Muriel Spurgeon Carder

Life

Childhood and studies Muriel Spurgeon was born in Woodford Green, England to Elizabeth Frances (Keeley) Her father was born in India to the Reverend Robert Spurgeon. The ceremony took place on September 16 at the King Street Baptist Church in Cambridge, Ontario. She was also associated with the leprosy mission in India. Carder's work in the country mirrored the efforts of her paternal grandfather who also did missionary work in India. She returned to Canada and taught for a year at McMaster Divinity College from 1956 to 1957. From 1957 to 1958 she pursued postgraduate studies at Union Theological Seminary (New York), obtaining a Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) degree. During the academic year 1965–1966, she again taught New Testament and Greek

Retirement and chaplaincy Soon after Carder retired in 1976,

Publications Articles A Caesarean Text in the Catholic Epistles? New Testament Studies, 1970. The Biblical Concept of Sin in Translation. Indian Journal of Theology, 1971. Journey into understanding mentally retarded people's experiences around death. Journal of Pastoral Care, Volume 41, Number 1, 1987, pp. 18–31.

Translations When the Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary of the Bible Society of India began a Telugu New Testament translation, Carder served as a panel member on the Translations Committee The citation also noted that her ordained status was a contributing factor to the later ordination of women in the Church of South India.

Student's reminiscence Talathoti Punnaiah who studied a three-year theology course leading to Bachelor of Theology at the Andhra Christian Theological College, both at Rajahmundry and at Hyderabad from 1970 to 1973 recalls his association with Muriel Carder,