Hendrawan Wijoyo
Country: Indonesia
School: Emory University
Research Focus: His dissertation will explore solidarity-based political economics so that Christians (and those of other faiths) can embody God’s vision of reciprocity, love, and just peace, especially in Indonesian society.
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.
Shaiju Thomas
Country: India
School: Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) (USA)
Area of Study: Educational Studies
Research Focus: Holistic student formation at theological institutions.
Dr. 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.
Dr. Nathan Somanathan (Sri Lanka)
Country: Sri Lanka
School: University of Birmingham (UK)
Area of Study: Theology
Research Focus: Orthodoxy as a basis for Christian engagement with Buddhists.
Dr. Francis Matthew (India)
Country: India
School: Bristol/University of Aberdeen (UK)
Area of Study: Old Testament
Research Focus: The silence of God in Old Testament rape narratives.
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.
Dr. Maqsood Kamil (Pakistan)
Country: Pakistan
Dr. Reeju Tharakan (India)
Country: India
Dr. David Muthukumar (India)
Country: India
Dr. 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.
Hepziba Arputharaj
Country: India
School: Asbury Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: Nonphysical violence (verbal, emotional, & psychological abuse) in marital relationships in Christian families in India.
Dr. Eric Sarwar (Pakistan)
Country: India
School: Fuller Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: An exploration of the heritage of divine song in the Hebrew psalms and in Islam.
Dr. Stavan John
Country: India
School: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK)
Area of Study: Systematic Theology
Research Focus: Christian understandings of Jesus’ bodily resurrection and ascension in contrast to Hindu avatar theology.
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.