Siga Arles (12 November 1950 – 5 June 2015) was an Indian
missiologist and founder of the Centre for Contemporary Christianity (Bangalore, India).
Biography
Arles completed his BSc from
University of Mysore
The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission ...
, followed by an M.Div. and an MAR from
Asbury Theological Seminary
Asbury Theological Seminary is a Christian Wesleyan seminary in the historical Methodist tradition located in Wilmore, Kentucky. It is the largest seminary of the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. It is known for its advocacy of egalitarianism, giving ...
. In 1990, he completed a Ph.D. at the
University of Aberdeen
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at the
Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World
The Centre for the Study of World Christianity (CSWC) is a research centre based in New College, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. It was founded in the University of Aberdeen by Andrew F. Walls as the Centre for the Study ...
, where he co-studied with
G. D. V. Prasad, then pursuing doctoral studies in the same university in the discipline of
Old Testament.
In his academic career, he served as the vice-principal and head of the department of theology at
North India Institute of Post Graduate Theological Studies
North India Institute of Post Graduate Theological Studies (NIIPGTS) is an academic institution of higher learning promoted by the Bishop’s College, Calcutta and the Serampore College, Serampore comprising faculty from both the institutions aff ...
,
as theological secretary of Evangelical Fellowship of India, as dean of Consortium for Indian Missiological Education, and as founder and director of the Centre for Contemporary Christianity. From 2002 to 2008, he also served as co-editor of ''
Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology'', a journal of the
Asia Theological Association
Asia Theological Association (ATA) is a Christian organisation of seminaries in Asia. It is a member of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education. The headquarters is in Quezon City, Philippines.
History
ATA was formally esta ...
based in Singapore.
Arles died on June 5, 2015, of a heart attack.
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Centre for the Study of World Christianity
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North India Institute of Post Graduate Theological Studies
North India Institute of Post Graduate Theological Studies (NIIPGTS) is an academic institution of higher learning promoted by the Bishop’s College, Calcutta and the Serampore College, Serampore comprising faculty from both the institutions aff ...
1950 births
2015 deaths
Indian Christian theologians
Christian clergy from Karnataka
Kannada people
20th-century Protestant religious leaders
Senate of Serampore College (University) alumni
Academic staff of the Senate of Serampore College (University)
University of Mysore alumni
Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
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