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Lott was from England who learnt Telugu and Sanskrit languages and taught us the life of Christ and Hinduism very well. I used to ask him several questions in the class and he used to patiently give answers to me. During a year he was our Faculty Leader and took us all to
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Lott was ordained in 1962 in the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Dornakal during the Bishopric of P. Solomon, as a Presbyter of the Church of South India.
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The Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society designated Lott as a missionary to India and sent him in 1959 to minister in the Diocese of Dornakal of the
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In 1975, Lott again went on study leave to the University of Lancaster to pursue doctoral studies. His 1977 doctoral dissertation was entitled
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In 1985 the Indian Institute of World Culture, Bengaluru, invited Lott to deliver the Justice B. Vasudevamurthy Memorial Lecture.
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for preaching tour. He was a very good teacher and preacher. He was a melodious singer. He was an inspiration to all of us.
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While teaching at Rajahmundry, Lott took study leave for the academic year 1969–1970 and completed postgraduate studies (
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After theological studies at Richmond Methodist Theological College, he joined a graduate course in divinity at
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God and the Universe in the Vedāntic Theology of Rāmānuja: A Study in his Use of the Self-body Analogy
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God and the Universe in the Vedāntic Theology of Rāmānuja: A Study in his Use of the Self-body Analogy
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in Hyderabad. The book was also adopted in a Church setting by the United Church in Defence Colony in
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In 1998 and 2000 Lott delivered the Cambridge Teape Lectures in Cambridge and India respectively.
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To the things themselves: essays on the discourse and practice of the phenomenology of religion
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Resources for Preaching and Worship-Year C: Quotations, Meditations, Poetry, and Prayers
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Biblical Faith and Cultural Pluralism: An Integrative Interpretation of Primal Imagery
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Vision, Tradition & Interpretation: Theology, Religion & Religious Studies
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Vision, Tradition & Interpretation: Theology, Religion & Religious Studies
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With the 1964 merger of the College in Dornakal into the newly formed ecumenical
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Religious Faith, Human Identity: Dangerous Dynamics in Indian & Global Life
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Religious Faith, Human Identity: Dangerous Dynamics in Indian & Global Life
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Re-Visioning India's Religious Traditions – Essays in honour of Eric J. Lott
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Re-Visioning India's Religious Traditions – Essays in honour of Eric J. Lott
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My Memoir, Ministry and Message: 60 years Life Experiences 1950-2010
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Talathoti Punnaiah who studied a 3-year theology course leading to
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The God of All Grace, Essays in Honour of Origen Vasantha Jathanna
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Shepherd of a Pilgrim People, Essays in honour of J. W. Gladstone
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in England. His dissertation was later published under the title
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at the time while pursuing a second graduate degree in theology.
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Academic staff of the Senate of Serampore College (University)
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In 1996 David C. Scott and Israel Selvanayagam brought out a
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The Church on the Move: A Quest to Affirm the Biblical Faith
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Geoffrey Wainwright, Karen Beth Westerfield Tucker (2006).
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Worship in an Indian Context: Eight Intercultural Liturgies
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Faces of Vision: Images of Life and Faith (with Jyoti Sahi)
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Worship in an Indian Context: Eight Intercultural Liturgies
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and Religions to students pursuing L.Th., B.Th., and BD in
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Lott first taught at the Andhra Union Theological College,
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Christian tradition has much to learn from Hindu tradition
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published for the United Theological College and entitled
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The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India
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God and the Universe in the Vedāntic Theology of Rāmānuja
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List of publications on Sri Ramanuja and his philosophy
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Eric J. Lott, "On the Occurrence of White-naped Tit
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Association of Theologically Trained Women of India
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Of the Indian languages, he knew 1230:People from North Devon (district) 878:, Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, 1988. 14: 970:Indian Institute of World Culture 271:During Lott's teaching career in 1054:Christian inculturation in India 1036:. Oxford University Press, USA. 72:Richmond Adult Community College 1235:Alumni of King's College London 1210:Christian clergy from Karnataka 951:The Birds of the Cauvery Valley 765:, UTC / ISPCK, Bengaluru, 1996. 617:Gideon Sobhanam, Vinod Victor, 590:, UTC / ISPCK, Bengaluru, 1996. 468:The Birds of the Cauvery Valley 275:from 1962 to 1976, Lott taught 1245:20th-century Indian zoologists 1240:Alumni of Lancaster University 936:in Southern India", Forktail ( 283:, Rajahmundry, and Hyderabad. 1: 917:Eric J. Lott and Jyoti Sahi, 245:from 1962 to 1964 along with 138: 1205:Indian Christian theologians 938:Journal of Asian Ornithology 817:", archives of Ramanuja.org. 743:Hannah Ward, Jennifer Wild, 979:was established in 1945 in 956:Newsletter for Birdwatchers 251:Senate of Serampore College 1266: 1115:United Theological College 832:Vedāntic approaches to God 503:United Theological College 410:Vedāntic Approaches to God 378:Vedāntic approaches to God 332:United Theological College 1188: 1175: 1172: 1162: 1143: 1135: 1127: 1108: 1100: 1095: 774:Johanna Rose Ratnavathi, 173: 111: 1075:The International Eliade 1072:Bryan S. Rennie (2007). 1051:Paul M. Collins (2007). 975:30 October 2009 at the 731:Service for All Seasons 654:in H. S. Wilson (Ed.), 391:Service for All Seasons 367:University of Lancaster 344:Joshua Russell Chandran 292:Service for All Seasons 89:University of Lancaster 1110:Professor of Religions 1057:. 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North Devon
Guruji
Richmond Adult Community College
Richmond
King's College, London
University of Lancaster
Lancaster
M.Litt.
Methodist
See list
North Devon
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Sanskrit
Telugu
Kannada
King's College, London
Church of South India
Dornakal
Victor Premasagar
Senate of Serampore College
Andhra Christian Theological College
Rajahmundry
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
New Testament
Dornakal
Andhra Christian Theological College
Baptist
Lutheran

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