Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

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DVK Pontifical Athenaeum
MottoIsha Bhakti Paramjnanam
Motto in English
"Devotion to Lord is Supreme Wisdom"
Type Pontifical Athenaeum
Established1918 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″N77°36′10.5″E / 12.936333°N 77.602917°E / 12.936333; 77.602917
CampusUrban
Website dvk.in

Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Theology also known as DVK Pontifical Athenaeum 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.

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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

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
  • Centre for Pastoral Leadership Studies
  • Centre for the Study of Second Vatican Council

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,

Faculty

Alumni

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References

  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
  1. Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram official website
  2. Dharmaram Publications website
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