Born in Singapore, 'JT'( as his students call him, alias Sunnyachen) grew up in the Mar Thoma background.
Moving to Kerala, Punnavely, at a young age of 10, brought up by his maternal grandparents and uncle,
Dr. Thomas completed his entire education upto the Masters in Economics in Kerala. Drawn by the call of God,
he trained himself to be a theological educator-his passion of life is the challenge of mentoring young lives and
encouraging God's people. Ordained in the Madhya Kerala Diocese of the CSI(1982)Studied theology in
Serampore, Harvard and Oxford Universities and travels widely as an 'ecumenical evangelist' sharing in
non-episcopal and secular contexts.
He is married with three children-aged 23,20 and 14, the youngest a daughter. His wife, (Emily) of missionary
parents,is a theological graduate and serves at UBS.
Achen is currently a professor in Christian Social Ethics at the Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, Maharashtra,
North India
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