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.

Sofanit Abebe

Country: Ethiopia

School: University of Edinburgh (UK)

Area of Study: New Testament

Research Focus: A Biblical theology of creation and suffering to address Africa’s mounting environmental crisis.