| Full Name |
Lalitha Jayachitra |
| Bio |
I teach New Testament at Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Madurai, INDIA. My doctoral dissertation is a postcolonial feminist interpretation of Wife- Husband Relationship in the Househeold Code in Ephesians 5:21-33 and am waiitng for defending it in Senate of Serampore University in this academic year. My areas of interest are feminism, Greco-Roman Imperialism and New Testament, postcolonial theories and theologies and postcolonial feminist hermeneutics. I have authored “Jesus and Ambedkar: Exploring Common Loci for dalit theology, Dalit Hermeneutics and Dalit Movements” in Dalit Theology in the Twenty-First Century. Discordant Voices, Discerning Pathways, edited by Sathianathan Clarke, Deenabandhu Manchala and Philip Vinod, Peacock (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010), “Rediscerning Interconnections in Feminist Thinking for a Relevant Social Appraisal of the Bible in a Postcolonial India”, in Christian Theologizing and Social Thinking in India: Discernment Interconnection Transition and New Direction, edited by Vincent Rajkumar (Bangalore: Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, 2010), 44-68. A Postcolonial Feminist Biblical Interpretation: Mary Magdalene and Canonization in Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXVIII, No.1 (June, 2006) and A Postclonial Exploration of Water in the Fourth Gospel in Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol.XXXVII, no.2 (Dec, 2005)among 18 articles published in various national and international journals and books. |
| Focus |
Theory and Theology |
| Category |
Poco Faculty |
| Keywords |
Postcolonialism , New Testament, postcolonial theories and theologies, postcolonial feminist hermeneutics |
| Geographic Location |
Asia-South |
Education
| Alma Mater(s) |
Serampore University , Kolkata, IndiaFedertaed Faculty for Research in Relision and Culture, Kottayam United Theological College, Bangalore Union Biblical Seminary, Pune. |
| Degree(s) |
D.Th. New Testament (Submitted doctoral dissertation entitled, “Wife- Husband Relationship in the Househeold Code in Ephesians 5:21-33” in March 2010 ); M.Th. New Testament (2001-2003); B.D. (1996-2000); and B.Sc. (1991-94) |
| Dissertation or Thesis Title |
“Wife- Husband Relationship in the Househeold Code in Ephesians 5:21-33” |
| Description |
It is a postcolonial feminist reading of the wife-husband paire in the Ephesian Haustafel. While Ephesian householdcodes attempt to modify Greco-Roman familial norms with Christian principles, fail to challenge the patriarchal gender norms and retain them as part of Christian teachings. This dissertation tries to expose the colonial and patriarchal notions embedded in the Ephesian hausatfel and challenge the traditional andro-centric interpretations. |
| Supervisor |
Rev. Dr. M.V. Abraham |
Additional Information
| Website |
http://www.facebook/Lalitha Jayachitra |
| Recent Publications |
1. Triple Colonization of Indian Bible Women in 19th century; Towards a Postcolonial Feminist Biblical Hermeneutic Relevant for a Postcolonial India, Journal of Postcolonial Theory and Theology (forthcoming) 2. Decolonizing Marital Gender Norms in Ephesian Haustafel, in an edited book by David Joy and Joseph Duggan (UK: Palgrave) (forthcoming) 3. Rediscerning Interconnections in Feminist Thinking for a Relevant Social Appraisal of the Bible in a Postcolonial India, in Christian Theologizing and Social Thinking in India: Discernment Interconnection Transition and New Direction, edited by Vincent Rajkumar (Bangalore: Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, 2010), 44-68. 4. Alternate Petrine Community as “A Third Space of Enunciation”: Decolonizing Imperial Agenda in 1Peter, in Bible and Hermeneutics, edited by C. I. David Joy (Tiruvalla: CSS, 2010), pp.54-67. 5. A Book Review Article of Kwok Pui-lan, editor, Hope Abundant: Third World and Indigenous Women’s Theology (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2010), in Journal of Postcolonial Theory and Theology (http://www.postcolonialjournal.com/bookreviews.html) (October 2010) 6. Jesus and Ambedkar: Exploring Common Loci for dalit theology, Dalit Hermeneutics and Dalit Movements in Dalit Theology in the Twenty-First Century. Discordant Voices, Discerning Pathways, edited by Sathianathan Clarke, Deenabandhu Manchala and Philip Vinod, Peacock (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010) 7. A Postcolonial Feminist Biblical Interpretation: Mary Magdalene and Canonization in Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXVIII, No.1 (June, 2006) 8. Author of 12 articles in Bible Bhashyam, a Malayalam Biblical Dictionary (Delhi: ISPCK, 2006) 9. Adam and Eve in Post-biblical Jewish Literature: A Search for background for Pauline Thought in Samskriti, March 2006. 10. A Postclonial Exploration of Water in the Fourth Gospel in Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol.XXXVII, no.2 (Dec, 2005) 11. Adam and Eve Re-Visited in Genesis 1-3 in Bible Bhashyam, XXXVI, no. 3 (Sep. 2005) 12. A Postclonial Exploration of Water in John’s Gospel in Waters of Life and Death: Ethical and Theological Responses to Contemporary Water Crises (Delhi: UELCI/ISPCK, 2005). Pp. 241-57 13. Moving to the Margins: Creating Communities of Peace for All, CTC Bulletin, Dec. 2005 14. Deconstructing Christ-Church Power Model:Enhancing the Dignity of dalit Women in India in CTC Bulletin, Vol. XX, no.3Dec. 2004, pp. 14-20 15. Is Virginity an Issue only for Women? In In God’s Image, (Asian Women’s Resource Centre Journal) Sept. 2004 16. Freedom of Female Sexuality, Sthree (NCCI Journal), Aug 2004, 20-21. 17. Liberating Christology from the Clutches of Indian Patriarchy ? in In God’s Image, (Asian Women’s Resource Centre Journal), Dec 2003 18. Marital Gender Norms: A Root of Domestic Violence? In God’s Image, (Asian Women’s Resource Centre Journal), March 2003. |
