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	'''M. Thomas Thangaraj''' (born 1942) is an [[India]]n [[Theology\|theologian]] and psalmist. He is the former D.W. and Ruth Brooks Professor Emeritus of World Christianity of [[Candler School of Theology]] at [[Emory University]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)\|Georgia]]. Thangaraj is currently serving as a Visiting Professor of World Christianity at [[Boston University School of Theology]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://unitedriversidechurch.org/rev-dr-m-thomas-thangaraj-guest-speaker/\|title=Rev. Dr. M. Thomas Thangaraj, Guest Speaker – United Riverside Congregational Church of Lawrence, Massachusetts\|website=unitedriversidechurch.org\|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref>		'''M. Thomas Thangaraj''' (born 1942) is an [[India]]n [[Theology\|theologian]] and psalmist. He is the former D.W. and Ruth Brooks Professor Emeritus of World Christianity of [[Candler School of Theology]] at [[Emory University]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)\|Georgia]]. Thangaraj is currently serving as a Visiting Professor of World Christianity at [[Boston University School of Theology]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://unitedriversidechurch.org/rev-dr-m-thomas-thangaraj-guest-speaker/\|title=Rev. Dr. M. Thomas Thangaraj, Guest Speaker – United Riverside Congregational Church of Lawrence, Massachusetts\|website=unitedriversidechurch.org\|access-date=2019-11-30}}{{Dead link\|date=March 2023 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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'''M. Thomas Thangaraj''' (born 1942) is an [[India]]n [[Theology|theologian]] and psalmist. He is the former D.W. and Ruth Brooks Professor Emeritus of World Christianity of [[Candler School of Theology]] at [[Emory University]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Thangaraj is currently serving as a Visiting Professor of World Christianity at [[Boston University School of Theology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://unitedriversidechurch.org/rev-dr-m-thomas-thangaraj-guest-speaker/|title=Rev. Dr. M. Thomas Thangaraj, Guest Speaker – United Riverside Congregational Church of Lawrence, Massachusetts|website=unitedriversidechurch.org|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref>

==Biography==

Grew up in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], Thangaraj served as a pastor and a theology teacher in India before coming to Atlanta in 1988 to join the Candler School of Theology at Emory University as a visiting professor. He holds a BSc from St. John's College and a BD from [[Serampore College]]. He completed his master's in theology from United Theological College and earned a doctorate in theology from [[Harvard Divinity School]]. Retiring in 2008, Thangaraj held his professorship in "World Christianity" at Candler School of Theology for 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/2004/August/er%20august%202/8_2_04profile.html|title=ER Profile: Thomas Thangaraj|website=www.emory.edu|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref> He has worked extensively to promote interreligious dialogue both at national and international level. He has also written several books and hymns in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. The hymns are written for use in some of the churches of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hymnary.org/person/Thangaraj_MT|title=M. Thomas Thangaraj {{!}} Hymnary.org|website=hymnary.org|language=en|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref>

==Works==

* The Common Task: A Theology of Christian Mission (Abingdon Press, 1999)
* Relating to People of Other Religions: What Every Christian Needs to Know (Abingdon Press, 1997)
* The Crucified Guru: An Experiment in Cross-Cultural Christology (Abingdon Press, 1994)
* Preaching as Communication (1986)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://candler.emory.edu/faculty/emeriti-profiles/thangaraj-thomas.html Official web page at Emory University]

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