Antony Theodore

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Antony Theodore (born 1954) is a bilingual German poet, pastor and educator who writes in both English and German. [1] He writes mostly on spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ and underlying unity of all world religions. [2] [3] His spiritual poems are read as sermons at United Church of Christ. [4] He has also written spiritual biography of the American mystic Thomas Merton. [5] More than 5000 of his poems have been posted on various poetry websites like Poem Hunter, where he is consistently ranked among top world poets. [6]

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Life and works

Antony Theodore was born on November 9, 1954, as John Antony Theodore Vazhakuttathil in Alleppey district of Kerala, India. [7] After early demise of his foster mother Genova Maa, Antony migrated to Germany. He studied at Fordham University in New York City and Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He obtained two bachelor's degrees and also two doctorate degrees in English literature and philosophy of world religions. [8] In 1986 when Antony was travelling from Mumbai to Frankfurt the Pan Am 73 flight carrying him got hijacked at Karachi airport. [9] In the 16 hour siege 22 of the 400 passengers were killed. [10] [11] Antony miraculously escaped with four gunshot wounds. [12] After this traumatic experience Antony devoted his life to education and social service. He was ordained a pastor and worked as a chaplain in St Martin, Munich. [13] He has lived and worked most of his life in Dortmund in Germany [14] although he has retained his association with Diocese of Alleppey. [15] He often conducts charitable fund raising activities for health and social work. [16]

Poetry and spiritual literature

More than 5000 of Antony's poems have been published on poetry websites like Poet Freak, Poem Hunter, Starlite Cafe, Micropoet and Poet's Garden etc. Besides the teachings of Christ, he has also written extensively on the universal truths expressed in the holy books of other world religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Confucianism and Zoroastrianism etc. [17] His poem anti-abortion poem "I am Your Baby, Mother" has been translated into more than twenty languages including French, Italian, Russian, Greek, Arabic and Hindi. [18] His poetic works on comparative world religions titled Psalms of Love [19] and Jesus Christ in Love [20] have been edited and commented by the Indian poet Dr Tapan Kumar Pradhan.

Bibliography

Books in English

Books in German

Chapters in books

Journal articles

See also

Notes

  1. "Pastor Antony Theodore liest aus seinem vierten Buch" (in German). Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. "Creation and Criticism – Poems of Antony Theodore" . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. Mangattu, M. Pain Pleasure and Paradox in Poetry. pp. 20–21. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. "Virtual Liturgy – Poem "Crying out in Wilderness" by Antony Theodore" (PDF). Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. Theodore, Antony (January 1, 1993). Thomas Merton's Mystical Quest for Union with God. pp. 88–92. OCLC   30320691 . Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. "Top 500 World Poets". Poem Hunter. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  7. "Antony Theodore - Author Information". Ventura Verlag. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  8. "Antony Theodore - Life & Works".
  9. Mohan, Megha (March 31, 2016). "Inside a Hijacking – Inside Story of Pan Am 73". BBC. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  10. "Hijacking of Pan Am Flight #73". United States Department of Justice. 19 February 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  11. Hussain, Zahid (September 30, 1986). "Pan Am Hijack in Karachi". India Today. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  12. "Hijacking of Pan Am Airlines - Case Details & Court Order" . Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  13. "Pastor Antony - Uberschrift" (in German). Ventura Verlag. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  14. "Pastoral Team Dortmund – Dr Antony Theodore Vazhakuttathil". Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  15. "Diocese of Alleppey – Rev. Fr. Antony Theodore, PhD" . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  16. "Help Combat Covid-19 – Antony Theodore & Friends" . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  17. Theodore, Antony (December 2019). Book "Jesus Christ in Love". pp. 245–251. ISBN   9788194283539 . Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  18. "I Am Your Baby Mum by Antony Theodore". Poem Hunter. 26 August 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  19. Theodore, Antony; Pradhan, Dr Tapan Kumar (25 March 2021). Psalms of Love. ISBN   9788195254613 . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  20. Theodore, Antony (1 December 2019). Jesus Christ in Love. ISBN   9788194283539 . Retrieved January 6, 2022.

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