Rajula Annie Watson

For the American social worker, see Annie Clo Watson.

In this Indian name, the name Watson is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Annie.

Rajula Annie Watson (nee Thomas) is a Theologian^[3] who presently teaches^[4] at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, a Seminary established in 1965^[5] and affiliated to the nation's first^[6] University, the Senate of Serampore College. Annie has been a member of the Association of Theologically Trained Women of India since 1991^[1] as well as Associate Presbyter^[2] at CSI-Hebich Memorial Church, Mangalore.

Rajula Annie Watson (nee Thomas)
Born	Rajula Annie Thomas (1960-01-18)18 January 1960[1] India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Theologian
Parent(s)	Leelamma Thomas (Mother), Meporath Abraham Thomas (Father)[2]
Writings	See section
Congregations served	Church of South India Karnataka Southern Diocese
Title	The Reverend Doctor

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In 2008, the Evangelical Mission in Solidarity, Stuttgart featured Annie in their journal darum-journal under the caption Kampf gegen die Erdewarmung.^[7]

Studies

Annie studied bachelor's degree in theology at the United Theological College, Bangalore between 1987 and 1991^[8] where she obtained a Bachelor of Divinity^[9] (B. D.) awarded by the Senate of Serampore College (University) under the Registrarship of D. S. Satyaranjan. She later studied for a doctorate^[10] at the University of Regensburg at the Faculty of Philosophy obtaining a Doctorate of Philosophy (Dr. Phil.) where she was supervised by Prof. Hans Schwarz.^[11]

On publication of Watson's doctoral thesis, titled, Development and Justice: A Christian Understanding of Land Ethics it was simultaneously reviewed in the following journals,

• Missionalia (2005),^[12]
• Theologische Literaturzeitung (2004),^[13]
• Theologische Revue (2004),^[14]
• Revue théologique de Louvain (2004),^[15]

Writings

• 2004, Development and Justice: A Christian Understanding of Land Ethics,^[2]
• 2007, Overcoming Violence against Women,^[16]* 2007, Towards a Christian Land Ethic,^[17]
• 2010, Baptism, means of grace or means of conflicts? : the significance of baptism in today's religiously pluralistic society,^[18]
• 2010, Women and Mission in a pluralistic context^[19]
• 2011, Gender justice: towards full humanity of women and men^[20]
• 2014, Visibility of the invisible: Status and role of women in church mission and ministry^[21]

Academic offices
Preceded by -	Teacher, Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore	Succeeded by -