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Christian Theology and Mission

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
R.J. William Gilfeather
Unknown
2
Yonathan Purnomo
Theological University Utrecht
3
Kelebogile T. Resane
University of the Free State
4
Devaka Premawardhana
Emory University
5
Kosma Manurung
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
6
Lisa M. Bowens
Princeton Theological Seminary
7
Kimion Tagwirei
North-West University
8
Adam Kotsko
Shimer College
9
Michael Blythe
NationsUniversity
10
Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Rising Stars Papers

1
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
SSRN Electronic Journal|2025
164 cit.
2
Rebuilding the broken walls of Zimbabwe with the Church, leadership and followership
Verbum et Ecclesia|2024
13 cit.
3
Doing the Word: Reawakening the Church to Save Society in Southern Africa
Religions|2024
7 cit.
4
Developing African Christian Leaders for Global Transformation
E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies|2024
7 cit.
5
The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9–13: Reconstructing based on Byzantine text
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies|2024
6 cit.
6
Resurgence of African Spiritualities in the New Prophetic Churches
Pharos Journal of Theology|2024
5 cit.
7
The ‘brown envelope syndrome’: Culture of bribery and ethics at the crossroads
Inkanyiso|2024
3 cit.
8
Selective reading of 1 Corinthians 14:26–40 resulting in the marginalisation of women
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies|2024
3 cit.
9
John Mbiti: An African theologian fifty years and beyond
Verbum et Ecclesia|2025
3 cit.
10
Enabling abilities in disabilities: Developing differently abled Christian leadership in Africa
Theologia Viatorum|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
David Ming
Bandung Institute of Technology
2
Shabaana Kidy
Unknown
3
Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
University of Pretoria
4
Yonatan Alex Arifianto
Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya
5
Christopher Magezi
North-West University
6
Jerry Pillay
University of Pretoria
7
Claudia Hoffmann
University of Basel
8
Christo Thesnaar
Stellenbosch University
9
Sabar Manahan Hutagalung
Universitas Riau Kepulauan
10
Kalis Stevanus
Karakter

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
SSRN Electronic Journal|2025
164 cit.
2
‘Go deeper papa, prophesy, do something’: The popularity and commercialisation of prophetic deliverance in African Pentecostalism
Verbum et Ecclesia|2022
30 cit.
3
Peculiarities in the Pentecostal tradition: Disciplinal and decolonial perspectives in a South African context
Verbum et Ecclesia|2022
27 cit.
4
A critical assessment of Church and political engagement in Zimbabwe under the new dispensation
Verbum et Ecclesia|2022
19 cit.
5
Consultations in New Prophetic Churches and African Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Divine Healing in Assessing Syncretistic Practices in the South African Context
Religions|2023
19 cit.
6
The impact of teaching and learning quality process to school and university education for sustainable future
JPPI (Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia)|2022
18 cit.
7
The role of the Holy Spirit for Church Believers in the Hermeneutic context between Biblical Authority, Illumination and Interpretation
Pharos Journal of Theology|2022
18 cit.
8
Pendidikan Karakter Kristen Melalui Pengutamaan Formasi Rohani
Dunamis Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani|2022
17 cit.
9
Significance of Islam Nusantara Values in an Indonesian Multicultural Society
Journal of Al-Tamaddun|2023
17 cit.
10
Honor Dei as a learning of the need to appreciate God’s servants in the Church
Pharos Journal of Theology|2023
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Jean Comaroff
University of Chicago
2
David Martin
Edith Cowan University
3
M. Sarot
Tilburg University
4
Richard Hays
James Cook University
5
Johan Buitendag
University of Pretoria
6
William R. Hutchison
University of St Andrews
7
Fenggang Yang
Purdue University West Lafayette
8
Marie Juul Petersen
Danish Institute for Human Rights
9
Todd M. Johnson
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
10
Nelus Niemandt
Ministry for the Environment

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Millennial Capitalism: First Thoughts on a Second Coming
Public Culture|2000
1.5k cit.
2
Occult economies and the violence of abstraction: notes from the South African postcolony
American Ethnologist|1999
1.5k cit.
3
Theory from the South: Or, how Euro-America is Evolving Toward Africa
Anthropological Forum|2012
1.3k cit.
4
Ethnography and the Historical Imagination
Ethnohistory|1993
974 cit.
5
A General Theory of Secularization
Sociological Analysis|1980
787 cit.
6
Law and disorder in the postcolony*
Social Anthropology|2007
771 cit.
7
Body of Power, Spirit of Resistance: The Culture and History of a South African People.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1987
704 cit.
8
The Social Reality of Religion
British Journal of Sociology|1969
576 cit.
9
The Red, Black, and Gray Markets of Religion in China
Sociological Quarterly|2006
465 cit.
10
Christian theology: An introduction
Sophia|1995
405 cit.

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