AZUMAH, John

Dr. John A. AzumahJohn Azumah is a professor of world Christianity and Islam and the director of international programs at Columbia Theological Seminary. He was previously a lecturer in Islamic studies and director of the Centre for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations at the London School of Theology. He is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and has previously worked at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute, Henry Martyn Institute (Hyderabad), Union Biblical Seminary (Pune, India), and Tamale Lay Training Centre. His publications include My Neighbour’s Faith: Islam Explained for Christians (2008) and The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa: a Quest for Inter-religious Dialogue (2001). Azumah earned his Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham.