Paul Ebenezar

Rev. Dr. P. Paul Ebenezar is an ordained presbyter, author, and academic faculty member specializing in missions, intercultural studies, and religious sociology. He has over 24 years of theological teaching experience across several Asian Theological Association (ATA) accredited institutions, including serving as the Doctoral Program Coordinator at Hindustan Bible Institute & College. He holds a Ph.D. bridging sociology and history from the University of Madras and has qualified for the University Grants Commission (UGC) – National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professor in Comparative Study of Religions.

Dr. Ebenezar has spent over two decades in active pastoral ministry within the Advent Christian Conference of India. His academic research focuses on urban missiology, historical mission movements in South India, and religious sociology, and positive psychology. He is the author of From Massachusetts to Madras: A History of American Advent Mission in India and has produced multiple educational history series for RightNow Media.

Education:

B.D. — Bharat Bible College, Hyderabad, India
M.Th. in Missiology — Hindustan Bible Institute & College, Chennai, India
M.Phil. in Sociology – Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India
Ph.D. in Sociology-History — University of Madras, Chennai, India
M.A. in Education – Alagrappa University, Tamil Nadu, India
M.A. in Philosophy, Culture, and Religion — Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
M.Sc. in Psychology — University of Madras, Chennai, India
M.S.W. (Medical and Psychiatry) — Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India

Publications:

Book – From Massachusetts to Madras: A History of American Advent Mission in India, 2019.
Journal Article – “Historiographic Approaches to South Indian Pentecostalism,” Pentecostalism as a Socio-Cultural Phenomenon, 2024.
Journal Article – “Health and Illness in Urban Context: A Polycentric Approach,” Kala, 2021.

Classes:

Understanding Buddhism
Understanding Hinduism