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Rev. Paul L. Varuvel |
| Title: |
Assistant Professor |
| Department: |
Moral Theology |
| Email: |
pvaruvel@cks.edu |
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| Earned Degrees |
M.A., Fordham University
Ph.L., Pontifical Urban University
S.T.L., Pontifical Urban University
S.T.D., Academia Alfonsiana, Pontifical Lateran University |
| Principal Fields of Interests |
Catholic Social Teaching
Fundamental Moral Theology
Missiology |
| Service Activities |
Speaker, Missionary Cooperative Plan
Ministerial Team Member, Tamil Catholic Association, New York/New Jersey
Ministerial Team Member, Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community, California |
| Professional Memberships |
Board Memberships
Editor, Marai Aruvi , a Tamil Theological Quarterly, 1982-1989
Book Reviews Editor, Vaiharai (“The Dawn”), a Theological Quarterly in English, 1996-1998
Editorial Board Member, Thozan , a Tamil monthly of pastoral catechetics, liturgy and bible, 1990-1998
Professional Society Memberships
Tamil Theological Association, 1985-1989
Indian Theological Association, 1990-1997
Association of Moral Theologians of India, 1992-1997
Catholic Theological Society of America, 2001-present |
| Books Authored |
Tamil
Redemptor Hominis (Encyclical of Pope John Paul II), Tamil translation and commentary, Tiruchirapalli, India: St. Paul’s Seminary Publications, 1981.
Laborem Exercens (Encyclical of Pope John Paul II), Tamil translation and commentary, Tiruchirapalli, India: St. Paul ’s Seminary Publications, 1983.
Familaris Consortio (Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II), Tamil translation and commentary, Tiruchirapalli, India: St. Paul ’s Seminary Publications, 1984.
Yaar Intha Yesu? (“The Jesus Story”), Dindigul, India : Vaigarai Publications, 1995.
Yesuvin Siluvai Pozhivu (“The Last Words of Jesus”), Nagercoil, India : Nanjil Publications, 1997
Porul Thedum Arul Vakku (“Biblical Hermeneutics”), Dindigul, India : Vaigarai Publications, 1997
Ulagai Urumattrum Thooya Aavi (“Spirit Renewer of the Earth”), Palayamkottai, India : Jubilee Publications, 1998
Yaaraith Thedugireergal? (“‘Whom Do You Seek?’ Jesus in the Gospels”), Dindigul, India : Vaigarai Publications, 2007
English
The Concept of the Liberation of Man according to Sri Aurobindo, Excerpts from doctoral dissertation, Academia Alfonsiana, Rome, 1997. |
| Articles Published |
Tamil
Over 70 articles and book reviews published since 1977 in journals and collections.
English
“Moving Toward the Council: From Silver Jubilee to Vatican II,” Called to Serve – A Profile of the Diocese of Kottar, Nagercoil, 1983, pp. 85-124.
“The Place and Role of the Church in India: Some Reflections,” Christianity in India: Its True Face, Thanjavur and New Delhi , 1981, pp. 94-103.
“Theological Reflections on Human Sexuality,” Proceedings of the First International Congress for the Family of Asia and Australia, Madras , 1983, pp. 217-230.
“Personal Values and Natural Law in Humanae Vitae,” Souvenir of Society for Family Integrity and Development, Madras , 1983, pp. 127-133.
“Changes and Developments in the Social Teaching of the Church Magisterium,” The Indian Church in the Struggle for a New Society, ed. by D.S. Amalorpavadass, NBCLC, Bangalore, 1981, pp. 806-826.
“Formation of Conscience as an Integral Part of Religious and Moral Education of College Youth,” Word and Worship XIII, 1 (January 1980), 8-18; Word and Worship XIII 2 (February 1980), 55-63.
“The Influence of the West on Sri Aurobindo’s Vision of the Future Evolution of Humanity,” Vaiharai (“The Dawn”) II, 4 (October 1997), 256-293.
“Yoga Mysticism and Jungian Psychology. I,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 63, 10 (October 1999), 716-732; “Yoga Mysticism and Jungian Psychology. II,” Vidyajyoti Journal of Theological Reflection 63, 12 (December 1999), 907-915.
Book Review: The Asian Synod: Texts and Commentaries, compiled and edited by Peter C. Phan, New Theological Review 17, 2 (May 2004), 93-95.
Over 20 book reviews published since 1979 in theological journals. |
| Publications Edited |
Paul Leon Varuvel and Cruz Hieronymus, eds., Sanga Yedugal (“Documents of Vatican II Council”), Tamil translation with summaries of post-conciliar documents, 3rd rev. edition, Tiruchirapalli, India: St. Paul’s Seminary Publications, 1987.
Paul Leon Varuvel, Cruz Hieronymus and Louis Anthuvan, eds., Sanga Yedugal (“Documents of Vatican II Council”), Tamil translation, 4th rev. edition, Tiruchirapalli, India: St. Paul’s Seminary Publications, 2001 |
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