Felicia Chinyere Priest (PhD) is a dedicated missiologist and educator, holding a PhD in Theology with a specialization in Missions Studies from Africa International University, Kenya. With over twenty years of experience in teaching, research, and mentoring students within higher education, she has made a significant impact in her field. Dr. Priest recently served as the Academic Dean of West Africa Theological Seminary in Lago and has extensive missionary experience across West and East Africa. Driven by a commitment to develop transformative leaders for the church and society, her research interests include conversion to Islam in sub-Saharan Africa, witchcraft accusations, and gender issues. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate programs at International Leadership University, Nairobi.
Dr. Felicia Chinyere Priest
Associate Director for Women in Theological Education
articles & chapters
- “1 and 2 Peter.” Chapter 19 in A Biblical Theology of the Holy Spirit, edited by Trevor J. Burke and Keith Warrington, 238–249. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books; and London: SPCK, 2014.
- “An Exegetical Exploration of ‘Spirit’ References in Ezekiel 36 and 37.” Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association 29, no. 2 (2009): 61–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/jep.2009.29.2.006
- “The Context and Shape of Theological Education in Mozambique with Special Reference to Women.” International Review of Mission 107, no. 1 (2018): 240–260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irom.12220
- “Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: An Analysis of the Church’s Response and Proposals for Change.” Missiology: An International Review 37, no. 4 (2009): 527–542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182960903700405
- “Romans 8: The Chapter of the Spirit.” Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association 30, no. 1 (2010): 80–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/jep.2010.30.1.007
- “Teaching Cross-Culturally in Mozambique.” In Teaching Across Cultures: A Global Christian Perspective, edited by Perry Shaw, César Lopes, Joanna Feliciano-Soberano, and Bob Heaton, 243–248. ICETE Series. Carlisle, UK: Langham Global Library, 2021.
- “Theological Education by Extension in South Sudan.” Evangelical Review of Theology 34, no. 2 (2010): 167–175.
- “Women in Male Spaces: Female Faculty in Theological Education in Africa.” [forthcoming chapter]