Anand S. Deshbhratar is a theologian, philosopher, educator, and researcher, serving as an Assistant Professor of Theology and Director of the ACG Centre for Pentecostal-Charismatic Studies at the Centre for Global Leadership Development in Bengaluru, India. With over 18 years of experience teaching in higher education, he has interests in Christian education, theology, philosophy, ethics, Pentecostal studies, and the dialogue between theology and science. He holds degrees in engineering, philosophy and religious studies, and theology and is pursuing a PhD (Philosophy and Religious Studies) at Alphacrucis University College, Australia. An ordained minister with the Assemblies of God in India, he seeks to bring academic inquiry and Christian faith into meaningful conversation.