Haruna Mogtari
Country: Ghana
School: University of Ghana
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: Christian-Muslim relations in Ghana in the face of rising extremism.
Shurhisieu Meyase
Country: India
School: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: How Christian morality and traditional Naga morality intersect in context of modern attempts to revive tribal practices.
Michelle Mingyue Kang
Country: China
School: Fuller Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: The historical roots of Sinicization, with particular emphasis on the legacy and thought of public theologian Bishop Ding Guan Xun (known as K.H. Ting in the West).
Emmanuel Tettey
Country: Ghana
School: University of Edinburgh (UK)
Area of Study: Islamic Studies
Research Focus: How Christian & Muslim financial systems, especially microfinance, might intersect for the common good.
Shaiju Thomas
Country: India
School: Talbot School of Theology
Area of Study: Educational Studies
Research Focus: Holistic student formation at theological institutions.
Joshua Gomatam
Country: India
School: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (USA)
Area of Study: Old Testament
Research Focus: Comparing the ethical frameworks in the Hebrew Scriptures to that of other Ancient Near Eastern cultures and the Vedic culture of India.
Tony Deik
Country: Palestine
School: Trinity College Bristol, University of Aberdeen (UK)
Area of Study: New Testament
Research Focus: Crafting a theology of missions and social justice from Acts.
Kanat
Country: Kyrgyzstan
School: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK)
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: Theological analysis of the work of Chinghiz Aitmatov, one of Kyrgyzstan's best-known writers.
Habtamu Kebede
Country: Ethiopia
School: Asian Theological Seminary (Philippines)
Area of Study: Contextual Theology
Research Focus: A Biblical theology of prophecy for the current Ethiopian prophetic movement.
Jean Musavuli
Country: DR Congo
School: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK)
Area of Study: Biblical Studies
Research Focus: Reconsidering the message of Nehemiah and its applicability to Christian leadership in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Patrick
Country: China
School: University of Aberdeen (UK)
Area of Study: New Testament
Research Focus: Pauline understandings of sin, salvation, and moral responsibility in shame-based cultures.
Ruhama Gezahegn Worku
Country: Ethiopia
School: Talbot School of Theology
Area of Study: Educational Studies
Research Focus: How education helps to shape identity, especially in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewhedo Church.
David Hayfron
Country: Ghana
School: Fuller Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: Herbal healing in Ghana and its missiological impact, especially in relation to faith healing practices.
Tekletsadik Nigru
Country: Ethiopia
School: Concordia Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Historical Theology
Research Focus: Building on Early Church insights to foster Christian unity and ecumenical collaboration in Ethiopia.
Emil
Country: Kyrgyzstan
School: Kyrgyz National University (Kyrgyzstan)
Area of Study: Philosophy of Religion
Research Focus: The role of faith (including church attendance, personal & communal prayer, & theological education) in physical healing in Kyrgyzstan’s secular, atheistic culture.
Karim
Country: Algeria
School: Sorbonne University (France)
Area of Study: Systematic Theology
Research Focus: Distinguishing Jesus Christ from Islamic messianic figures for more effective witness among North African Muslims.
Ara Badalian
Country: Iraq
School: Asia Graduate School of Theology (Philippines)
Area of Study: Islamic Studies
Research Focus: Christian-Muslim dialogue in Iraqi history.
Karishma Samuel
Country: India
School: South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (India)
Area of Study: New Testament
Research Focus: Implications from Gospel narratives about Jesus for South Asian mythical narratives from antiquity.
Mirzabek
Country: Uzbekistan
School: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: How the Evangelical Church is contributing to Uzbek society, especially in relation to Islam
Rigoberto Figueroa
Country: Cuba
School: Instituto Teológico (FIET) (Argentina)
Area of Study: Theological Education
Research Focus: The history of Evangelical theological education in Cuba.
Mariana Schietti
Country: Brazil
School: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: The divine definition of goodness in Genesis 1.
Hilda Navarro
Country: Mexico
School: Seminario Teológico Centroamericano (SETECA)(Guatemala)
Area of Study: Educational Studies
Research Focus: A student-focused pedagogy to improve theological education at Nazarene seminaries in Mexico.
Elilo Ezung
Country: India
School: University of Edinburgh (UK)
Area of Study: Systematic Theology
Research Focus: The doctrine of the Holy Spirit in relation to traditional Naga perspectives.
Denys Kondyuk
Country: Ukraine
School: Charles University (Prague)
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: Developing cultural analysis through theological aesthetics.
Serge Yao
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
School: Université de l’Alliance Chrétienne d’Abidjan (UACA) (Côte d’Ivoire)
Area of Study: Old Testament
Research Focus: Exploring ethnicity and identity in Esther to promote respect for cultural differences amid tribalism and division.
Kiran Sharma
Country: Nepal
School: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK)
Area of Study: Practical Theology
Research Focus: Christian financial stewardship in Nepal.
Sara Amestegui-Deik
Country: Bolivia
School: Bristol Baptist College, University of Aberdeen (UK)
Area of Study: Apologetics, Eschatology
Research Focus: How eschatology and apologetics impact the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Wubshet Senbe
Country: Ethiopia
School: Africa International University (Kenya)
Area of Study: Interreligious Studies
Research Focus: The influence of political Islam on contemporary Ethiopia.
Yosam Manafa
Country: Uganda
School: Fuller Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: The changing demographics of the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement and its missional impact in Uganda.
Raymond Ayayee
Country: Ghana
School: Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology – Mission and Culture (Ghana)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: Holistic disciple-making and Africa’s transformation, especially the sociocultural impact of parachurch groups in Ghana.
Dina Bishay
Country: Egypt
School: Princeton
Area of Study: Educational Studies
Research Focus: An analysis of how politics & culture have affected education in Egypt, especially Christian education
David Lian
Country: Myanmar
School: Asbury Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Biblical Studies
Research Focus: How suffering forms community identity in the book of Philippians.
Radostin Marchev
Country: Bulgaria
School: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: The Virgin Mary's place in theological dialogue between Orthodox and Protestant Christians.
Nathan Somanathan
Country: Sri Lanka
School: University of Birmingham (UK)
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: Orthodoxy as a basis for Christian engagement with Buddhists.
Kevin
Country: Hong Kong, Philippines
School: De La Salle University (Philippines)
Area of Study: Educational Studies
Research Focus: Mental health care for those in vulnerable situations, especially refugees of various faith backgrounds.
Identity Protected
Country: Russia
School: University of South Africa
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: The mission work of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Francis Matthew
Country: India
School: Bristol/University of Aberdeen (UK)
Area of Study: Old Testament
Research Focus: The silence of God in Old Testament rape narratives.
Hepziba Arputharaj
Country: India
School: Asbury Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: The role of women in the development of healthy Christian families that impact society.
Walid Zailaa
Country: Lebanon
School: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK)
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: Geography and space in Isaiah 2 in relation to conflicts in the Middle East.
Lucas Nascimento
Country: Brazil
School: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: An examination of the last speech of Job.
Samuel Nwokoro
Country: Nigeria
School: University of Edinburgh (UK)
Area of Study: Islamic Studies
Research Focus: The Islamization of Arabic and the Arabization of Melkite Christian theology in light of encounters between Christian missionaries and their Muslim neighbors in Nigeria.
Evangeline
Country: China
School: Talbot School of Theology
Area of Study: Educational Studies
Research Focus: Secularization and postmodernism in China.
Boye-Nelson Kiamu
Country: Liberia
School: Fuller Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: The role of media technologies in youth discipleship and Gospel communication in Liberia.
Medhat Fayez
Country: Egypt
School: Fordham (USA)
Area of Study: Church History
Research Focus: How the early Church fathers developed Christian identity, and how this grounds Egypt’s Evangelical churches today.
Pavani Paul
Country: India
School: Wycliffe College (Canada)
Area of Study: Old Testament
Research Focus: An analysis of the psalms of lament as a means for healing from suffering and trauma.
Ramsis Saleeb
Country: Egypt
School: Heidelberg
Area of Study: Systematic Theology
Research Focus: The theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in relation to Athanasius of Alexandria.
Saralen Tran
Country: Vietnam
School: Asia Graduate School of Theology (Philippines)
Area of Study: Transformational Learning
Research Focus: Factors that limit the success of students from ethnic minorities at theological schools in Vietnam.
Matthias Gergan
Country: India
School: Asbury Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: Equipping the South Asian Himalayan Church to address demographic shifts and cultural changes spurred by rapid globalization.
Bear
Country: Russia
School: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Area of Study: Practical Theology
Research Focus: How Christian counseling might reach unbelievers in Russia’s secular, atheistic culture.
Elias Ghazal
Country: Lebanon
School: Lancaster University (UK)
Area of Study: International Relations
Research Focus: The political use of religious violence in order to advance sustainable alternatives for the Middle East.
Laise Sindra
Country: Brazil
School: Payap University (Thailand)
Area of Study: Peacebuilding
Research Focus: How Christian NGOs can combat human trafficking, especially of children, in Southeast Asia’s violent contexts.
Manuel Ramos
Country: Colombia
School: Asbury Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Biblical Studies
Research Focus: A Christian ethics from the Old Testament for Latin American social issues such as corruption & migration.
Motuma Amante
Country: Ethiopia
School: Concordia Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: Understandings of Lutheran identity in the Ethiopian Evangelical church Mekane Yesus.
Guillermo Velilla
Country: Colombia
School: Oxford (UK)
Area of Study: Oriental Studies
Research Focus: Syntax in Proverbs to equip the Latin American Church for better exegesis.
Salome Simeon
Country: India
School: Christ University (India)
Area of Study: Psychology
Research Focus: A Christian response to cultural factors for depression in India.
Andry Randrianasolo
Country: Madagascar
School: Asbury Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: The casting out of demons and laying on of hands in Lutheran missions.
Rania Hendy
Country: Egypt
School: Asbury Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Old Testament
Research Focus: A comparative analysis of the "Oracles Concerning Egypt" in the major prophets as a way to understand modern Egyptian identity.