Revd. Valson Thampu is an India

India

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n educator, christian theologian, who is the present Principal of St Stephen's College

St. Stephen's College, Delhi

St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. Famous for its rich history and many traditions, St...

, University of Delhi

University of Delhi

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, Delhi

Delhi

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, since 2008. Prior to this he was a lecturer at the college and its officiating principal since May 2007.

He is an Ordained minister of Church of North India

Church of North India

The Church of North India , the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India, is a united church established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the main Protestant churches working in northern India...

 and a member of the National Minorities Commission and Delhi Minorities Commission.

Works

• Kristiya drishtanta: a Christian viewpoint. with Kathleen D. Nicholls, Christopher Raj. Publisher: TRACI (Theological Research and Communication Institute), 1989.
• AIDS, heresy and prophecy: what the virus says. Publisher TRACI, 1993.
• The Word and the World: a Biblical perspective on contemporary issues. Theological Research and Communication Institute, 1995.
• Cross-cultural issues in AIDS: an Afro-Asian advocacy. TRACI Publication, 1995.
• Rediscovering Mission: Towards a Non-western Missiological Paradigm. TRACI (Theological Research and Communication Institute), 1995.
• Be thou my vision: spiritual resources for the healing ministry. TRACI Publications, 1997. ISBN 8190085417.
• Religion and politics: minorities and the regeneration of the mainstream. Media House, 1999. ISBN 8174950567.
• Pilgrims to the light: encounters in a shared destiny. Har-Anand Publications, 2000. ISBN 8124106436. Ed. Excerpts
• Tongues of fire: Sermons for today. TRACI Pub., 2001. ISBN 8190085433.
• Harvest of Hate: Gujarat Under Siege, with Swami Agnivesh
  Swami Agnivesh
  Agnivesh is an Indian social worker, self-proclaimed Arya Samaj scholar, and a Hindu social activist. He is best known for his work against bonded labour through the Bonded Labour Liberation Front, which he founded in 1981...
  
  . Rupa & Co ,India. 2002. ISBN 8171678580.
• The Word and the World, TRACI Pub., 2003.
• Othappu: The Scent of the other side, OUP, 2009.
• The Dream and the Dragon, TRACI, 1994.

External links

• St. Stephen's College, Official Website