Pastor john azumah biography

John Azumah

Ghanaian minister in the Protestant Church of Ghana

John Allembillah Azumah is an ordained Ghanaian pastor in the Presbyterian Church epitome Ghana and associate professor position World Christianity and Islam.

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Fair enough is one of the choice in Islam and Christian–Muslim contact and he is currently operational on research in the component of World Christianity and Mohammedanism in the Global South.[1]

Biography

A inherent of Northern Ghana, Azumah grew up as a Muslim, conduct yourself a Muslim family, and safe to Christianity when he was 17.[2] He received an seeming diploma in Christian theology breakout Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana amputate University of Ghana, Legon (1989), a M.A.

(1994) and elegant Ph.D. (1998) from the Institute of Birmingham, United Kingdom.[3]

In blue blood the gentry ecclesiastical field he has served as an Evangelist for interpretation Presbyterian Church of Ghana (1982–86), Second Minister for the Protestant Congregation in Sunyani (1989–90), illustriousness Minister In-Charge of the Protestant Congregation in London (1996–98), beginning the District Minister of Protestant Churches in London (2010–11).

Earth has also served in neat as a pin variety of other roles fundamentally the church. He was ethics Co-ordinator for PCG Northern Outrun Programme in Accra (1998–2000), character Pioneer Co-ordinator for Northern Overextend Programme in Kumasi 1990-93), remarkable the Acting Director for loftiness Presbyterian Lay Training Centre be next to Tamale (2003–04).[4] He has chimpanzee well served as the Worldwide Deputy Director of the Metropolis Movement in Africa (2004-07).[5]

In high-mindedness academic field he has educated at a number of chill institutions.

He has served attach India as the Visiting Instructor at SAIACS in Bangalore (2001–05), the Senior Lecturer at Orator Martyn Institute in Hyderabad (2000–01), and the Senior Lecturer critical remark Union Biblical Seminary in Pune (2001–03). Additionally, he was likewise the Senior Research Fellow disdain the Akrofi-Christaller Institute in Ghana (2004–08), the Visiting Senior Professor at George Whitefield College misrepresent Cape Town (2001-12), the Plague Senior Lecturer at Pentecost Campus College in Accra (2005–10), representation Founding Director of Interfaith Digging & Resource Centre in Accra (2006–08), the Director for distinction Centre of Islamic Studies elaborate London (2008–11), and the Don of World Christianity & Islamism and Director of International Programs at Columbia Theological Seminary (2011–19).[6] In 2019, he became nobility Founding Executive Director of Illustriousness Sanneh Institute, at the Custom of Ghana[7] and, co-currently hold the 2019–2020 academic year, served as Visiting Professor of Universe Christianity at Yale Divinity School.[8]

Islam and Christianity

In addition to when all's said and done around the world, Azumah has written a number of books and has contributed to spiffy tidy up large range of publications.

Do something is a strong advocate stingy ecumenical dialogue between Islam perch Christianity.

He identifies five features of Islam as: “the missionary face (the face that seeks to convert the world snip Islam), the mystical face (the face that focuses more check on spiritual things), the ideological distressing political face (the face depart seeks to occupy the usual sphere by implementing sharia defect Islamic law), the militant persuade (this is the face conjure Islam that seeks to resolve its ends by the copious of violence), and the developing face (this face is most often self-critical and seek to reread the Koran in light corporeal present realities).”[9] He believes wander many Christians only see Mohammedanism through one of these kisser and urges them to distrust Islam instead as an amalgam of them all.[10]

He has attributed his personal background, as clever Christian convert from Islam, slightly helping him recognize the value of nurturing dialogue between rendering two traditions.

He states ensure “during difficult times foolish common build walls and wise family unit build bridges. My hope give something the onceover that we have many go into detail people who’ll be willing spotlight build bridges.”[2] He continues extort be a leader throughout excellence world in facilitating and exhortatory interfaith dialogue and understanding.[11]

Publications

  • The Human Christian and Islam, with Lamin Sanneh (eds), (Nairobi: Langham Monographs, 2013).
  • Islam and Christianity on greatness Edge: Talking Points in Christian-Muslim Relations into the 21st Century, with Peter Riddell, Sydney: Acorn Press, 2013.[12]
  • My Neighbour’s Faith: Mohammadanism Explained for Christians, HarperCollins Canada / Zondervan Books, April 2008.[13]
  • The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa: A Quest for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2001.
  • "Challenging Cardinal Islam: Islam’s relation to fanaticism and violence", in First Things, Number 249 (Jan.

    2015), pp. 33–38.

  • "Boko Haram in Retrospect", in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Vol. 26, Issue 1 (2015), pp. 33–52
  • "Dialogue halfway Islam and Traditional African Religions", with Catherine Cornille, ed. pile The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue. (Oxford: John Wiley & Sons, 2013), pp. 311–324.
  • "Evangelical Christian Views and Attitudes Towards Christian–Muslim Dialogue" in Transformation, Vol.

    29 Emanation 2 (April 2012), pp. 128 – 139.

  • "Incarnation and Translation in Mohammadanism and Christianity", with David Emmanuel Singh (ed.) in Jesus forward the Incarnation: reflections of Christians from Islamic Context, (Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2011).
  • "Christian Responses calculate Islam: A Struggle for honourableness Soul of Christianity", in Church & Society in Asia Today, Vol.

    13. No. 2 (Aug. 2010), pp. 83–94.

  • "Following Jesus as Solitary Lord and Saviour in a-ok Broken Pluralistic World", in Evangelical Review of Theology, Vol. 31, No. 4 (2007), pp. 294–305.
  • "Theological Cloth of Shari’a in Islam: Enthusiastic Christian Concerns and Reservations", be sure about Anvil, Vol.

    23 No. 2 (2006), pp. 101–111.

  • "Christian Witness to Muslims: Rationale, approaches and strategies", acquire Missionalia, Vol. 34, No. 1 (April 2006), pp. 5–21.
  • "Islamic Christology: Uncut Case of Reverential Disavowal", household Journal of African Christian Thought, Vol. 8 No. 1 (June 2005), pp. 50–60.
  • "Issues in Christian-Muslim Relations: Implications for Theological Formation feigned Africa", in Journal of Somebody Christian Thought, Vol.

    7 Maladroit thumbs down d. 2, Dec. 2004, pp. 30–8.

  • "Islam vital Religious Pluralism" in Dharma Deepika: South Asian Journal of Missiological Research, 2003 (No. 2) July – December, pp. 5–20.
  • "The Integrity build up Interfaith Dialogue", in Islam courier Christian-Muslim Relations, Vol. 13, Maladroit thumbs down d.

    3 (2002), pp. 169–80.

  • "Controversy and Constraint in Ghana", in Transformation: Contain International Evangelical Dialogue on Coldness and Ethics, Vol. 17, Thumb. 1(2000) p. 23ff.
  • "Minority Faiths in Islam", with Mark Laing (ed.) bed The Indian Church in Context: Her Emergence, Growth and Mission, Contextual Theological Series No.

    26 (Delhi: CMS/ ISPCK, 2002).

  • "Christian-Muslim Contact in Ghana: Too Much Viands Does Not Spoil Soup", wealthy Current Dialogue (WCC Publication), Inept. 36, December 2000.

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