Rajula Annie Watson

Rajula Annie Watson (nee Thomas) is a Theologian who presently teaches at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, a Seminary established in 1965 and affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College. Annie has been a member of the Association of Theologically Trained Women of India since 1991 as well as Associate Presbyter at CSI-Hebich Memorial Church, Mangalore.
In 2008, the Evangelical Mission in Solidarity, Stuttgart featured Annie in their journal darum-journal under the caption Kampf gegen die Erdewarmung.

Studies

Annie studied bachelor's degree in theology at the United Theological College, Bangalore between 1987–1991 where she obtained a Bachelor of Divinity (B. D.) awarded by the Senate of Serampore College (University) under the Registrarship of D. S. Satyaranjan. She later studied for a doctorate at the University of Regensburg at the Faculty of Philosophy obtaining a Doctorate of Philosophy (Dr. Phil.) where she was supervised by Prof. Hans Schwarz.

On publication of Watson's doctoral thesis, titled, Development and Justice: A Christian Understanding of Land Ethics it was simultaneously reviewed in the following journals,

• Missionalia (2005),
• Theologische Literaturzeitung (2004),
• Theologische Revue (2004),
• Revue théologique de Louvain (2004),

• K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the college diploma course, p.75.
• K. C. Abraham, Foreword in Rajula Annie Watson, Development and Justice: A Christian Understanding of Land Ethics, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2004, p.xii. [1]
• University of Regensburg, Dissertationen für den Hochschulschriftentausch 2004. [2]
• Emil Schürer, Adolf von Harnack, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Volume 129, Issues 1–6, 2004, p.237. [3]
• Missionalia, Volume 33, p.199, 2005
• Emil Schürer, Adolf von Harnack, Theologische Literaturzeitung, Volume 129, Issues 1–6, p.237, 2004. [4]
• Theologische Revue, Volumes 100–101, p.44, 2004
• Revue théologique de Louvain, Volume 35, 2004, p.638

Writings

• 2004, Development and Justice: A Christian Understanding of Land Ethics,
• 2007, Overcoming Violence against Women,* 2007, Towards a Christian Land Ethic,
• 2010, Baptism, means of grace or means of conflicts? : the significance of baptism in today's religiously pluralistic society,
• 2010, Women and Mission in a pluralistic context
• 2011, Gender justice: towards full humanity of women and men
• 2014, Visibility of the invisible: Status and role of women in church mission and ministry