Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

Dharmaram Vidya Kshethram
Pontifical Athenaeum
Motto	Isha Bhakti Paramjnanam
Motto in English	"Devotion to Lord is Supreme Wisdom"
Type	Pontifical Athenaeum
Established	1918 at Chethipuzha (106 years ago); 21 June 1957 relocated to Bangalore(67 years ago)
Affiliation	Roman Curia
Chancellor	Major Archbishop Mar Raphel Thattil
Vice-Chancellor	Very Rev. Dr. Thomas Chathamparampil CMI
Rector	Rev. Fr. Varghese Vithayathil CMI
Location	Bangalore, India; 12°56′10.8″N 77°36′10.5″E / 12.936333°N 77.602917°E
Campus	Urban
Website	dvk.in

Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy, Theology and Canon Law is an institution of higher learning established by the Syro-Malabar Catholic congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) and is located in Bengaluru, India.^[1] It is a Pontifical Athenaeum^[2] with degree-granting authority validated by the Vatican,^[3] empowered to grant degrees, including Licentiate and Doctorate in Philosophy and Theology.

History

Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram was established at Dharmaram College,^[4] the Central Study House of the CMI, an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831.^[5] The Study House which was founded in 1918 at Chethipuzha, Kerala was moved to Bangalore in 1957. On 8 December 1965, it became affiliated to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and was later given the charter to be recognised as a Pontifical Athenaeum, under the direction of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Vatican, and is empowered to award academic degrees up to PhD in Philosophy and Theology, and Licentiate in Philosophy, Theology, Canon Law, and Formative Spirituality and Counselling.^[6]

Faculties and Institutes

DVK has various specialist centres and institutes.

Faculties and Institutes

Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Philosophy
Institute of Oriental Canon Law
Institute of Formative Spirituality and Counselling

Constituent Centres

Centre for Biblical and Theological Studies (CBTS)
Centre for Dalit Solidarity (CDS)
Centre for Environmental Studes (CES)
Centre for Science and Religion
Centre for the Study and Research on Kuriakose Elias Chavara (CSRKEC)
Centre for the study of World Religions (CSWR)
Centre for Women Studies (CWS)
Dharmaram Academy of Distance Education (DADE)
Dharmaram Institute of Languages (DIL)
Placid Podipara Centre for Eastern and Indian Christian Studies (PPCEICS)
Atmodaya: Centre for Psycho-Spiritual Development
Jnanodaya
Center for Pastoral Leadership Studies

Extension Study Centres

Chavara Institute of Indian and Inter-Religious Studies (CIIS), Rome, Italy
Chavara International Centre for Indian and Interreligious Studies (CICIIS), Sacramento, California, USA

Affliated Institutes

Following Institutes are affliated to Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

Darsana Institute of Philosophy, Wardha
Samanvaya Theology College, Bhopal
Vidya Deep College, Bengaluru
Carmelaram Theology College, Bengaluru
De Paul Institute of Religion and Philosophy, Bengaluru
Pushpaasharam Institute of Philosophy, Mysore
MMI College of Theology, Chennai
Kripalaya Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Mysore
St Joseph's Institute of Philosophy, Mangalore
Sacred Heart Philosophy College, Aluva
Gyanadhara, Dominican Institute of Philosophy, Goa
De Mazenod Institute of Philosophy, Thiruvallur

Dharmaram Publications

Dharmaram Publications publishes books dealing with theological, scriptural and philosophical topics in Christian as well as non-Christian traditions. Dharmaram regularly publishes many academic journals including,

Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies
Asian Horizons: Dharmaram Journal of Theology
Vinayasadhana: Dharmaram Journal of Psych0-Spiritual Formation
Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law
Herald of the East: Dharmaram Journal of Chavara Studies

Faculty

Kurian Kachapally, Faculty of Philosophy.
William Sweet
Emmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi, Past Rector
Joseph Pathrapankal
Virginia Rajakumari, SAB
Mathew Chandrankunnel, Professor of Philosophy of Science
Saju Chackalackal, Professor of Philosophy
A. Mathias Mundadan, Past Rector
Thomas Aykara, Rector

Alumni

References

External links

[1] "Official Website of CMI". Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[2] Google Books website, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram: Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Theology, Bangalore: Handbook 1990-1991

[3] Centre for Biblical and Theological Studies website, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram: Faculty of Theology

[4] Dharmaram College website, DVK

[5] DVL official website, History

[6] DVK official website, retrieved 2024-03-05

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