Victor Ezigbo
Email: v-ezigbo@bethel.edu
Job Title
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Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies
Biblical & Theological Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
Ezigbo studied Christian theology in three continents: Africa (Nigeria), North America (United States of America.), and Europe (United Kingdom). He has learned in his theological journey across these continents that the Christian faith takes on new forms of expression each time it genuinely encounters a new cultural frontier. Each new expression has its distinct accent that adds to the multi-vernacularity of both the Christian faith and Christian theology.
Started at Bethel
2008
Education
- ECWA Theological Seminary - B.A. in Theology, 1998
- Wheaton College - M.A. in Systematic Theology, 2002
- University of Edinburgh - M.Th. in Theology, 2005
- University of Edinburgh - Ph.D. in Theology and World Christianity , 2008
Courses Taught
- Contextual Theology
- Christian Theologies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
- Global (World) Christianity
- Christology
- African theology
- Christian Theology and Social Issues
- Contemporary Theological Issues
- Introduction to Christian Theologies
Awards
Research Fellowship Awards
2022: Visiting Research Fellow, Yale Divinity School (Yale University)
2014: Research Fellow Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Presentations
University Lectures and Public Talks
2022: Yale Divinity School, Yale Univerity
Topic "Identification and Enactment: Hans Frei’s Ideas of the Presence of Jesus Christ and the Uses of Jesus Christ in Nigerian Christianity" (Generous Orthodoxy: Hans Frei and the Future of Theology | Yale Divinity School)
2019: Yale Divinity School, Yale University
Topic: “A Moral Stranger? A Theological Exploration of Jesus’ Discipleship and its Significance for Interfaith Theological Practice.” Presented at the Consulation on Jesus as a Moral Stranger, organized by Yale Center for Public Life and Culture, November 8-9, 2019.
2018: University of Jos (Nigeria)
Topic: "From a Spear of Violence to a Balm of Peace: Discerning Religion's Healing Powers for addressing Religious Violence in Nigeria"
2017: Center for Research in Christianity (Nigeria)
Topic: "Christianity, Social Responsibility, and the Nigerian Public Square"
2014: World Christianity Lecture, The School of Divinity, The University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK)
Topic: "Dialogic Theologizing in Christian Publics: Transposing Contextual Theologies in World Christianity's Terrain."
Certificates and Licenses
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
Founder of the Center for Research in Global Christianity (www.crgc-us.org)
Hobbies and Interests
Playing and watching soccer
Areas of expertise
Contextual theology, African Theology, World Christianity, and Christology.
Research interests
Contextual Theology World Christianity Christian Theology African Christianity