Department of Theology
James O. Nkansah, Ph.D.
Head of Theology Department and Lecturer in Theology
james.nkansah@negst.edu
Education
Ph.D. (Theology), Fuller Theological Seminary
M.Th. Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology
M.Div. Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology
B.A. (Bible-Theology), Pan Africa Christian College
Philosophy of Teaching
In my philosophy of teaching, I seek to impart knowledge, skills and to equip students for ministry. I teach by example and develop model leaders for the African church. I teach to transform lives and build positive attitudes in students to be transformational leaders in society.
Areas of Primary Teaching Competence
Systematic Theology, Ethics, Christology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Soteriology, Apologetics,Theological anthropology, Contemporary Theologies, Third World Theologies, African Christian Theology, Theology of Karl Barth, Theology and Politics, Theology and Suffering, Theology and Culture, African Traditional Religions.
Publications
Articles
"The Significance of metaphors, proverbs, symbols for theological creativity in Africa: A case study of the Akans of Ghana" in Journal of African Christian Thought, June, 2002.
"Theological Heresy" in African Bible Commentary, ed. Tokunboh Adeyemo (Nairobi, Word Alive Publishers, 2006)
"Angels, Demons and Powers, in African Bible commentary. Ed. Tokunboh Adeyemo (Nairobi: Word Alive Publishers, 2006).
"The Contemporary Theological Situation in Africa: An Overview" in Evangelical Review of Theology Vol.31 No. 2 April 2007.
Selected Papers and Presentations
"The Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics" A paper presented at the NEGST Ph.D. Seminar, Nairobi, January 23, 2006
World Evangelical Alliance (WEA-TC Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on 20-23 September 2006. Presented a paper, which was subsequently published in Evangelical Review of Theology Vol.31 No. 2 April 2007.