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The Rev. Dr. D. Arthur Jeyakumar was born on 15 March 1944 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. He had his education in Tiruchirapalli where he studied at St. Joseph's College and gained his B.A. (Economics) from Madras University (1963). Then he went through theological studies and obtained his Bachelor of Divinity (1966), Master of Theology (1973) and Doctor of Theology (1991) degrees from the Senate of Serampore College (University). Dr. Arthur Jeyakumar has written articles both in Tamil and English. He is an ordained presbyter of the Church of South India and is on the teaching faculty of the Tamilnadu Theological Seminary at Arasaradi, Madurai since 1975. He is a member of the Church History Association of India since 1973 and has served as its General Secretary (1982-88) and Vice-President (1988-93). He was Associate Director of the Ecumenical Christian Centre at Whitefield, Bangalore during his sabbatical in 1989. During 1997, he taught at the Candler School of Theology at Emory Univerysity, atlanta, Georgia, USA while being the International Church Person inResidence at the Mission REsource Centre under the General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church of USA. At present, he is serving as the Deputy Registrar of the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College.