St. Stephen's College is a religious foundation drawing inspiration from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It aims at helping its members realise spiritual and moral as well as intellectual and aesthetic values.

Founded on 1 February 1881, St. Stephen's is the oldest college in Delhi. It was first affliated to Calcutta University, and later to Punjab University. Finally with the establishment of Delhi University in 1922, it became one of its three original constituent colleges.

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Dr.Renish G.Abraham

Dr.Renish G.Abraham

Dr.Renish G.Abraham

Associate Professor

renishabraham@ststephens.edu
PhD
Biography

Fr Dr Renish Geevarghese Abraham is an Associate Professor at the Department of English, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India. He completed his masters and doctoral studies in English Literature from the University of Delhi and Masters in Divinity and Masters in Theology from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), New York.  He teaches undergraduate courses in Indian Classical Literature, European Classical Literature, 14 to 17 Century and 18 Century British Literature. He was awarded Westcott-Teape Lectureship in 2017 and delivered three lectures at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge on the topic “Negotiating Hinduism and Christianity in Kerala.” He has also been awarded visiting lectureships at Soka and Keio Universities, Tokyo, Japan. He has published reviews and articles in various journals and books and delivered lectures at various national and international conferences. He has held various administrative responsibilities in St. Stephen’s including Bursar, Associate Dean of Residence, Head of the Department of English, and Coordinator, Centre for Languages.

Research Interests
His academic research interests are in the history of Christianity in the East, missionary literature, and orientalist discourse.
Qualifications
  • Ph.D. — University of Delhi