Dr. Michael F. Wandusim
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Academic profiles
Further Profiles
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- Exegesis of the New Testament (synoptic Gospels, Acts, and Paul)
- The New Testament and Politics in Africa
- The New Testament and African Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
- Mission Bible translation in colonial West Africa (1800 – 1914) (current focus in the "Global Bible Project"
Academic Education | |
| since 05/2024 | Ordination as Reverend Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana |
| 07/2020 - 04/2023 | Divinity Training/Ministerial Probationary Studies |
| 05/2017 - 10/2020 | Doctoral Studies - Doctor of Theology (New Testament Option), University of Göttingen, (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 |
| 09/2025 | Visiting Erasmus+ Academic at the Theological Faculty of the University of Helsinki, Finland |
| 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
German and British Bible Societies and the Publication of Bible Translations in Colonial West Africa Wandusim, Michael F.; Jensz, Felicity A. In: Itinerario. Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | submitted / under review | |
Wandusim; Michael F. In: Journal of African Christian Thought. Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Wandusim, Michael F. In: Richebächer, Wilhelm; Zonne-Gätjens, Erna; Fischer, Moritz (eds.), Intercultural Theology as Interdisciplinary Science. Peter Lang. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Carey, Hilary M.; Jensz, Felicity; Wandusim, Michael F. In: Studies in World Christianity. Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | submitted / under review | |
Wandusim, Michael F. In: Herrmann, Christian (eds.), Gehet hin in alle Welt! Bibeln, Mission, Kolonialismus. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) |
Projects
Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2026 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Talks
| “For I have sent them” (Acts 10:20b) - The Speaking Spirit as a Key Aspect of Pneumatology in Acts Wandusim, Michael F. (22/09/2025) Doctoral Seminar (Biblical Studies), University of Helsinki Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| The Bible and Christianity in the Global South as a Thematic Focus of Intercultural Theology Wandusim, Michael F. (13/06/2025) Publication Workshop: Intercultural theology (ICT) as an interdisciplinary science, Hermannsburg Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Missionsbibelübersetzung – sachgemäß und kultursensibel. Beispiele aus Westafrika Wandusim, Michael F. (20/03/2025) Gottes Wort für alle Welt!? Bibeln und Mission im kolonialen Kontext, Stuttgart Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| 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 |
Prizes
| PhD Scholarship Awarded by: Bread for the World Award given to: Wandusim, Michael F. Announced at: 01/05/2017 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Theological Scholarship for Graduate Studies Awarded by: Brot für die Welt Award given to: Wandusim, Michael F. Announced at: 23/05/2014 Type of distinction: Scholarship |