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Profile
| Academic position | Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher |
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| Research fields | Roman Catholic Theology,Protestant Theology |
| Keywords | socio-religious discourse, Mob Justice, Rule of Law, Bible, Interpretation |
| Honours and awards | 2020: PhD -New Testament and Early Christianity (University of Gloucestershire) 2016: MTh- Biblical Studies ( University of Edniburgh) 2011: MBA (University of Malawi) 2008: MA Missiology (University of Gloucestershire) 2005: BA Theology (University of Malawi) |
Current contact address
| Country | Malawi |
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| City | Zomba |
| Institution | University of Malawi |
| Institute | Department of Theology and Religious Studies |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Joachim Kügler | Fakultät Katholische Theologie, Lehrstuhl für Neutestamentliche Wissenschaften, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Bamberg |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/09/2022 |
Programme(s)
| 2022 | Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs |
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Publications (partial selection)
| 2025 | Louis Ndekha: The Bible and Mob Justice in Malawi: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Theology and Rule of Law. Routledge, 2025 |
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| 2024 | Louis Ndekha, Rhodhian Munyenyembe and Judith Bachmann (eds): African Traditional Religions Revisted: Dynamics in Indigenous Religions in 21st Century Africa Essays in Honour of Monsignor Professor Joseph Chaphadzika Chakanza. University of Bamberg Press, 2024 |
| 2024 | Louis Ndekha: God and Biodiversity in Malawi: An Environmental Reading of Genesis 1. In: Journal of Humanities, 2024, |
| 2023 | Louis Ndekha: Identity and Social Economic Relations in Luke's Gospel: The Sermon on the Plain and Greco-Roman Panegyrics.. J. Kugler, 2023 |
| 2023 | Louis Ndekha: Loving the Enemy and Mob Justice in Malawi: A Contextual Reading of Luke 6:27-29.. Global Perspectives on the Bible and Violence. Helen Paynter and Michael Spalione, 2023. 35-50 |
| 2023 | Louis Ndekha: The Strong and the Weak and the Covid-Vaccine Controversy: Reading Romans 14 in Malawi.. In: K. Gies, The Bible, Quran, and COVID-19 Vaccines Studies on Religion-based Vaccine Perceptions (Africa – Europe – Middle East. J. Kugler 2023. 75-86 |
| 2022 | Louis Ndekha: "Go and Do Like Wise’: Jesus and Rhetorical Syncrisis in the Parable of the ‘Magnanimous’ Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37)".. In: Neutestamentica 56/2, 2022, 301-316 |
| 2021 | Louis Ndekha: ‘“I am not Strong to Dig and I am Afraid to Beg”: Social Status and Status Concern in the Parable of the Dishonest Steward (Lk 16:1–9).. In: HTS Teologiese Studies, 77, 2021, https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6372. |