Speakers Profile
Dr. Varughese John
Principal,South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS)
Rev. Dr. Varughese John serves as the Principal of South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS). Varughese is an accomplished scholar with 2 post-docs. He is an associate with Oxford House Research and is a networking member of International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation [INFEMIT] and has served on the Lausanne Theology Working Group [TWG] and is currently part of its core group working on Integral Mission. He is also a contributor to the Lausanne–Orthodox Initiative.
In addition to the 2012 book, Truth and Subjectivity, Faith and History he has authored several articles in academic journals and edited volumes. His latest book titled, Indian Secularism and Religious Freedom: Mapping the Cross-pressures is published by Oxford University Press, Oxford. Varughese is an ordained minister of the St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India [STECI] pastoring the City Serve Fellowship in Bangalore. He is married to Mary, a psychotherapist, and they have 3 children.