The September 2025 issue of African Christian Theology is available. Individual articles can be read or downloaded at https://AfricanChristianTheology.org, but here is the full issue here as well. It is a themed issue celebrating the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 325: “Nicaea at 1700: Roots and Branches in African Christianity.” Click on the cover image to open the PDF of the full issue.
“… mon frère Joshua, tu travailles sans cesse ! Prends un peu de repos.”
Earlier this month, my friend and colleague Yacouba Sanon made the above observation to me. Yacouba is from Burkina Faso and currently teaches at a seminary in Côte d’Ivoire. He is also the general editor of the forthcoming second edition of the Africa Bible Commentary. His French says simply, “my brother Joshua, you work without stopping! Take a little rest.”
Read our latest update and see a few recent pictures from our seemingly ceaseless work here.
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ACTEA takes an active role in providing sound biblical and theological education to African church leaders and church members. An important part of this is resourcing and mentoring those who teach in Africa’s Bible colleges and seminaries. Frequently, women faculty members are neglected. From 29 July – 1 August, ACTEA hosted a training seminar for many of these women from around the continent. Joshua taught one of the workshops and was one of the facilitators for the other workshops. This is an ongoing program, and Ruth is one of the mentors. Here are a few pictures.
A candid shot taken during morning worship.
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The Next Future: Navigating Theological Education in Africa
July 2024, Nairobi, Kenya
ACTEA’s First Francophone Theological Consultation
November 2024, Brazzaville, Congo
It’s finally here! Click on the cover image (below) to open the PDF of the journal.
The theme of the inaugural journal is “African Christian Theology: Retrospect and Prospect.” Contributors include Jesse Mugambi, Jehu Hanciles, and Mercy Amba Oduyoye (among others). The editorial was written by me (Joshua) and Martin Munyao. It is published in English, in French, and in Portuguese. There are seven articles in English and one in French; each of them has a trilingual abstract in each of those three languages. There are seven essay-length book reviews and four ‘book note’ short reviews. Not counting the introductory pages up through the table of contents, the body of the journal is 207 pages.
The managing editors are myself, Wanjiru M. Gitau, Martin Munyao, and Tom Joel Obengo. The regional editors are Ezekiel A. Ajibade, Chammah J. Kaunda, Fohle Lygunda Li-M, and Marilyn Naidoo. The members of the editorial board are listed inside. Tolle lege!
We’re back home in Kenya and we hit the ground running; we’ll put together an update as soon as we can. Meanwhile, here’s the latest news from the Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA) — ACTEA has moved into our new office!
Regular readers will remember that I (Joshua) have joined the staff of Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA). (Reminder: this is still in a missionary capacity and doesn’t come with a salary.) Even though we’re still Stateside following Dad’s funeral, a lot is going on. This week alone I’ve virtually spent a few hours in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼 (providing training for ACTEA-accredited school Africa College of Theology staff) and several hours in the ACTEA office in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪.
I’ve also been working on the latest edition of ACTEA e-news (along with my colleague and ACTEA office administrator Flo Kagwamba), which I’ve just published. Check it out the pdf here. This is sent out to all ACTEA-accredited and affiliated institutions.
Message from ACTEA Director
Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you for your continued support and prayers to the ministry of ACTEA. We are because you are. We exist for each other. I hope and pray that you have continued to flourish as you serve the Lord through theological education and other ministries. The health of the church depends on what you do. … (read more)