Dr.
Rini Ralte hails from Mizoram and she belongs to the
Presbyterian Church of India, Mizoram Synod. Dr. Ralte is an activist theologian who is deeply committed for the
cause of women. She is actively engaged in social, political and religious
issues particularly related to the poor and women. She states that "my
commitment to my work is beyond 24 hours" and she is ever
ready for any assistance in relation to the life of children and women. She is professor and chairperson of the Women's Studies Department in the United Theological College, Bangalore.
EARNED
THEOLOGICAL DEGREES
2004 Doctor
of Theology (D.Th) in the area of Theology from the Senate of Serampore College
(University). My Dissertation was on The
Contributions to the Ecofeminist Debate in Theology From A Tribal Woman’s
Perspective.
1993 Doctor
of Ministry (D.Min) from the Episcopal Divinity
School, Cambridge,
Boston, USA. Dissertation was on Crab Theology: A
Feminist Critique of Cultural Degradation and Empowerment of Mizo Women
1989 Master
of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) from the Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana,
USA. My Dissertation was on A Manual for
Discovering the History, Spirituality and Theology of Women as a Liberating
Force For Christian
Churches in Mizoram.
1985 Bachelor
of Theology (BD) from the United Theological College, Bangalore
1980 BA from Aizawl College,
Aizawl, Mizoram.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
B.D. level
Since 1995 June,
I taught 3 courses on Women’s Studies to the B.D. Level, such as
WS1 Introduction of Feminist Theology
WS2 Feminist Hermeneutics
WS3 Women in Religion and Society
M.Th level
WS2 Feminist
Methodology and Biblical Hermeneutics
WS4 Women
in Religious Traditions
WS5 Women
in Church’s History and Ministry (Senate)
WS7 Women in Contemporary Society: Patriarchies,
Caste and Class in Indian Society
WS8 Women,
Economy and Ecology: Poverty and Development
Thesis - I had
supervised 3 M.Th thesis.
EDITED
BOOKS
2004 Waging Peace: Building a World
in which Life Matters.
Festschrift to Honour Gabriele Dietrich, Ed. Lalrinawmi Ralte and
Stella Faria, New Delhi:
IWIT/ISPCK.
2002 Feminist Hermeneutics: On the
Occasion of Silver Jubilee of the
Ordination of Women in the Church of South India
(CSI), Ed.
Lalrinawmi Ralte and Evangeline Anderson Rajkumar,
New Delhi: IWIT/ISPCK.
1998 Women Re-Shaping Theology:
Introducing Women’s Studies in the
Theological Education in India,
Ed. Lalrinawmi Ralte, New Delhi:
UTC/ISPCK, 1998.
1998 Envisioning
a New Heaven and a New Earth, Ed. Lalrinawmi Ralte, et.al.,New Delhi: NCCI/AICCW,
1998.
PUBLISHED
ARTICLES
2008 “A
Feminist Critique of Land Holding Patterns in Mizoram,” in Theologizing Tribal
Heritage: A Critical Re-Look, Ed. Hrangthan Chhungi, CWM/ISET-ECC/PCI/ISPCK,
2008, 222-245.
2006 “Tribal Eco-Feminist
Spirituality” in Breaking Silence: Theology for
Asian Women, Ed. Chung Meehyun, New
Delhi: EATWOT/ISPCK,
2006.
2006 Contributions of Vandana Shiva
to Ecofeminism in India:
A Tribal
Woman’s Response, Bangalore
Theological Forum, Vol. XXXVIII,
No. 2, Dec. 2006.
2006 “The
Reign of God on Earth” at the All India Sunday School Association,
Hyderabad.
2005 “A Feminist Critique of
Language” at The God of All Grace: Essays in
Honour of Origen Vasantha Jathanna, Edited by Joseph George,
Bangalore: UTC/ATC.
2002 “Cultural Hermeneutics” in
Feminist Hermeneutics, Edited by
Lalrinawmi Ralte and Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar, New Delhi:
IWIT/ISPCK.
2002 “A Feminine Aspect of the Mizo
Traditional Religion” in Review of
Asian and Pacific Studies, No. 24, 2002,
pp. 117-126, (Tokyo).
2000 “Dance
Theology”, in In God’s Image, Vol. 19.4, 2000, Kualalumpur:
Asian Women Resource Centre,
p. 35-38
2000 “Handful of
Rice: Metaphor for Mizo Women’s Power” in In God’s
Image, Vol. 19.4, Kualalumpur: Asian
Women Resource Centre, 2000.
1999 “Patriarchy
and Christianity in the Mizo Church: A Feminist Perspectives” Bangalore
Theological Forum, Bangalore:
The United Theological College, Vol.
XXXI, No. 1, 1999, p. 117-133.
1998 “Women’s Studies at UTC: Our
Experience” in Women Re-Shaping
Theology, New Delhi: UTC/ISPCK.
1998 “Discipleship of Equals” in Envisioning
a New Heaven and a New Earth,
New Delhi: AICCW/NCCI.
1998 “Woman Oppressing Woman: Caste,
Class, Race and Sex” in Envisioning
a New Heaven and a New Earth, Ed. Lalrinawmi Ralte et.al., New Delhi:
AICCW/ISPCK.
1994 Critique of Patriarchal
Interpretation that reinforces the cultural
degradation of women, Bangalore Theological Forum.
Books
published in Mizo
1994 Mizo Nula Huaisen
Martarte (Mizo Young Women Martyrs), p. 119.
1997 Mi Hrat Khawkheng H.T.
Sangliana, Series No. 1, p. 74.
1998 Mi Hrat Khawkheng H.T.
Sangliana, Series No. 2, p. 69.
1999 Mi Hrat Khawkheng H.T.
Sangliana, Series No. 3, p. 64.
2001 Hmatiang Sawnin, p.
410.
2004 Bible Women-te
Nghilhlohnan (In Memory of Bible Women), p. 104.
2009 Upa
Chalhnuna: Mizo Nun leh Kohhran, 410
page.
2010 Kawl Eng (Festschrift
to honour R.L.Hnuni), 218 pages.
10. ECUMENICAL MEMBERSHIP
1) EATWOT (Ecumenical Association of Third
World Theologians)
2) CATS (Congress of Asian
Theologians)
3)
ATTWI (Association of Theologically Trained Women in India)
4) Member, Asian Movement of Christian Unity (AMCU III).
11. LOCAL AND SOCIAL / VOLUNTARY INVOLVEMENT
1985-87 General Secretary of Mizoram YWCA.
1990-92 Coordinator of Asian and Asian
American Women doing Theology and
Ministry (AAAWTM), in the United States.
1996- Secretary, WINA (Women’s
Institute for New Awakening), Bangalore.
1996- Coordinator,
UDAYAKIRAN, Women Theologizing Group of Bangalore.
1995- Coordinator, Women of the Seven
Sisters of Northeast India
2002- Coordinator, Indian Women in
Theology (IWIT)
2002-8 Editorial
Advisory Committee of “In God’s Image”
published by Asian Women Resource Centre, Malaysia.
Hobbies:
Hobby in Sports
- Badminton, Table tennis
She can be contaced by phone on 23537464/ Mob: 9449819757 and by e mail at riniralte2@gmail.com
Prepared by Raja Baktha Singh, BD III
