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Name

Dr. Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule

Department

Religious and Cultural Studies

Designation

Lecturer I

Email

[email protected]

About Dr. Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule

Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, SDV, was employed as Lecturer II into the Department of Religious and Cultural Studies in December, 2013 with a Ph.D. in Theology from the Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell'Italia Meridionale (Pontifical Theological Faculty of Southern Italy), Naples. He also holds a Licentiate (Master’s degree) in Theology from the Università Pontificia Salesiana (Pontifical Salesian University), Rome; a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from the Pontificia Università Urbaniana (Pontifical Urban University), Rome (First Class Honours); a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the same Pontificia Università Urbaniana (Pontifical Urban University), Rome (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the Imo State University, Owerri (First Class Honours). A Lecturer I at present, he has publications in both local and international journals. He is a member of the Society for Research and Academic Excellence; Nigerian Association for Christian Studies (NACS) and African Society For the Study of Sociology and Ethics of Religions (ASSOSER). He has attended as well as presented papers at many conferences.

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Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “‘Our Lady, Shield of the Nigerian People’: Mariology in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus And Its Implications For the Church in Nigeria.” Journal of Inculturation Theology 15.1(2018):8-23.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “The Church in Africa and the Contemporary Migration of African Catholic Priests to the West.” Abuja Journal of Philosophy and Theology (APT) 8(2018):17-31.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “Did You Say He is a Fada?”: The Image of the Priest in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and its Socio-Religious Implications for Priests in Contemporary Africa.” The International Journal of African Catholicism 7 (Winter, 2016)2, 49-70.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “The African Priest and the Imperativeness of an Inculturated Preaching.” Igwebuike: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities 2.1 (March 2016): 70-96.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “Of Mariology and the African Theological Enterprise.” International Journal of Religion and Human Relations (IJORAHR), 8.2(July 2016): 91-120.
. Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “The Image of the Family in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and its Implications for Families in Today’s Africa.” The International Journal of African Catholicism 7.1(Summer 2015): 157-182.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “Faith Seeking Action: African Liberation Theology in the Remaining Decades of the 21st Century.” Abuja Journal of Philosophy and Theology (APT) 5(2015): 41-55.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “New Testament’s Saul, Achebe’s Enoch and Religious Fanaticism in Contemporary Nigeria.” International Journal of Research in Arts and Social Sciences (IJRASS) 8.1(April 2015): 271-295.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “The African Theologian and the Reading of Literature.” Calabar Journal of Liberal Studies (CAJOLIS) 19.1 (April, 2015): 98-129.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “Models of African Christology: Some Factors Favourable to their Development.” International Journal of Theology and Reformed Tradition 6 (June 2014): 97-118.
Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. “Beyond the Cross of Dilemma: Exhortative Impulses to Our Formators.” West African Journal of Ecclesial Studies (WAJES) 7 (2006): 97-122.

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1. Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “New Testament’s Paul, Achebe’s Enoch and Religious Fanaticism in Contemporary in Nigeria.” A Paper Presented at the International Conference on Repositioning Research in Science, Religion and Society. Universi2015-02-162015-02-18
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “Consecrated life in Africa and the challenges of the 21st century.” A paper presented to the Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR), Calabar Area. HHCJ Convent, Marian Villa, Calabar, Sunday, June 14, 2015.2015-06-142015-06-14
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “Ecumenism and the persecution of Christians in contemporary Nigeria.” A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian Association for Christian Studies (NACS). Crowther Graduate Theological Seminary, Igbein2015-10-272015-10-30
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, Globalization, Information And Communication Technology And The Doing Of Theology In A Democratic Africa. A Paper Presented at the Faculty of Arts International Conference on Globalization and Democratic Values in Africa: 2016-04-132016-04-15
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “The Church, Change Agenda and Youth Unemployment in Nigeria.” A Paper Presented at the National Conference of the African Society For the Study of Sociology and Ethics of Religions (ASSOSER). Faculty of Arts Large Lec2016-05-152016-05-18
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “African Theology and Its Relevance in the 21st Century.” A Paper Presented at the Faculty of Arts International Conference (FAICON) 2016 on Recreating the Humanities for Relevance in the 2Ist Century. Onyema Ugochukwu2016-07-132016-07-15
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “Julius Nyerere, the Church and Contemporary Catholic Politicians in Nigeria.” A Paper Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) on The Christian, Elections, 2018-04-032018-04-06
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “Christianity and Human Genetic Engineering.” A Paper Presented at the Faculty of Arts\Humanities Association of Nigerian Universities (FAHANU) International Conference on The Arts\Humanities: Past, Present and Futu2018-04-092018-04-13
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “Some Fundamental Considerations in the Reading and Use of Literature by the African Theologian.” A Paper Presented at the Faculty of Arts\Humanities Association of Nigerian Universities (FAHANU) International Confere2018-04-092018-04-13
Adolphus Ekedimma Amaefule, “The Church in Nigeria and the Global Movement of Christian Feminist Theology.” A Paper Presented at the 4th International Conference for Research International Network. Globalization, Law, Democracy, Information Te2018-05-152018-05-17