Alexandr Diller
Country: Kazakhstan
School: IBTS/Vu Amsterdam
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Research Focus: How Christianity arose in gulag mining camps and then shaped Kazakh identity under the Soviet Union
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
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.
Dr. 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.
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. Siew Pik Lim (Malaysia)
Country: Malaysia
School: Fuller Theological Seminary (USA)
Area of Study: Intercultural Studies
Dr. Andry Randrianasolo (Madagascar)
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.
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).
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. Raymond Ayayee (Ghana)
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.