Mizoram.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2011

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Giri K. 309/06 Religions R.V. De Smet’s Interpretation of the
Method of Sanakara as Theological: A
Postcolonial Appraisal
2 Jayachitra L. 304/06 New Testament Wife-Husband relationship in the
Household Code in Ephesians 5:21-33
3 Hamries Rymbai 244/07 Religion The Major Challenges to the Religion of the
Hynniew-Trep People of Meghalaya
4 H. Lalrinthanga 232/07 Hist. of Christianity Church and State Relationship in the Mizo
Socio-Political Life from 1952-2006
5 C. Somu Ebenezer 191/03 Christian Theology Eschatology in Jurgen Moltmann and its
Ross Significance for a Theology for hope in
India
6 Vanlalchhawna 218/05 New Testament A Study of the Matthean Beatitudes (Matt
Khiangte 5:3-12) and its Implications for
Contemporary Christian Discipleship

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7 Lovely Awomi 196/03 Christian Theology A Womanist Theological Critique of the
James Naga Traditional Worldview
8 M. Thongkhosei 317/06 History A Study of the Ecumenical Movements in
Haokip North East India from a Historical
Perspective
9 Anuparthi John 300/06 Homiletics Analysis of Sermons Preached in the Rural
Prabhakar Dalit Telugu Baptist Congregations: A
Search for ‘A Dalit Homiletics’
10 Samuel George 301/06 Christian Theology The Significance of the Historical
Particularity of Jesus: A Response to the
Neo-Hindu View That Historicity of Jesus
is Irrelevant but His Teachings are
Important
11 Epratha Sarathy 186/03 Counselling Inferiority Complex Among the Employed
Dalits in Bangalore: Implications for
Pastoral Care
12 Pracey Varghese 138/01 Christian Theology A Critique of Man-Woman-Nature
Relationship in Selected Traditions of
Theology and Science as a Resource for
Constructing Ecofeminist Theology in India

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2012

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 A. Limasangla 201/04 Christian Ethics Towards an Alternative Ethical Paradigm of
Lemtur Human Rights Discourse from an Ao Naga
Tribal Feminist Perspective
2 Laila L. 212/04 Old Testament Qohelet’s Understanding of ‫(עמל‬Toil) and
Life
3 Bendangtemjen 251/08 Hist. of Christianity Challenges of the Church Union Movement
Before the Baptist Churches in North East
India
4 Easow Mathew 206/04 Hist. of Christianity The Shifts in the Perception and Praxis of
the Mission of the Mar Thoma Church in
Kerala in the Twentieth Century
5 W. Along Jamir 195/03 Old Testament A Socio-Narrative Analysis of the
Ancestral Conflict Narratives in Genesis
12-36: Its Significance for Doing a
theology of the Pentateuch
6 Vekutulu Lohe 146/07 Communication An Analysis of the Communication
Practices of the Chakhesang Baptist Church
in Nagaland: Exploring a Participatory
Communication Approach
7 Moanungsang 253/08 Religion Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga and its
Contemporary Relevance
8 Jacob Mathew 234/07 Christian Theology Towards a Wider Community in India in
the Writings of P.D. Devanandan and M.M.
Thomas
9 S. Akatoli Chishi 252/08 Religion Exploring Feminist Spirituality: A Critique
of the Contributions of Brahma Kumaris
World Spiritual University
10 John Alex 303/06 Christian Theology A Study of Holy Spirit in the Writings of
Pandipeddi Chenchiah and Samuel Rayan
and its Implications for Pentecostal
Pneumatology in India

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11 T.M. Emmanuel 318/06 Old Testament The Rise of David and Jeroboam: Re-
reading of the Deuteronomistic History
from a Sociological Perspective
12 R. Zolawma 222/05 Christian Theology Towards a Tribal Ecclesiology through a
Critical Synthesis of Select Early Christian
Traditions and Tribal Cultural Traditions of
Northeast India, Specially Mizoram
13 Sangtemkala 172/02 Christian Theology An Appraisal of Christological Concerns
and Methodologies of Rosemary Radford
Ruether, Jacquelyn Grant and Kwok Pui-
Lan in Relation to their Relevance to Doing
Christology in the Present-Day Context of
the Naga Christian Women
14 Margaret Kalaiselvi 290/09 Communication Maga Serials Viewing Habits of Women in
Madurai City-Christian Ethical Perspective
15 Fr. Thomas 178/02 Christian Theology Toward a Eucharistic Ecology: A
Yohannan Theological Critique of the Understanding
of the Human and Nature in the Writings of
Paulos Mar Gregorios
16 Vanguri Manikya 224/05 New Testament Unity and Diversity in the Acts of the
Rao Apostles: A Lukan Quest for a Central
Paradigm in Ecclesiology.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2013

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Walotemjen 242/07 History The Contribution of Traditional Ao-
Naga Religion to Conversion to
Christianity; A Socio-Historical
Investigation.
2 John Vijaya Raj R. 237/07 New Testament Subversion of Class Hierarchy in the
Gospel of Luke: A Study in Lucan
Theology
3 T.M. Jose 288/09 A Theological Exploration into the Issue of
Conversion Within the Context of Religious
Pluralism: A Pentecostal Perspective
4 Roji T.George 283/09 New Testament A Post Colonial reading of Paul’s Letter to
the Galatians: A New Search for His
Identity in the Epistle
5 Jayasree K.B. 284/09 New Testament Conflict Resolution and Kingdom Values:
A Study of Selected Parables in the Gospel
According to St. Luke (10:25-37; 12:13-21;
16:14-31; 18:9-140
6 Jerald Praveen 280/09 Old Testament Liberation of People and Land in the
Sabbath-Jubilee Law: A Socio-Ecological
Analysis of Leviticus 25
7 A.J. Johnkutty 223/05 Religions The Socio-Religious Contributions of Mata
Amritanandamayi
8 M. Justin Moses 291/09 Religion Mahatma Gandhi’s Integration of Religion
and Politics and its Relevance in the
Context of the Hindu Nationalism of Today
9 Asish Thomas 305/06 New Testament The Resurrection Narrative in John 20: A
Koshy Paradigm of the Johannine Community’s
Identity and Mission
10 John V. Mathew 293/09 Religion Medieval Hindu Bhakti as Interpreted by

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 the Benares Kabir Chaura Branch of the
Kabirpanth Community: A Subaltern
Response
11 Nelavala Gnana 215/04 Christian Theology A Feminist Hermeneutical Study of Dalit
Prasuna Women in South Andhra Lutheran Church
12 K. Dhanbir Rai 292/09 Religion The Religious, Social, Cultural and Political
Significance of Kumari Tradition Among
the Hindu Newars of Kathmandu, Nepal
13 I.P. Asheervadam 211/04 Hist. of Christianity The Dalits’ Search for Identity in the Post-
Independent Era- A Study of the Dalit
Christian Experience in the Prakasham
District of Andhra Pradesh
14 S. Samuel 264/08 Social Analysis Promised Land and Right to Subsistence:
Rajadurai The Disintegration of Peasantry and the
Neoliberal Policy on Food Security Based
on a Study in Tamilnadu
15 Sunny Pappan 225/05 Christian Ethics An Understanding of Wealth Among
Pentecostals in Kerala: Towards a Possible
Christian Ethical Paradigm
16 Sunni E. Mathew 241/07 Hist. of Christianity Writings of St. Ephrem in Understanding
the History of Fourth-Century Syriac
Christianity
17 Shiju Mathew 248/04 Old Testament A Postcolonial Womanist Reading of the
Israelite Law System with Special
Reference to the Covenant Code in
Pentateuch
18 Shanbha Hayong 285/09 Christian Theology The Challenges of Globalization to the
Economic Life of the Tribal People: A
Theological Response from the Khasi
Perspective
19 P.R. Hmuaka 306/06 New Testament The Role of the Law in the Fourth Gospel:
Jesus’ Revelation of God as the Fulfilment
of the Law
20 Hukato N. Shohe 311/06 Christian Theology An Attempt to Develop A Christology from
Sumi Naga Perspective
21 Jose L. 259/08 New Testament A Postcolonial Reading of the Acts of the
Apostles
22 A. Rayappan Isaac 231/07 Hist. of Christianity Gospel and Culture in the Tamil Speaking
Area s of South Travancore (1806-1908)
23 Atula Ao 229/07 Old Testament Towards a Renewed Understanding of
Health in Light of the Concept of Rapha,
Arukah, Shalom and Marpe with reference
to Select Passages in the Prophetic Oracles
of Hosea, Isaiah and Jeremiah
24 K.M. Mathew 219/05 New Testament The Apocalyptic Motif in the Death
Narrative of the Gospel According to
Matthew (Matt 27:45-56)
25 Biju S. Thankachan 308/06 Christian Theology Christology in the Context of Cultural
Nationalism in India with Special reference
to Sebastian Kappen
26 Kaholi Zhimomi 269/09 Hist. of Christianity Women During Armed Conflict: A
Historical Re-Reading of Indo-Naga
Struggle in Nagaland from the Feminist
Perspective.

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27 Sentiwate 254/08 Religion “Puti” (Traditional Wisdom) as an
Authoritative Core of Ao Christianity; An
Interpretation.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2014

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 C. Thankappan 265/08 Social Analysis ‘The Spring of the Waters of Life to the
thirsty Without Payment’ Water Crises
and Commodification of Water in the Age
of Globalization
2 Esmael Murmu 194/09 New Testament The Ecological Images of
Sayings in the Fourth Gospel with Special
Reference to the Santals
3 L.H. Rawsea 273/09 New Testament The Agrarian-Resistance Motifs in the
Parables of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark:
God and the Subalterns
4 L. Bimol Singh 267/08 History Christianity Among the Meiteis In
Manipur Valley: An Analysis of the
Causes for rejection
5 Paluri Wilson AA1619/10 Religion Ramanuja’s Contribution to a Liberative
Social Philosophy and its Contemporary
Relevance: With Reference to His Life
and Interpretation of Select Scriptural
Texts
6 James George 278/09 Counselling Coping Patterns of Adolescents of
Alcoholic Parents in Kerala: Implications
for Pastoral Counselling
7 D. Christudas AA1620/10 History An Unacknowledged Subaltern
Solidarity: A Re-reading of the History of
Lutherans in Kerala (1911-2011)
8 N.B. Gladstone History The Reformulations of the Concept of
Robert Mission of the Christian Conference of
Asia: A Historical Search
9 C.V. Varghese 290/09 History Religious Conversion and Indian
Constitutional Rights: A Historical
Analysis in the Light of the Opposition to
Christian Conversion in India
10 Tali Ao 209/04 New Testament Resurrection in St. John A Johannine
Quest for a Theology of Rebirth
11 H. Adlin Regina 227/05 Son Preference and the Declining Sex
Bai Ratio-Patriarchal Modernities Under Neo-
liberal Globalization
12 C. Vanlaldika 228/07 Old Testament Slave Laws in the Pentateuch from a
postcolonial Perspective

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2015

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Abraham Mathew AA3601 Counselling Caregiver Stress in Relation to Perceived
Quality of Family Environment Among
Caregivers of Frail Elderly Parents:
Implications for Pastoral counselling
2 J. Stanley Jones AA3607/11 New Testament The Healing Narratives as a Mode of
Resistance to Oppressive Institutions in the
World of Jesus Movement with Special

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 Reference to Mark’s Gospel
3 Jacob Mathew 234/07 Old Testament The Rhetorical Power of the First ‘Inner
Frame’ of the Book of Deuteronomy (Chs.
4-11)
4 A. Abeni Patton 261/08 Old Testament Leadership in Select Prophetic Literature
with Special reference to Eighth Century
BCE Prophets
5 Bhanu Samuel 271/09 Communication The Process of Hinduisation of Dalit
Religious Tradition: The Case of Kuravas’
Mlanada Tradition
6 A.J. Yesu 238/07 New Testament Roman Imperialism and Matthean
Inclusivism: Portrait of

(the Kingdom of Heaven) in the First

Gospel’s Non-Parabolic Passages
7 Gainiliu Kamei 266/08 New Testament The ‘Accused Woman’ in John 7:53-8:11:
A Postcolonial Womanist Reading
8 A. Israel David AA9693/10 Counselling An Appraisal of Maslowian Self-
actualization as a Process from Deficit to
Being Needs in Select Dalit Communities
9 George Philip AA3594/11 New Testament St. Paul’s Attitude regarding Participation
in Common Meals: A Study Based on
Selected Passages
10 R.D. Mawia Ralte AA3408/11 Religion Select Indian Gurus’ Interpretations of
Jesus Christ and its Significance in Inter-
Religious Relations
11 Gilbert Jose J 205/04 Christian A Study of God-World Relationship of
Theology Kanikkar Tribe in Puravimala
12 Sethe P.A. 297/09 Missiology Violence Against Christians in Odisha: A
Re-look on the Mission Perspective in
India
13 Christ Sumit AA1625/10 Christian Development and Ecological Crises: An
Abhay Theology Eco-Theological Response from the
Kerketta Perspective of Adivasis of Jharkhand
14 J. Gnanaseelan 316/06 Hist. of The Dalits of Tamil Evangelical Lutheran
Jacob Christianity Church of Tharangambadi (Tranquebar)
Sundarsingh Ecclesiastical District: A Subaltern
Reading of their Protest Movement and
Ministerial Contributions from 1919 to
2006
15 I. Sobana 247/08 Old Testament The Inheritance Law and Practice in the
Books of Numbers, Joshua and Judges and
its Implications on Daughters and Land
16 Bethel Krupa 315/06 Christian The Identity-Struggle of Dalit Christians in
Education CSI-Karimnagar Diocese, Andhra Pradesh
and its Significance for Christian Education
17 Mariyamma John 220/05 New Testament Johannine Approach to Mission with
Special Reference to Missiological
Significance in 3:1-21 and its Related
Passages (1:9-12,14,17; 12:46-48; 4:1-30;
10:7-18; 17:1-9; 20:30-31)
18 R. Lalthanmawia 274/09 New Testament An Understanding of Life ( )in John
Towards a Theology of Life in Mizo
Contexts

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19 T.B. Premjith 272/09 New Testament Is the Church in Matthew a Congregational
Kumar Movement? Implications for Contemporary
Ecclesiology
20 Joel Patrick 255/08 Communication The Functioning and Contribution of
Christian Association for Radio and Audio-
Visual Service (CARAVS) for the Church
Ministry in Jabalpur
21 Bendanglemla 250/08 Christian Universality and Uniqueness of Jesus
Longkumer Theology Christ in Select Ecumenical Discussions
Since 1989 to Suggest a Christological
Base for Tribal Christians in Northeast
India
22 S. Temjen Imchen 235/07 Old Testament A Narrative-Critical Analysis of the
Missiological theme in the Book of Jonah
23 Tekayaba 249/08 Old Testament Quest for Cosmic Order: A Study on the
Concept of Creation in the Book of
Proverbs
24 B. Sunil Vara 277/09 Christian Ethics ‘Identity Politics’ Espoused by Madiga
Kumar Reservation Porata Samithi and Mala
Maha Nadu in Andhra Pradesh: A
Theological-Ethical Foundation for
Reconciliatory Ecclesial Praxis

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2016

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Sajitha Varghese AA3593/11 New Testamnet Economic Status of Women in the Lucan
Writings: A Sociological Reading
2 Biju C. AA5090/12 New Testament Johannine Christology as an Intercultural
Christology: A Quest for Hermeneutics in
a Subaltern Indian Context
3 Varaprasad Gosala /10 Old Testament Resistance Motif in the ‘Confessions of
Jeremiah’ and its Contextual Significance
for Dalit Liberation
4 Joji Mathew AA3598/11 Christian Theology Reconstructing Christology in India on
the Paradigm of Relationality with
Special Reference to P. Chenshiah, Surjit
Singh and K.P. Eleaz
5 Hangpi Manlun 276/09 Communication The Socio-Cultural Impact of Television
Zou on the Church Members of
Churachandpur Town, Manipur:
Implication for Pastoral Leadership
6 Daniel Tikhir AA7647/13 Christian Theology Tribal Colonialism: Towards
Constructing Body Theology from Tikhir
Perspective
7 Kennedy Poumai 296/09 New Testament Revolutionary Motifs in the Miracle
Narratives of Luke’s Gospel: A
Postcolonial Reading
8 Rajeevan M.T. AA5507/12 Hist. of Contributions of Indian Christians to the
Christianity Nation-Building Through the Works of
Select Christian Bodies: A Historical
Analysis in the Light of the Hindutva
Challenges
9 A.C. Thomas 233/07 Old Testament Nature-Culture Relationship in the
Primeval Story of the Book of Genesis:

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10 I. Limatemsu Ao AA3611/11 New Testament The Fatherhood of God in Matthew:
Toward a Theology of God in the
Synoptic Gospels
11 K. Balakrishnan 230/07 New Testament Conflict and Egalitarianism in the Non-
Pauline Epistles: Towards a Theology of
Community in the Early Church
12 Gummalolla 275/09 New Testament Postcolonial Interpretation of Apocalyptic
Soleman Symbolism as a Mode of Resistance in
Revelation

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2017

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 P. Karunanidhi 270/09 Hist. of Interaction Between Christianity and
Christianity Hindu Religion and Society in Tirunelveli
1820-1924; A Re-reading of Protestant
Missionary Activities and their
Repercussions on the Local Hindu
Community from the Postcolonial
Perspective
2 Husazulu Chuzho AA3015/11 Old Testament Kingship in the Enthronement Psalms: A
Historical Literary Analysis of the
Kingship Metaphor and its Implications
for Israel’s Worship
3 Chubamongba Ao AA3013/11 Old Testament ‘In All the Work of Your Hand’ in
Deuteronomy: An Inquiry on Rhetoric of
Work
4 R. Vanlaltluanga AA3603/11 Counselling Quality of Life: A Study Among the
Victims of Armed Conflict in Mizoram
During 1966-1986, and its Implications
for Pastoral Care and Counselling
5 I. Lanusenla Ao AA3630/11 Communication Voice of Women as Powerful
Communication in the Decision Making
Bodies of the Ao Naga Tribal
Community
6 Viju Wilson AA5502/11 Christian Theology Upper Cloth Revolt in South Travancore:
A Theological Articulation from
Subaltern Perspective
7 P. Baby Rani AA3628/11 Women Studies A Feminist Reading of the Institution of
Marriage in Relation to Power and
Control System of Indian Society with
Reference to Women in Arcot Lutheran
Church
8 Imsu Longchar AA5505/12 Old Testament Identity Struggle of the People of Israel
as Alien in the Pentateuch: A North East
India Tribal Reading
9 Sangtinuk AA3592/11 Old Testament An Exploration into the Theological
Concept of Humility in the Narratives of
Exod. 1:1-15:21
10 J. Jebasingh 263/08 Old Testament Proverbs: Understanding Wisdom from
Below
11 D. Sam 313/06 New Testament The Motif of Kingship in Luke’s Gospel
Christophe and its Significance for a Reconstruction
r of Lukan Christology

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12 Nyimangyang AA3014/11 Old Testament An Account of the Daughters of
Chang Zelophehed in the Book of Numbers and
its Implication for Chang Naga Women.
13 Vijaya Kumary J. 314/06 Women Studies A Feminist Critique on Gender
Discrimination with Special Reference to
Female Sex Selective Abortion in
Bangalore.
14 Joel Joseph AA5091/12 Old Testament Politico-Economic and Socio-Religious
Factors Behind the Rebuilding of the
Second Temple During the Persian
Period: A Sociological and Postcolonial
Reading.
15 Temsuyanger Old Testament Re-Reading Micah from the Indigenous
Naga People’s Perspective: A Biblical
Hermeneutical Exploration in
Tribal/Indigenous Theology in India.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2018

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 H. Lalthlamuana AA9695/10 Counselling An Appraisal of the Bio-Psycho-Social
Spiritual Sequelae and Coping
Mechanism of Renal Transplant Patients:
Implications for Pastoral Care and
Counselling
2 Shanthi Sudha 239/07 New Testament Women in Dissent from the Traditions of
Monica the Mosaic Law: An Inquiry in the
Matthean Gospel
3 Raja Christi Bai AA1629/10 Christian Ministry The Psycho-Social Adjustment of
T.S Adolescents in Relation to the Perceived
Family Environment
4 T. Stephen New Testament The Conspicuous and Controversial
Selvinraj Entry of “Prostitutes and Tax Collectors”
into the Empire of God: A Sociological
Approach to the Select Texts from the
Synoptic Gospels
5 Boholi Z. Sema AA1630/10 Counselling Fidelity to Naga Culture Among Migrant
Naga Youth
6 Phanenmo Kath 1631/10 Counselling The Impact of Select Correlates on Naga
Family System: Implications for Family
Counselling Models
7 C. Alitemjen 257/08 Communication The Role of Print and New Media of
Longkumer Communication in the Development of
Naga Society
8 Akho AB2122/old History The Impact of Christianity in
289 Transforming the Chakhesang Nagas
9 Vijayan AA9658/14 Missiology Orlando E. Costa’s Interpretation of
Outside the Gate as a Postmodern
Missiological Paradigm in the Context of
India.
10 Tsuknungrenla AA3608/11 Counselling Co-Dependency of Women Living with
Alcoholic Husbands: Implications for
Pastoral Care and Counselling.
11 P.K. Reeja AA3631/11 Communication Media and Eco-Justice with Special
Reference to Koodankulam: Towards a

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 Green Communication Theology.
12 Prakash Abraham AA4189/12 Old Testament Role of Holiness Laws for teh Formation
Mathew and Legitimization of Collective Identity
in Leviticus 17-26.
13 Babu Emanuel 281/09 New Testament Forgiveness of Sins in the Gospel
According to St. Luke: A Sociological
Inquiry.
14 David Lalrina AA1442/14 Missiology A Critique of Donald McGavran’s
Missiology in the Light of Gret
Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) and its
Significance for Mizo Theology of
Mission.
15 Paolin Haokip AA9657/10 Christian Theology Demasculizing Christology: The Concept
of Tacha in Kuki Traditions as an
Alternative for Constructing Inclusive
Christology.
16 N. Subramani AA4188/12 Old Testament Imagery of Love as a Paradigm for
Covenantal Relationship in the Book of
Hosea: A Socio-Rhetorical Reading.
17 Vibeithonuo Mero AA5093/12 Counselling Family Caregivers Coping with
Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders in
Nagaland: The Role of Pastoral Care and
Counselling.
18 Saju Thomas AA5094/12 New Testament The Relationship between Judaism and
Christianity: An Exploration of Interfaith
Hermeneutics in the Epistle to the
Hebrews.
19 Rathna Kumar S. AA9651/14 Old Testament The Issue of Human Rights in the Eight
Century BCE of Ancient Israel: A
Prophetic Response from A Socio-
Historical Perspective.
20 L.V. Bipinlal AA6359/13 Counselling Self Esteem in Relation to Stress
Tolerance Among Wives of Alcoholics:
Implications for Pastoral Care and
Counselling.
21 S. David Joseph AA3568/11 Hist. of The Ecumenical Visions and
Raj Christianity Achievements of the NCCI.
22 Rampaukoping AA7322/13 New Testament The Spirit of Community Formation in
Michul Luke’s Gospel and Resistance Movement
Among Zeliangrong Nagas.
23 Keciziuying Slang AA9656/14 New Testament The Rich in Matthew: A Socio-
Economic Reading.
24 Supongmayang AA7323/13 New Testament The Apocalypse of John and its
Lkr. Subalterns: Implications for a
Postcolonial Tribal Context.
25 H.T. Donhring 1623/10 New Testament The Inter-Connection between Johannine
Anal Ethics and Johannine Christology.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2019

Sl.no Name Reg.no Branch Title
1 Charlie E. George AA1622/14 New Testament A Sociological Investigation into the Attitude
Towards Labour in the Pauline Corpus and its
Relevance to Independent India.

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2 Vihutoli X. Kinny AA9661/14 Religions Social Relevance of the Religious Thoughts
of Swami Vivekananda Today with Special
Reference to Practical Vedanta.
3 K. Tokivi AB1167/15 Religion Rethinking Contemporary Islam: A Critique
of the Ideology of Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (Isis).
4 Y. Tonchingsangla AA3529/15 Christian Ethics Towards a Tribal Reconciliatory Ethics: A
Chang Christian Ethical Response to Land Conflict
in the Context of Tuensang Nagaland.
5 Lalmuanpuii Hmar AB1172/15 New Testament Jesus’ Confrontation of the Empire in Mark
and its Significance for Contemporary Mizo
Society.
6 Z.K. Pahrii AA1633/10 Social Analysis Militarisation of Food Insecurity in Manipur
Towards Food Security Through Justice and
Peace.
7 Akani Kinimi 279/09 Old Testament A Sociological Analysis of the Prophetic
Ideology of Land in the Book of Jeremiah.
8 T. Nzanthung AA9636 Homiletics A Homiletical Study of the Psalm 104:
Ngullie Towards an Eco-Liberation Preaching from
the Lotha Naga Tribal Perspective.
9 Jeeva Kumar Ravela AA9647/14 Old Testament Justice of God in the Book of Job: A
Sociological Reading
10 Enolyn Lyngdoh AA9644/14 Old Testament The Significance of Torah in the Book of
Proverbs.
11 Lalramchhana AB1701/15 New Testament Nature Miracles in the Gospel of Matthew as
the Basis for Developing Cosmic Christology.
12 O. Densingh AA3570/11 Religions Debates on Secularism in the Post-
Independent India: An Appraisal from the
Perspective of Interfaith Relations.
13 Wilson Cherian AA9655/14 New Testament An Intertextual Analysis of Eschatology in
the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians and the
Second Epistle of Peter.
14 K.A. Ipe AA3599/11 Hist. of Role of Protestant Christianity in the
Christianity Empowerment of Dalits in Travancore from
1806 to 1956.
15 Prasanth M. Bansod AA1621/10 Communication Film as Channel of Prophetic Voice of the
Voiceless: Subaltern Reading of Select
Marathi Films with Reference to the Farmer’s
Suicide in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra.
16 Lima Longkumer 295/10 New Testament The Passion and Death of Jesus in the Gospel
of Mark: A Sociological Inquiry.
17 Jajo Somi AA9646/14 Christian Ethics Re-Imagining Ethical Face of the Church in
the Wake of Christian Fundamentalism: A
Case Study of Tangkhul Baptist Church.
18 P. Zubeno Kithan AA9650/14 Counselling Psychosocial Wellbeing of Divorced Women
in Select Districts in Nagaland: Challenges
for Pastoral Care and Counselling.
19 Yennamalla Jayaker AA9665/14 Hist. of Mennonite Brethren Mission and Social
Christianity Change in South Telangana from 1899-1958:
A Subaltern Reading.
20 Johnson Peter K. 256/08 Communication Communicative Function of Dalit Arts in
Kerala and its Implication for Dalit
Liberation.
21 H. Joseph AA9689/14 New Testament Socio-Economic Issues in the Parables of
Lalfakmawia Luke: A Mizo Reading.
22 Babu C. AA3488/15 Hist. of From Divergence Towards Cooperation:
Christianity Historical Shifts in Understanding of Mission
and Evangelism Among Evangelicals and
Ecumenicals (1961-2013).

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23 M. Zubenthung AA9649/14 Christian Ethics Colonization of the Commons: An Ethical
Humtsoe Inquiry into the Lotha Naga Struggle Against
the ONGC to Develop a Lotha Naga
Christiaqn Earth Ethics.
24 R. Nungshilepzuk 298/09 Old Testament The Poor and Sages in Wisdom Literature: A
Reading with Special Reference to the
Ambiguius of the Sages Towards the Poor.
25 Imsenperong AA7645/13 Christian Theology Theological Rationale of William Carey’s
Social Involvement and its Implication to
Evolve a Theology of Social Transformation
in Nagaland.
26 Renbi Rangthang AA3609/11 New Testament The Multiple Facets of Church-State
Relationship in Pauline Writings and their
Implications for an Ecclesiology in Naga
Context.
27 Tiameren Aier 289/09 Christian Theology Resurrection as a Theological Paradigm for a
Tribal Theology of Hope with Special
Reference to the Ao Naga Situation.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2020

1 Khrotsolo-u Teno AA9660 New Testament The Matthean Concept of 
(Forgiveness) from a Naga
Perspective: A Sociological Study.
2 Ebenezer AA5509 Religions Bharat Mata, a Hindutva Political
Shinekumar Symbol: Challenge for the Secular
Fabric of India.
3 Saju Joseph AA6364/13 Counselling Frustration Among Adolescents from
Low Income Families in Relation to
Perceived Parenting: Implications for
Pastoral Care and Counselling.
4 Ajungla Jamir AA3415 Christian Ethics Towards a “Chinky” Christian Ethics
of Diaspora Northeast Tribal Women
in India.
5 M. Maisuangdibou AA6361/13 Christian Theology An Interpretation of the Traditional
Myths of the Liangmai Community:
Towards a Liangmai Theological
Hermeneutics.
6 Satvasheela AB1169 Religions B.R. Ambedkar’s Ideology for Social
Pandhare Change and its Relevance in the
Present Hindutva Context of India.
7 Moalila AB1160/15 Christian Education An Exploration of Liberative
Education Processes in the Writings of
Bell Hooks and Mary Elizabeth
Moore and their Implications for
Developing a Transformative
Christian Education in Nagaland.
8 Saramma Thomas AA9654/14 Counselling Mental Health of Women Rape
Survivors in Three Select Districts of
Kerala with Regard to Revenge and
Forgiveness for Better Pastoral Care.
9 Rosy Zoramthangi AB4549/16 Old Testament Psycho-Social Interpretation of the
Psalms of Individual Lament.
10 N. Vivi Achumi AB2115/15 Christian Ministry Learner-Centred Approach to
(Edu.) Education and its Implications for
Theological Education in Nagaland.
11 C. Chemtingla AA55816 New Testament John the Baptist as Defender of the

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 Sangtam Sovereignty of the Judean Hill People
in the Gospel According to Luke.
12 Abraham Scaria P. AA1628/10 Counselling The Family Antecedents of
Compulsive Internet Use Among
Adolescents and Counselling
Intervention.
13 Vinod S. Sailus AB455316 Missiology Shared Sacred Places for Holistic
Mission: An Intercultural Analysis of
the Appropriation of Faiths in the
Selected Shrines in South India.
14 S. Ekonthung AA9652/14 Counselling Stress and Coping Patterns of Primary
Ezung Caregivers of Persons with
Disabilities in Nagaland: Implications
for Pastoral Ministry.
15 Chakme Marak AA9629/14 Hist. of Christianity The Impact of Christianity on the
Status of Women in Matrilineal Achik
Society from 20th Century to the
Present: An Analysis.
16 P.S. Loly AB1173/15 New Testament The Gospel of Matthew as
Instructions for a Peripheral
Community: A Tribal Reading.
17 K. Babu Jeyaraj AB 6741/17 Religion The Mother Goddess Adhiparasakti in
Male Form: A New Cult and its
Theological Challenges for Inter-Faith
Dialogue.
18 Feno M. Thomas AB4557/16 Missiology Hesychasm as a Mission Paradigm:
Exploring its Relevance for the
Ashram Movement of Malankara Mar
Thoma Syria Church.
19 S. John AB4546/16 Old Testament Re-Reading ‘Apocalyptic Symbolism’
as a Mode of Protest and Resistance
with Special Reference to the Book of
Daniel.
20 Menjiwapong AB117022/15 New Testament Environmental Dimension of
Eschatology: An Ecological Reading
of 2 Peter 3:1-13 and its Implications
for Creation Care Among the Nagas.
21 P.R. Selvaraj AA5504/12 Religion Pluralistic Inclusivism and its Practice
in the Writings of K.P. Aleaz: A
Critique.

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY 2021

1 Imnabenla Jamir AA4473/15 Christian Education Towards a Relevant Sexual Ethics for
India: Indian Churches Engagement
with Homophobia with Reference to
the Work of the National Council of
Churches in India
2 James Inaho Swu AB1700/15 Counselling Psychosocial Wellbeing of Women
Experiencing Domestic Violence in
Nagaland: Implications for Pastoral
Care and Counselling.
3 Toshitemjen AA3600/11 Hist. of Christianity A Historical Study of the Relationships
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with Reference to Nagaland.
4 Lalrokhuma Hmar AB4569/16 Hist. of Christianity Among the People of the Hills: A
Postcolonial Reading of Selected Zosap
Life-Writings in the History of
Christianity in Mizoram.
5 S.N. Among Jamir AA9653/14 Christian Theology Reimagining Ecclesia in the Context of
Homophobia: Towards a Relevant
Church.
6 F.H. Liansangzuala AB4563/16 Old Testament A Narrative-Critical Reading of the
Gideon Narrative (Judges 6-8).
7 Imochujang AB4550/16 Hist. of Christianity The Contested Hegemony: Revisiting
the Role of Protestant India Christians
towards Building and Educational
Discourse in the Nineteenth and
Twentieth Centuries India.
8 O. James Kithan AB6719/17 Christian Education Ethical Issues of End-of-Life Care in
India: Towards an Indigenous
Communitarian Health Care Ethics
with Special Reference to Lotha Naga
Community, Nagaland.
9 Shiluinla Jamir O. AB4556/16 Christian Education Towards a Christian Feminist Ethics
from the Borderland: Rare Bodies of
North East Indian Women as Text.
10 Tunchapbo AB1173/15 New Testament QUAEIA in Paul: A Sociological
Inquiry in the Context of Domestic
Helps in Naga Society.
11 Lalamwpuia AB6730/17 Old Testament Ethnic Identity of the Early Post Exilic
Hauhnar Israel in the Book of Ezra and
Nehemiah.
12 Lipoknenla AB4561/16 Communication Digital Games and Children’s Creative
Imagination: Formulating a Pedagogy
for the Churches in Nagaland.
13. I. Franklin AA5503/12 New Testament The Portrayal of the Salvific Mission of
Jesus in Selected Johannine Signs: A
Sociological Reading.
14 George Seb AA5248/15 Old Testament A Socio-Rhetorical Analysis of the
Portrayal of YHWH and His Acts in the
Exodus Plague Narrative with a Focus
on the Knowledge of YHWH.
15 Mathew K. AA3602/11 Counselling The Effect of Systemic Psycho-
Muthalaly Education Programme (SPEP) of
Marital Quality: Implication for
Pastoral Care and Counselling.
16 T. Samuel AA3610/11 Counselling Transition from Prison to Home-Life
Adjustment Patterns of Ex-Prisoners in
Tamilnadu: Implications for Pastoral
Care and Counselling.
17 N. Jeramiah AB6725/17 Counselling Elder Abuse among Christian in
Swamidason Victor Bangalore: Implications for Pastoral
Care and Counselling.
18 Mary Kath AB6715/17 Women Studies A Feminist Theological Reconstruction
of Hospitality with Reference to Tribal
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 India.
19 Eappen Varghese AA9662/14 Hist. of Christianity Transgressing the Boundaries: The
Malabar Marthoma Syrian Christian
Evangelistic Association and the
Indigenous Missionary Initiatives in
Colonial Travancore 1988-1947.
20 Ipetlung Lungalang AB4551/16 Christian Theology Towards a Theology of Human Rights
in the Context of Hindutva Politics in
Contemporary India in Critical
Conversation with Jurgen Moltmann.
21 Gifta Angline AB4551/16 The Status of Women in the Writings
Kumar and Teachings of Srila A.C.
Bhaktisedanta Swami Prabhupada as
Resource for Gender Equality in India
Today.

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