Dr. Michael F. Wandusim
Current affiliations
- Center for Religion and Modernity (CRM)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Exegesis of the New Testament (synoptic Gospels and Corpus Paulinum)
- Mission Bible translation in colonial West Africa (1800 – 1914) (current focus in the "Global Bible Project"
- Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics in Africa
- The New Testament and Politics in Africa
- The New Testament and African Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
Academic Education | |
| since 2024 | Ordination as Reverend Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana |
| 05/2017 - 10/2020 | Doctoral Studies - Doctor of Theology (New Testament Option), University of Göttingen, (“The Lord’s Prayer and Its Reception in the Ghanaian Context”, advisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Feldmeier) |
| 06/2020 - 07/2020 | Professional Diploma in Leadership and Project Management, Shaw Academy Diploma, Shaw Academy |
| 10/2019 - 03/2020 | Certificate in Didactics in Higher Education. Hetairos Program of the Centre for Didactics in Higher Education, University of Göttingen |
| 10/2014 - 06/2016 | M.A. Intercultural Theology, Universität Göttingen |
| 08/2009 - 05/2013 | B.A. (Hon.) Political Science with Sociology, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana |
Work Experience | |
| since 05/2023 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, (Global Bible Project (GloBil)) Center for Religion and Modernity |
| 12/2021 - 04/2023 | Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics, Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 10/2021 - 03/2022 | Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Religious Studies, University of Applied Sciences for Intercultural Theology Hermannsburg, Germany |
| 04/2021 - 09/2021 | Adjunct Lecturer, Chair of Religious Studies & Intercultural Theology (Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schröder), Theological Faculty, University of Rostock, Germany |
| 10/2019 - 03/2020 | Adjunct Lecturer, Chair of New Testament Studies (Prof. Dr. Reinhard Feldmeier) Theological Faculty, University of Göttingen, Germany |
| 10/2018 - 03/2019 | Adjunct Lecturer, Chair of New Testament Studies (Prof. Dr. Reinhard Feldmeier), Theological Faculty, University of Göttingen, Germany |
| 10/2018 - 03/2019 | Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Religious Studies, University of Applied Sciences for Intercultural Theology Hermannsburg, Germany |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 12/2023 | Member, Center for Digital Humanities (CDH), University of Münster |
| since 10/2023 | Member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Missionswissenschaft (DGMW) |
| since 02/2022 | Member, Institute of Biblical Scholarship in Africa - West Africa (IBSA) |
| since 05/2019 | Member, Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) |
| since 02/2019 | Member, European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS) |
Publications
Wandusim, Michael F. (2024) In: Religions, 15(3) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Wandusim, Michael F. (2024) In: Feldmeier, Reinhard; Frey, Jörg; Schliesser, Benjamin (eds.), Geist: Exegetische, Theologische, Religionsgeschichtliche Und Phänomenologische Perspektiven. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Wandusim, Michael F.; Boateng, Abraham (2024) In: Gunda, Masiiwa Ragies; Gies, Kathrin; Chitando, Ezra; Hock, Jana; Janneck, Lena (eds.), Going the Extra Mile: Reflections on Biblical Studies in Africa and the Contributions of Joachim Kügler. Bamberg: University of Bamberg Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Wandusim, Michael F. (2024) In: Urga, Abeneazer G.; Mburu, Elizabeth; Okorie, Ferdinand (eds.), An African Introduction to the New Testament. Fortress Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Wandusim, Michael F. (2024) In: Journal of African Christian Biography, 9(2-3) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2026 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Talks
| African Agency in Mission Bible Translation in Colonial West Africa: Case Studies from the Gold Coast (Ghana) and German-Togoland Wandusim, Michael F. (10/10/2024) 3rd Conference of the Network of Intercultural Theology, Loccum Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The New Testament and Politics in Ghana: A Postcolonial Analysis of Receptions of Matthew in Ghanaian Politics (2017 – 2023) Wandusim, Michael F. (01/08/2024) 2024 SBL International Meeting, Amsterdam Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| GloBil Project: An Overview and Initial Results Jensz, Felicity; Wandusim, Michael (02/07/2024) History, Reception, and Dissemination of Mother-Tongue Bibles in (Post)Colonial Ghana, KNUST Kumasi Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| An Introduction to the Gospel of Luke from a West African Context: A Thematic Exploration Wandusim, Michael F. (17/05/2024) Oberseminar/(Post-)Doktorandenkolloquium (Prof. Dr. Eve-Marie Becker/Dr. Christoph Hammann), Evang. Theologische Fakultät, Uni Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Das Herrengebet der Bergpredigt (Mt 6,9-13) in einem ghanaischen (christlichen) Kontext: Pfingstkirchen und ihre Schriftrezeption in Ghana Wandusim, Michael F. (07/12/2023) Seminar: Die Bergpredigt: The Sermon on the Mount, Theologische Fakultät, Uni Bern Type of talk: scientific talk |