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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.