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Geevarghese Mor Coorilose, Formerly Rev. George Mathew Nalunnakkal, is a Syriac Orthodox bishop, who is known for his books on Eco-theology. He is currently serving as the working president of Mor Adai Study Center, Moderator of Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of World Council of Churches, Metropolitan of Niranam Diocese, of Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church, and Chairman of Theeram, a children vocational training centers for children with Developmental Disablilities.

Contents 1 Early years 2 Parents 3 Theological Studies 4 India Center for Social Change 5 Mor Adai Study Center 6 Published Works

H.G Geevarghese Mor Koorilose, Formerly Fr. George Mathew Nalunnakal, is a renowned Eco-theologian who have wrote books like Green Liberation. He was born in Nalunnakkal, Kottayam, Kerala in the year 1965. He was brought up in the Syriac Orthodox faith since his childhood and was baptized at St. Adai’s Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, Nalunnakkal, his home parish. His early schooling was done at St. Adai’s Primary School, St. Elias Upper Primary School and Jerusalem Mount High School, Vakathanam, . He passed his SSLC exams with first class and joined the prestigious St. Berchman’s College, Changanacherry where he did his Pre-Degree and B.A. in English literature. Alongside his secular education, he also pursued his Sunday School education. He stood first in the 10th standard examinations in Kottayam diocese and secured the Michael Mor Dinatius memorial gold medal.

His parents, Mr. P.C. Mathew (Karippal Puthenpurayil, Rtd. Principal Sub Registrar, Kottayam) and Mrs. Marykutty Mathew (both 80 years old now) have been a major source of spiritual influence on him. His two brothers (Jacob Mathew, working in Intelligence Bueraeu, Mumbai and Jaison Mathew, a civil Engineer in Kuwait) and four sisters (Kunjumariamma Thomas, Omana Korah, Lovely George and Mini Joshua) have also been very supportive in his spiritual and theological upbringing. He is very much proud to belong to his home parish (St. Adais Jacobite Syrian Church, Nalunnakkal) which was blessed by the Apostolic visit of the Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, H.H.Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Prince Patriarch of Antioch and all the East.

After his graduation, he joined the reputed United Theological College, Bangalore for his theological studies. He completed his B.D in the year 1990 in first class and was appointed as Research Assistant in the department of Church and Society. By then Bishop, the late lamented Perumpallil Gheevarghese Mor Greegoriose thirumeni, granted him permission to accept the offer and he completed the research project in 1991, the year in which he joined the faculty of our theological seminary in Kerala (M.S.O.T.Seminary). It was during his tenure as Registrar at the Seminar, that our seminary was granted the B.D. affiliation from the Serampore University. In 1992, he was offered a scholarship to do his doctoral studies in England and he joined the [[University of Kent] at Canterbury, England to do his Ph.D in Ecotheology. He had the rare privilege to do his research under the illustrious Anglican Professor Dr. Robin Gill under whose proficient guidance he was able to complete his Ph.D in a record time of three years. On his completion of Ph.D, he rejoined our seminary in Kerala and resumed teaching.

He had the privilege of serving the Kerala Council of Churches as its Senior Faculty Member (1997-1998), the National Council of Churches in India as its Executive Secretary for Mission and Evangelism (1998-2001). At present, he also serve the World Council of Churches as moderator of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) and he is also a full member of the WCC’s reference group on Human Sexuality. He has attended several international consultations organized by the WCC, CCA, Pro-Oriente, WSCF, the Anglican Communion, the NCCI and other such ecumenical bodies. He has been a member of the Dialogue Commission of our Church. In all this, he has had the honor to represent our Church and he continue to do that with great sense of pride.

In the year 2001, he joined the teaching faculty of the prestigious United Theological College, Bangalore. He served the college as Associate Professor in the department of Theology and Ethics. He was the first member from the Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church to be on the faculty of this premier theological institution. He has also taught at other seminaries as visiting professor.

He was ordained a deacon in 2001 and a priest in 2002 by His Grace Thomas Mor Themotheose Metropolitan. After his ordination, he has served two parishes in Kerala and one parish in Bangalore as Assistant vicar. Currently he is serving the St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Church, Ithithanam, Kerala as its Vicar.

Currently, he is also serving India Center for Social Change, a charitable trust, working for the welfare of mentally challenged children in Kerala, as its Director. Under his leadership, this institution now has established seven vocational training centers under the name “Theeram” where about 130 boys and girls who are mentally challenged are undergoing training.

Currently, H.G is also serving as the working president, Mor Adai Study Center. He was the co-founder and the executive director since 2003 and when he was elevated as the metropolitan, he became the working president. Mor adai study center published 18 books including 2 of his works.

He has published several books and articles both in English and Malayalam. Following are some of the major ones:

Jeevante Akhosham (Bible Studies, edited in Malayalam), KCC/EDTP, Tiruvalla, 1998

New Beings and New Communities: Theological Reflections in a Postmodern Context, KCC/EDTP, Tiruvalla, 1998

Green Liberation: Towards an Integral Ecotheology, NCCI/ISPCK, Delhi, 1999

Quest for Justice: Perspectives o Mission and Unity (co-edited) NCCI/GURUKUL/ISPCK, Delhi, 2000

Re-routing Mission: Towards a People’s Concept of Mission, CCA/CSS, Tiruvalla, 2004. Kazhchapadukal (Perspecives, Essays in Malayalam), Mor Adai Study Center, Cheeranchira, 2002

Sathya Vishwasa Padanangal (Orthodox Studies, Essays on Orthodox faith in Malayalam), Co-Authored with V.Rev. Kuriakose Corepiscopa Moolayil, Mor Adai Study Center, Cheeranchira, 2003

HIV/AIDS: A Challenge to Theological Education, (co-edited), BTESSC/Sathri, Bangalore, 2004.