Notes on Contributors
Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh
(Ph.D.) is an associate professor and the Rector of Perez University College, Ghana and adjunct faculty at Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Ghana, and a research associate, Department of New Testament and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. His research interests include New Testament studies, wealth and poverty in the Gospel of Lukan, Pentecostalism/Charismatic studies, and Christian prophetism. He is the chairman of the West Africa Association of Theological Institutions (WAATI). He is the Vice General Secretary of the Institute for Biblical Scholarship in Africa (IBSA), and a member of the prestigious Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS).
J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
(Ph.D.) is a professor of Contemporary African Christianity and Pentecostal/Charismatic Theology at the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Ghana. He is currently the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana. He is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Knut Holter
(Ph.D.) teaches in the Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Bergen and Oslo (Norway), and he is also an Extra-ordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University (South Africa). He holds a doctorate in Old Testament exegesis from the University of Oslo (1993) but for the last 25 years, his main research and publishing focus has been on African interpretive strategies vis-à-vis the Bible, cf. SIMBA: Site of Innovation and Method on Bible and Africa, https://simb.africa.
‘Femi Adedeji
(Ph.D.) is a professor of music at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria; and the President of Joseph Ayo Babalola School of Prophets, Christian Ministry, and Entrepreneurship, Erio Ekiti, Nigeria, where he teaches and researches Christian prophetology. He holds B.Th and M.A. (New Testament) degrees in addition to his music qualifications. He has published extensively on Christian music and he is the author of the book: Prophetic Ministry in Christ Apostolic Church: The Odyssey of Prophet Fesojaye Adedeji, an unsung Hero, and an unpublished public lecture titled “Is the Prophetic Ministry still Relevant in this Age?”
Janet Omotola Adeyanju
(Ph.D.) is a lecturer at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in Pastoral Care and Counselling from the institution and another PhD in Educational Management from Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Ezekiel Adewale Ajibade
is an associate professor of Christian Preaching and the President of African Homiletics Society. He is also a Fellow of the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching, Memphis, Tennessee, USA and a Visiting Scholar at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He is the Regional Director for the International Orality Network, Africa. He has published several books and academic journals among which is Expository Preaching in Africa: Engaging Orality for Effective Proclamation. He currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria, where he is the Rector of the Baptist College of Theology. He is happily married to Olajoke Seye, and the marriage is blessed with Sharon, Victor, and other sons and daughters in the Lord.
Emmanuel Kojo Ennin Antwi
(Ph.D.) is an associate professor at the Department of Religion and Human Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi- Ghana. He holds a BA in Sociology and the Study of Religions from the University of Ghana, PGDE from the University of Cape Coast, a Licentiate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome, a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (Old Testament Literature and Exegesis) from the Albert-Ludwig’s University, Freiburg, Germany and a Certificate in Theology and Religious Studies from the International Graduate Academy, Freiburg. His research area is Bible and Society with focus on Bible and African Life and Thought.
Eric Mawuko Kallai
is the IT/Data Entry officer for the School of Theology, Mission and Leadership at Pentecost University, Accra-Ghana. He is currently pursuing an MPhil programme (Theology) at Pentecost University. He is a lay minister and serves as an associate at Living Waters Baptist Church.
Eric Manu
is a lecturer and a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He holds a Master’s degree (MPhil) in Religious Studies from the same University. His area of specialization is Pentecostalism with special emphasis on its impact on the society. He has co-authored three books and several academic articles in both local and international journals. He is the secretary to the Ghana Unit of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Haifa and was a member of the European Centre for Research Training and Development (ECRTD), United Kingdom.
Kevin Muriithi Ndereba
(Ph.D) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Practical Theology and Missiology, Stellenbosch University. He also lectures in the Department of Children and Youth Ministry and Department of Biblical and Theological Studies at Pan Africa Christian University. Ndereba serves in the executive board of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry and is secretary of Africa Society of Evangelical Theology.
Thomas A. Oduro
(PhD) is the President of Good News Theological Seminary in Accra, Ghana. He earned his Ph.D. in the History of Christianity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, and currently serves as an associate professor in African Christianity. Additionally, he is a minister at Christ Holy Church International, which is an African Instituted Church.
Friday Ifeanyi Ogbuehi
holds Ph.D. in Religion and Society from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He specializes in Sociology of Religion, Comparative Religion, and African Theology. He is on the staff of Crowther Graduate Theological Seminary, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, where he doubles as the Registrar and Lecturer of postgraduate students.
Ayotunde Olayori Oguntade
(Ph.D) is a lecturer in the Department of Intercultural Studies, Faculty of Theological Studies, Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso and is also the Director of Archives and Museum. He is a member of Nigerian Association of Church History and Missiological Studies (NACHAMS) and Sacred Earth Ministry.
Grace O. Olajide
(Ph.D) is a lecturer at ECWA Theological Seminary Igbaja, Kwara State. She is the former Head of Christian Education Department in the aforementioned institution. She holds Ph.D. with specialty in Old Testament from Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. Her areas of research interest cover Old Testament, gender studies and Christian education.
Michael Deji Olajide
holds a Ph.D. in Christian Religious Studies from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. He is a faculty member at ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Ilorin, Kwara State. His area of expertise covers biblical literature and theology. He is presently the Head of the Missiology Department at ETS Igbaja.
Francis Omondi
is a clergy of the Anglican Church in Kenya. He holds a PhD in Theology from the South African Theological Seminary (SATS), where he is a senior Academic, Research Facilitator and Supervisor in Practical Theology, Missiology, and Studies in Church and Society. He is a Research Tutor at the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life, UK and an adjunct lecturer at St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya. His academic interest is in emergent issues from the intersection of Christianity, Islam, and African religion and how these encounters influence the Church’s mission today.
Emem Opoku-Agyemang
is currently a lecturer at Perez University College, Ghana. She holds M.A. and MTh in Biblical Studies from Trinity Theological Seminary and is a PhD candidate at the University of Ghana – Department for the Study of Religions. Her area of research is in African Women’s theology (African Christian feminism), African biblical hermeneutics, Religion and ethics, domestic violence, and liberation for the marginalized.
Jacob Kwame Opata
is a Ph.D. student at the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life (OCRPL), UK. He holds Master of Theology (MTH) and Master of Ministry (MAM) degrees from the Trinity Theological Seminary (TTS), Legon. His research interests are in missions, ethics, religion and media studies, and the relationship between religion and public life in Christianity in Africa.
Joseph Osafo
is a professor of Clinical/Health Psychology and currently, the Head of the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana. He has a Ph.D. in Health Sciences, M.Phil. in Psychology (Clinical Psychology), and a Master of Arts in Theology and Missions. He is engaged in cutting-edge research and has over 70 publications in international journals. His research areas include suicidality, child-maternal health, divorce, and all related issues on mental health. He is the Executive Director of the Centre for Suicide and Violence Research- Ghana (CSVR).
Gabriel Ademola Oyeniyi
(Ph.D.) is the Dean of the Faculty of Church Music of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso. He has a Doctor of Musical Arts with specialization in Music Composition and Voice.
Ruth M. Oyeniyi
is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education of Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso. She holds Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology and Church Administration. She heads Age-Grade and Family Education Department, and at the same time serves as Acting Dean of the Faculty.
Christian Tsekpoe
(Ph.D.) is a senior lecturer and the Head of the Centre for Ministerial Formation and Training at Pentecost University, Ghana. He holds a PhD from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. He is an ordained minister of the Church of Pentecost, Accra, Ghana. Dr. Tsekpoe serves as a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches and as the Executive Editor of Pentecostal Education, the Journal of the World Alliance for Pentecostal Theological Education. His research interests include African Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity, intergenerational missions, and contextualization. He has authored many peer-reviewed articles and books.
Mark S. Aidoo
is an associate professor in Old Testament studies at the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon Ghana. He is also the Director of Graduate Studies. His research interests are in Biblical interpretation, Preaching, Biblical Leadership, and Ecotheology. Some of his publications are Shame in the Individual Lament Psalms and African Spirituality, African Theological Studies 12 (New York: Peter Lang GmbH, 2017), Leadership in the Book of Esther: An African Contextual Hermeneutic (Accra: JEM Publishers, 2020), and Journeying with Ruth on a Mission: Expositions in the book of Ruth from an African Perspective, TIMA 21 (Hamburg: Mussionsakademie an der Universitat Hamburg, 2022).