MARINUS CHIJIOKE IWUCHUKWU, Ph.D Associate Professor Chair of Theology Department Duquesne University 600 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Office: (412) 396-1014 [email protected]
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION Ph.D. in Theology and Society (Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA), 2008. Masters in Religious Journalism (Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA), 1998 Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria), 1996 Certificate in Mass Communication (Media Service Centre, Kaduna), 1992 Bachelors in Sacred Theology (Urbanian University, Rome), 1990 Diploma in Religious Studies (University of Ibadan), 1986
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Faculty of Theology Department, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. August 2008 to date with fulltime teaching, research, and other university assigned responsibilities.
Courses Taught at Duquesne University: - Religion, Media, & Pop Culture (THEO 216). This course examines the interaction of religion, media, and pop culture in contemporary society. - Imaging Sustainability (IHP 203). This is an Honors College Course that is taught in collaboration with faculty of other disciplines. In this course each faculty involved explores the question of sustainability from different academic disciplines. Therefore, I participate in this course with critical evaluation of religion toward a more sustainable ecology and environment. - Global and Cultural Perspectives (UCOR 143). An undergraduate course that examines the intersection of religions and cultures across the globe. - Judaism, Christianity, & Islam (THEO 283). This is an undergraduate course that reviews the origin, development, and spread of the three Abrahamic religions with critical exploration of the challenges and benefits of dialogue and collaboration among their adherents. - Building Bridges: Inclusive Religious Pluralism and Dialogue (IHP 105). This is an undergraduate Honors College course that examines and advocates inclusive religious pluralism.
- Building Bridges: Religions in Diaspora (IHP 145). This is a undergraduate Honors College course that examines the impact of diaspora in the growth and influence of the Abrahamic religions. - Religion, Media, and Pop Culture (THEO 216). - Religious Pluralism, Religious Freedom, and Interreligious Dialogue (THEO 697). This is a PhD seminar which explores the history of religious freedom and religious pluralism as well as the origins, challenges, and benefits of interreligious dialogue between Christians and people of other faith traditiosn. - Inclusive Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Dialogue (THEO 696). This is graduate seminar class which explores the theology of inclusive Pluralism of Jacques Dupuis and its values for dialogue in global society.
Adjunct Faculty at University of Phoenix Online Program. August 2009 to date. Teaching courses in Fundamentals of Technical Writing and Communication, especially during summer months.
Adjunct Faculty at Equal Education Program (EOP) and Journalism Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee. Summer 2004 and 2005 and Spring 2008. I taught a course in Writing Skills to newly admitted college freshmen and an undergraduate course in Media Ethics.
Developed a course syllabus for a course in Islam for Theology Department of Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Spring 2006.
Trinity Academy, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Aug. 2003 to Dec. 2005. I taught students in the 9th through 12th grade classes in Church History and study of Old Testament.
Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, Wisconsin. Summer of 2003. - In an adjunct position I taught Business Communication.
St. Augustine seminary, Jos, Kano campus (Nigeria). 1999 – 2000 session. - In an adjunct position I taught Interpersonal Communication.
Federal College of Education, Kano – Nigeria. September 1992 to May 2003. I had a full time position with this teacher training college. My teaching responsibilities included courses in: - Phenomenology of Religion. - Sociology of Religion. - Christian Doctrine - Christian Ethics - Early Church history - The Reformation - The Prophets of Israel
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- Introduction to Religion - Religion and Social Change - History of Israel - Comparative Religion - African Traditional Religion - Independent African Church Movement
In addition to teaching, I served as academic adviser to students and directed Research projects of students in the four year degree program as well as a committee member of several college committees.
PUBLICATIONS:
Books: Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria: The Challenges of Inclusive Cultural and Religious Pluralism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan publishers, 2013 (ISBN: 978-0-230-34129-6).
Marinus C. Iwuchukwu and Brian Stiltner (eds). Can Muslims and Christians Resolve Their Religious and Social Conflicts? Cases from Africa and the United States. Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; and Lampeter, Wales (UK): The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd., 2013 (ISBN – 13: 978-0-7734-3071-6).
Media Ecology and Religious Pluralism: Engaging Walter Ong and Jacques Dupuis Toward Effective Interreligious Dialogue. Köln, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co. KG, 2010. (ISBN: 978-3-8383-2037-3)
Encyclopedia entry: “Christian-Muslim Conflict in Africa” in War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict. Jeffrey M. Shaw and Timothy J. Derny (eds). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, LLC, March 2017. ISBN: 978-1-61069-516-9 or ebook: 978-1-61069-517-6.
Book Chapters:
“Interreligious Friendship: Symbiosis of Human Relationship Vis-à-vis Religious Differences – A Christian Encounter With Two African Traditional Religionists” in Interreligious Friendship After Nostra Aetate by James L Fredricks and Tracy D.Tiemeier (eds). New York: Palgrave Macmillan publishers, 2015.
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“Navigating Between Religious Exclusivism and Pluralism in Christian and Islamic Sacred Texts: The Case for Inclusive Pluralism,” in Sacred Texts & Human Contexts – A North American Response to A Common Word between Us and You by Nathan R. Kollar & Muhammad Shafiq (eds). Rochester, NY: Hickey Center For Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, Nazareth College, 2014, 316-330 (ISBN: 13: 978-150845407).
“Outside de jure Religious Pluralism No Dialogue: A Critical Socio-Theological Assessment of Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Post-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa,” in Understanding Religious Pluralism: Perspectives from Religious Studies and Theology by Peter Phan and Jonathan Ray (eds). Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2014, 223-241 (ISBN 13: 978-1-62032-943-6).
“African Theologians in Diaspora: Drawing on the Theology of Inclusive Religious Pluralism to Construct An African Value Oriented Interreligious Dialogue” in Theological Reimagination: Conversations on Church, Religion, and Society. Edited by Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, Kenya, Nairobi: Paulines Publishers Africa, 2014, 169 - 179.
“A Critique of the Historical Development of Catholic Dialogue with Jews and Muslims: The Challenges and Benefits of Post-Modern Religious Pluralism,” in The Shaping of Tradition: Context and Normativity by Colby Dickson in collaboration with Lieven Boeve and Terrence Merrigan. Leuven – Paris - Walpole, MA: Peeters Press, 2013, 315- 329 (ISBN: 9789042929364).
“Dialogue Along Mystics’ Spirituality: Models of Effective Interreligious Dialogue in Religious Pluralistic Societies” in Mystic Musings in Religions, Kurian Kachappilly (ed). New Delhi, India: Christian World Imprints, 2013, 197-215. ISBN: 9788192512181.
“Revisiting the Perennial Religious Conflicts in Northern Nigeria, 1990-2010: Broadening the Focus of Muslim-Christian Dialogue” in Can Muslims and Christians Resolve Their Religious and Social Conflicts? Cases from Africa and the United States. Marinus C. Iwuchukwu and Brian Stiltner (eds). Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; and Lampeter, Wales (UK): The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd., 2013, 3-37.
“The Church and the Evangelization of the Political Culture of Nigeria: A Media Perspective.” In The Nature and Identity of the Church: Nigerian Theological Perspectives. Valerian M. Okeke (Editor). Nsukka, Nigeria: Fulladu Publishing Company, April 2001: 167-177.
Book Review: Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in World Religions. By Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey(editors) in Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, Published by The Ecumenical Association of Nigerian Theologians Vol. 28, 2016 (ISSN 0794-8670), 124- 126.
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Jacques Dupuis Faces the Inquisition: Two Essays by Jacques Dupuis on “Dominus Iesus and the Roman Investigation of His Work. By William R. Burrows in Horizons, The Journal of the College Theology Society, Vol. 40 no. 2 (December 2013), 311-313.
Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa: An Analysis of Bias, Decline, and Conversion Based on the Works of Bernard Lonergan. By Cyril Orji. In Theological Studies, 70/2 (June 2009), 483-485.
Editorial Responsibilities: Guest editor, Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, Vol. 29, 2017 (ISSN 0794-8670). Published by The Ecumenical Association of Nigerian Theologians.
Guest editor, Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, Vol. 27, 2015 (ISSN 0794-8670). Published by The Ecumenical Association of Nigerian Theologians.
Article Editor, SAGE Social Science Journals, July to August, 2014.
Associate Editor for The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society for three issues of the journal 2011.
International Outreach Editor, the Journal of Interreligious Dialogue. From February 2009 to 2012.
Journal Articles Editorial: As a guest editor for Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, Vol. 29, 2017. The theme of the edition is “Religions as Social Bridge-Builders for Dialogue and Peace in Africa and the World”, pp. 5-8.
“The Urgency For Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Nigeria: The Imperative of the World-View of Inclusive Religious Pluralism” in Ibadan Dominican Studies Vol. 3 (January 2017), 1-23.
“Appropriating Christian and Islamic Texts to Underscore the Theology of Inclusive Pluralism Toward Effective Global Christian-Muslim Dialogue”. Louvain Studies 39 (2015-16), 261-283.
“Looking Beyond Vatican II: A Shift from Religious Inclusivism to Inclusive Religious Pluralism.” Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue. http://wakeuplazarus.net/v2/ESSAYS/iwuchukwu.html. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
“Exploring Religious and Cultural Pluralism as Assets Towards Muslim-Christian Relationship in Northern Nigeria,” Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, Vol. 26 (2014), 7-
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“Muslims’ Relationship with People of the Book in the US: The Avant-garde of Dialogue of Action as an Instrument for Reinforcing Community Spirit,” The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, Vol. 1, Iss. 4. (2011), 25-36.
“Root Causes and the Human/Economic Costs of Religious Conflicts in Northern Nigeria in the Last Two Decades: A Theological, Social, and Political Evaluation,” International Journal of African Catholicism. June 2011, Vol. 2, Number 2, pp. 27-38. http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Arts-Sciences/International-Journal-of- African-Catholicism.
Guest Editor, Special Edition – Christian-Muslim Dialogue. The International Journal of African Catholicism (IJAC), Summer 2011, Vol. 2, No. 2. http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Arts-Sciences/International-Journal-of- African-Catholicism.
“The Hermeneutical Challenges In Muslim-Christian Dialogue.” Indian Theological Studies. Vol. XLVII No. 3, September 2010, pp. 233-252.
“The Odyssey of African Theologians in America.” International Journal of African Catholicism. Summer 2010, Vol. 1, Number 2. http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Arts-Sciences/International-Journal-of- African-Catholicism.
“The Prophetic Imperatives of Dialogue: The Challenges of Missions in Northern Nigeria.” In Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, Vol. 22, 2010, pp. 48-65.
“Engaging The Media As Effective Tools For Interreligions Dialogue in Multireligions Societies: A Catholic Evaluation.” In Journal of Interreligious Dialogue (JIRD), Vol. 3 March 2010. www.irdialogue.org.
“Democracy in a Multi-Religious and Cultural Setting: The Nigerian Context.” In World Futures, 59:381-390, 2003. Taylor and Francis Inc.
“The role of religion in National unity – Focus on Nigeria.” In Tambari Kano Journal of Education. A journal of Federal College of Education, Kano. March, 2003.
A number of articles published in local and national newspapers in the US including “Country should emulate the lives of moral leaders,” in Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Wisconsin, Friday, October 27, 2000, p. 3B.
“The role of Counseling in Christian Youth Ministry.” In Book of Reading, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Federal College of Education, Kano. Vol. 1 No. 1, 1999.
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“The New Millennium and the Responsible use of the Communication Media in Nigeria.” In Tambari Kano Journal of Education. A journal of Federal College of Education, Kano. Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1999.
Ph.D Dissertations Directed
Successfully supervised the Ph.D dissertation and defense of Dr. Simon-Mary Aihokhai – 2013. Title of dissertation: “Hospitality and Friendship As Effective Tools For Sustained Interreligious Dialogue: A Case Study of the Catholic Community of Ihievbe, Edo State, Nigeria.”
Successfully supervised the Ph.D dissertation and defense of Martin Ahiaba 2016. The title of his dissertation is: “Christian Supercessionism And The Dilemma Of Dialogue In Jos Nigeria: Exploring Panikkar’s Dialogical Dialogue As A Paradigm For Interreligious Dialogue And Conflict Resolution”
Successfully supervised the Ph.D dissertation and defense of Joyce Konigsburg in Spring 2017. Title of dissertation is: “Improved Interreligious Dialogue: Relational Ontology Models Of Creator/Creature And Quantum Entanglement”
Served as external examiner for Toronto School of Theology – Defended Nov. 30, 2016. The PhD thesis of Nicholas Obiero. The thesis is entitled "Towards a Theology of Mission and Evangelization in Kenya in a Post-Colonial Context: Challenges and Opportunities."
Currently Supervising dissertation of the following Ph.D Candidates:
Cajetan Anyanwu: Title of dissertation proposal: “Reshaping The Theology And Praxis Of Inculturation Through Interreligious Dialogue Between The Catholic Church And African Traditional Religion In Igboland, Nigeria”
Illesnmi G. Ajibola: Still working on his dissertation proposal. Title of dissertation: “A Theological Analysis of Confessional-Centric Curriculum of Christian Religious Education: Towards an Inclusive Religious Pluralistic Centered Curriculum for Nigeria Colleges of Education.”
CONFERENCE/SEMINAR PAPERS PRESENTED
“Religion: A Double-Edged Sword Agent for Ecological Sustainability – A call for Dialogue of Action Through the Media Among Religions Toward Combating Ecological
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Problems.” A paper presented at the 14th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability. Held at The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. January 17-19, 2018.
“Non-Ecclesio-Centric Christian Mission and Inclusive Religious Pluralism As Assets for Interreligious Dialogue and Mission in the 21st Century”. A plenary lecture delivered at the Theology and Religious Studies department of University of Chester, Chester, England on October 25, 2017.
"Inclusive Religious Pluralism: A Theological Lynchpin Toward Effective Interreligious Dialogue Today." Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society on the theme: “Understanding Globalism, Respecting Difference”. Held on April 17-18, 2017 at Imperial College London, London, UK.
“Post-Vatican II and Religious Diversity in Catholic Higher Education – Reference to The Spiritan and Jesuits Models.” A paper presented at the “Religion and Ethics in Higher Education Symposium” at University of Pittsburgh on October 12, 2016.
“Inclusive Religious Pluralism Undergirding Interreligious Dialogue as 21st Century Theological Model for Mission”. Paper presented at the 14th International Association of Mission in Seoul, South Korea, August 11-17, 2016.
"Promoting Effective Cultural and Religious Dialogue In African Society." A Paper Presented to Participants of Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Duquesne University Civic Leadership Institute on July 7, 2016 at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
“Ong, the Media, and Religion in a Pluralistic Society – Insights and Challenges.” A paper delivered at the 17 Convention of Media Ecology Association, June 22-26, 2016 at University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
“Navigating the Challenges of Race Relations Toward Effective Inter-religious and Intra- religious Dialogue among and between Muslims and Christians in Europe and the US.” A Paper presented at CTSA 2016 Convention held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 8-11, 2016.
“The Urgency for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Nigeria - the Imperative of the Worldview of Inclusive Religious Pluralism.” A Guest Lecture presented at Dominican Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria. May 4, 2016.
“Religious and theological Perspective of the Environment and its Sustainability.” A paper delivered at workshop in Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey on August 13, 2015. Theme of the workshop was “Environment and Nature in Christianity and Islam”.
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“World Religions In Eco-Theological Dialogue: Advocating a Robust Eco-theological Dialogue Toward Environmental Sustainability.” Presented at the 11th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability. Held on January 21-23, 2015 at Scandic Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark.
“Muslims Engaging Christians and People of Other Faiths Toward Effective Dialogue in Today’s America.” A Lecture Delivered to Members of the Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (MCCGP) of Monroeville, PA, on December 3, 2014.
"Inclusive Religious Pluralism: A Theological Lynchpin Toward Effective Interreligious Dialogue Today." A Paper Presented at KAICID Dialogue Center Organized International Conference on “Dialogue Beyond Dialogue” held in KAICID Center, an Intergovernmental Interreligious Dialogue Organization, Vienna, Austria. November 9- 12, 2014.
“Promoting Dialogue of Action Among Abrahamic Religions toward better Social and Economic Welfare of Citizens.” A paper presented at a conference titled Sacred Texts and Human Contexts: Poverty and Wealth in the Sacred Texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam at Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey. June 9–10, 2014.
“Appropriating Christian and Islamic Selected Sacred Texts to Underscore Jacques Dupuis’ Theology of Inclusive Pluralism Toward Effective Global Muslim-Christian Dialogue.” A paper presented at International Theological Conference on Inter-faith Dialogue. Hosted by Australian Catholic University, Melbourne St. Patrick’s Campus, Australia, May 26-29, 2014.
“African Theologians in Diaspora: Drawing on the Theology of Inclusive Religious Pluralism to Construct An African Value Oriented Progressive Interreligious Dialogue.” A Paper Presented at African Research Colloquium hosted by Center For African Studies, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, November 9th, 2013.
“African Theologians in Diaspora: Negotiating a Progressive African Identity Toward Effective Interreligious Dialogue By Drawing on the Values of Postmodernism and Inclusive Pluralism.” A Paper presented at the Colloquium of African Theologians at Hekima Jesuit Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, August 14-16, 2013.
“Navigating Between Exclusivism and Religious Pluralism in Christian and Islamic Sacred Texts: The Case For Inclusive Pluralism - Toward Effective Muslim-Christian Dialogue.” A Paper Presented at “Sacred Texts and Human Contexts Symposium” of Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, Nazareth College, Rochester, New York, June 23-25, 2013.
“Harnessing the Goals of Dialogue through Cultural and Religious Collaborations between Muslims and Christians in Northern Nigeria toward Cultural, Economic, and
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Social Sustainability in Nigeria.” A paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Environment, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability held at Hiroshima, Japan, January 23-25, 2013.
“Exploring Religious and Cultural Pluralism as Assets Toward Effective Bridge Building in Muslim-Christian Relationship in Northern Nigeria – The Global Import of this Exploration.” A paper presented at the International Conference on Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, Tehran, Iran, December 23-24, 2012.
“Christian-Muslim Relation in Northern Nigerian: Advocating a Conceptual Paradigmatic shift - From Cultural and Religious Tolerance to Cultural and Religious Inclusive Pluralism As Recipe For Peace.” A paper presented at Religious Studies and Theology Department of Heythrop College, London, UK, on October 18, 2012.
“Outside de jure Religious Pluralism No Dialogue: A Critical Socio-Theological Assessment of Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Post-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa.” A paper presentation the Religious Pluralism and interreligious Dialogue conference at Georgetown University, May 23, 2012.
“Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa.” A paper presentations to students of African and Islamic Law Society of the Law School, Duquesne University on January 26, 2012.
“A Critique of the Historical Development of Catholic Dialogue With Jews and Muslims: The Challenges and Benefits of Post-Modern Religious Pluralism.” A Paper Delivered at LEST VIII Conference, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. October 26-29, 2011.
Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Northern Nigeria – A Continuum of Decades of Girard’s “Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Northern Nigeria – A Continuum of Decades of Girard’s Acquisitive Mimetic Violence. What does the Future hold?” Being A Paper Presented at the Colloquium For Violence and Religion, held at Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy, June 15- 18, 2011
“Ethnic and Religious Crises/Rivalries in Africa: The Making of New Martyrs and Saints” Paper delivered at CTSA 2011 convention in San Jose, CA, June 8-12, 2011.
“Dialogues of Life and Action as Social Recipe Against Religious Motivated Violence in Northern Nigeria.” A Paper Presented @ CTS Annual Conference, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, June 2-5, 2011
“Muslims Relationship with People of the Book in the US – The Avant-Garde of Dialogue of Action As Instrument of Reinforcing Community Spirit.” A Paper presented at the Inaugural International Conference of Religion and Spirituality in the Society at Chicago, Illinois, February 15-17, 2011.
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“Dialogue Along Mystics’ Spirituality: Models of Effective Interreligious Dialogue in Religious Pluralistic Societies.” A Paper Presented at Mysticism Without Bounds International Conference, Bangalore, India. January 5-8, 2011.
“The Human and Economic Cost of Religious Conflicts in Northern Nigeria in the Last 20 Years.” A paper presented at the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Symposium at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA on October 22, 2010.
“Inclusive Pluralism and Dialogue: Re-echoing the Imperative Christian Response to the Global Pandemic Cultural and Religious Conflicts.” At College Theology Society’s annual conference in Portland, Oregon, June 3rd – 6th, 2010.
“The Prophetic Imperatives of Dialogue: The challenges of Missions in northern Nigeria Lessons For Muslim-Christian Dialogue in the United States.” At the annual conference of Catholic Theological Society of America held in Cleveland, Ohio, June 10th – 12th, 2010.
“The Odyssey of African Theologians in America” a paper presented at colloquium of African-American theologians at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. May 26, 2010.
"World religions in eco-theological dialogue: Modeling Jacques Dupuis’ inclusive religious pluralism for eco-theological dialogue between Christians and peoples of Indigenous Religions," Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, October 30th, 2009.
"Human, Media, and Cultural Developments in Walter Ong’s Dialogic Openness and Their Interreligious Dialogic Relevance in Religious Pluralist Societies," at the conference of Media Ecology Association, holding at Saint Louis University, June 2009.
“Upholding human rights and dignity in a democratic society - the Nigerian experience and the church’s response.” A paper delivered at the annual congress of the Alumni Association of Saint Augustine’s Major Seminary, Jos. Held in the seminary auditorium from 24th – 27th June 2002.
“The role of religion in National unity – Focus on Nigeria.” A paper presented at the conference of National Association for the Promotion of Studies in Arts and Social Sciences (NAPSASS). Held at Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. July 30-August 2, 2001.
“The Church and the Evangelization of the Political Culture of Nigeria – A media perspective.” A paper presented at the 16th annual conference of Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN). Held at Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu. April 17-20, 2001.
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“Mass Media and Citizenship Education.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Social Studies Teachers Association of Nigeria (SOSTAN). Held at Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State. May 2-5, 2000.
“Priestly identity in the 3rd millennium: The Nigerian experience.” A paper presented at the 15th annual conference of Theologians Association of Nigeria. At St. Paul’s Missionary Seminary, Gwagwalada, Abuja. April 25-28, 2000.
A response to the paper “Truth, our guide and guard as a people of God.” Presented by Professor Adewole of the University of Jos, at a seminar orgranised in St. Augustine’s major seminary, Jos. By the Awakening Light magazine editorial board, February 7-8th, 2000.
“Students and the challenges of the next millennium in nation building.” A paper presented at the First Provincial Convention of Nigeria Federation of Catholic Students, Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province. Held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. On Friday, July 2nd, 1999.
“Igbo philosophies and world-view in the 21st century Nigeria.” A paper delivered at the first national conference on “Ndi Igbo, their culture, language and literature in the north: issues for national unity and integration.” Organised by Igbo department of Federal College of Education, Zaria on May 20-21, 1999.
“The jubilee Year 2000 and the responsible use of the communications media in Nigeria.” A paper presented at the 14th annual conference of Catholic Theologians of Nigeria (CATHAN) conference held at St. Peter and Paul Seminary, Ibadan from April 5th to 9th, 1999.
“Religion in the context of a democratic media – a sociological outlook.” Delivered at a seminar of the School of Arts and Social Science, Federal College of Education, Kano, December 1997.
Invited Academic Presentations or Public Lecture Invitation to be a Panelist at the “Fellowship of the Faiths” Iftar Dinner at Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (MCCGP), Monroeville on June 4, 2017. The Topic of the panel discussion was “What’s the Value of Interfaith Relations?”
Catholic Church, Forest Hill, Pittsburgh, on October 16, 2016. This event was organized by youth ministry of the parish.
Invited by CERIS to facilitate a book discussion of Who is Allah? (Lawrence, 2015) on Friday February 19, 2016 at University of Pittsburgh.
Invited to be one of three panelists by Daya International Consultants for Peace Initiatives (ICPI) at University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International
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Affairs, during the Week of Peace celebration on September 22, 2015. The panel reviewed and responded to audience questions after the screening of the film documentary “The Pastor and the Imam.”
Invited by the Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh and Peace Islands Institute as keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Friendship Dinner and Awards Ceremony, November 19, 2015, Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Solicited Internet Publications “Looking Beyond Vatican II: A Shift from Religious Inclusivism to Inclusive Religious Pluralism.” Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue. http://wakeuplazarus.net/v2/ESSAYS/iwuchukwu.html. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
Recent Academic/Service Awards 1. Gladstone Library Visiting Research Scholar for 2017. 2. Visiting Research Fellow, University of Chester, Chester, England - Sept 2016 – 2019. 3. The Paluse Faculty Research Grant Award for 2014-2015 academic year - $6,000. 4. Humanity Day Award 2014 from Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, PA. 5. Duquesne University Presidential Scholarship Award for Summer 2013 - $5,000. 6. Spring Break Away for 2010 from Office of International Program. 3. NEH Endowment of $1, 700.00 with three other colleagues of my department, McAnulty College, Duquesne University, Dec. 2010. 4. NEH Endowment ($3,000.00+) as chair of Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee McAnulty College, Duquesne University, May 2010. 5. Duquesne University Presidential Scholarship Award for Summer 2009 - $2,000.
Recent Community Service Interviews with WBVP Beaver Falls, PA about the public lectures of CCMD. The first interview was in the spring of 2015 and the second was on October 12, 2015.
Interviewed by KQV News Radio in Pittsburgh, PA about a CMDC organized symposium for September 24, 2014. The full version of the interview is on http://kqv.com/news.asp?newscategoryID={2379B2C7-D8AB-4592-BBB7- A5CE8F3989CF}&newssubcategoryID={C4349592-B64D-4AF7-BDE8- F3EB32ABE7E4}
Interviewed by Essential Radio Service, an affiliate of NPR to comment on the situation of Coptic Christians in Egypt. The interview is published on the website of the station. Tim Camerato, “What is a Coptic Christian?” October 17, 2011. Retrieved from http://www.essentialpublicradio.org/story/2011-10-17/what-coptic-christian-8109. Retrieved on October 17, 2011.
Current Professional Services
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Member, Editorial Board of the journal Earth Science and Engineering since March 2015. Member, Editorial Board of Pinnacle Journal Publication since 2014 Article Editor, SAGE Social Science Journals, July to August, 2014. Member, Pro-tem board of Director, Walter J. Ong Society, July 2014 to June 2015. Duquesne Representative on the board of Consortium Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS) from July 2014.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Chair, Annual Holy Spirit Lecture Committee 2017-2018. 2. Chair, Duquesne University Committee, Muslim-Christian Dialogue now known as Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue (CCMD). From March 2009. 3. Guest Editor for Journal of Ecumenical Bulletin for 2015 edition. 4. Editorial Board member of Pinnacle Journal publications from 2014. 5. Article Editor, SAGE Social Science Journals, July 2014 to January 2015. 6. Guest Editor for The International Journal of African Catholicism for a special edition of the journal with focus on Christian-Muslim dialogue in Africa. Published in the June 2011 edition. 7. Associate Editor for The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society for three issues of the journal 2011. 8. International Outreach Editor, the Journal of Interreligious Dialogue. From February 2009 to 2012. 9. I have reviewed articles for two peer review journals: The International Journal of African Catholicism and The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, 2010 to date. 10. Chaplain, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Milwaukee, Nov. 2005 to June 2008. 11. Chairman, Communications Commission, diocese of Kano. April 2002 to May 2003 12. Education Secretary of the Catholic Schools of Kano diocese. July 2001 to May 2003. 13. A member of International Catholic Union of the Press – UCIP (Switzerland) from 1995 to 2003. 14. Member of the International Advisory Board of Service and Research Foundation of Asia on Family and Culture (SERFAC) from 1997 to 2003. 15. Assistant Secretary of Catholic Theologians Association of Nigeria. From 1999 to 2001. 16. Associate Editor, Marquette Tribune, Marquette University, Milwaukee. January to May, 1998. 17. Founding Editor-in-Chief of The Northern Star Newspaper. A monthly newspaper of the Catholic Church in Kano. From 1992 to 1996. 18. Director of Social Communication of the Catholic Church in Kano. From 1992 to 1996.
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19. Vice Rector, St. Joseph’s minor seminary, Zaria from May 1990 to September 1992.
Professional Services Member of University Faculty Advisor Council From August 2016. A College of McNulty Liberal Arts representative to the Faculty Senate 2014 to Member of University Core Curriculum Review Committee constituted by the provost – 2014-2015 academic year. Member of Tenure and Promotion Review Committee of Theology Department from 2014 Member of Library Committee of Theology Department from 2013 – Member of African Studies Committee of Theology Department from 2014.
My Ph.D. Dissertation Director Professor Philip Rossi, SJ - Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Professional Academic Recognition My professional academic review was sought and used on the back cover of a major academic publication in my field of research interest. The reference information of the book is as follows: Catherine Cornille and Stephanie Corigliano (eds.). Interreligious Dialogue and Cultural Change. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2012).
I was selected from a competitive, national pool of nominees to participate in a faculty seminar on the teaching of interfaith understanding. The seminar is offered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), with support from the Henry Luce Foundation. The seminar holds July 31–August 4, 2016, at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
I was the lead investigator on behalf of Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue (CCMD) that won Duquesne University Faculty Development Fund for the amount of $9,5770.00 in the 2015- 2016 academic year toward a planned teachers workshop.
Current Scholarly Projects A monograph to be titled “The Role of Race Relations in Interreligious Dialogue Between and Among Christians and Muslims in Europe and United States.”
A book chapter titled “Pentecostalism, Islam and Religious Fundamentalism in Sub- Saharan Africa” in a book titled Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa. Edited by Adeshina Afolayan, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso and Toyin Falola.
A book chapter titled “Boko Haram and Girardian Acquisitive Mimetic Violence – Can Dialogue Based On Pluralistic Worldview Mitigate its Violent Religious Bigotry?” To be
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A book chapter titled "Inclusive Religious Pluralism: A Theological Lynchpin Toward Effective Interreligious Dialogue Today." To be published by KAICIID with the title Dialogue Beyond Dialogue.
I am collaborating with two other scholars as authors on a book titled: Critical, Constructive, and Substantive Dialogue: Jews, Christians, and Muslims Getting Beyond the inhibitions to Effective Dialogue in Pluralistic Societies.
A reader of two Ph.D. candidate’s dissertation committee. Member of four Ph.D. students’ comprehensive examinations committee.
Professional Affiliations Member, American Academy of Religion, AAR. Member, Catholic Theology Society, CTS. Member, Catholic Theological Society of America, CTSA. Member, Mission and Catholicity Committee of CTSA Member, Colloquium on Religion and Violence, Member, Religion and Spirituality in Society Subscriber, Elijah Interfaith Institute. International Outreach Editor, The Journal of Interreligious Dialogue, JIRD. Member, Media Ecology Association, MEA.
Administrative Seminar/Workshop/Conference As department chair I attended a seminar on campus organized by HR and Legal Services on March 27, 2017 at 505-6 Rockwell Hall. Title of workshop: “Employment Law 101 and Managing Staff Performance”.
A Conference of Chairs and Directors of Graduate Program of Theology Departments and Theological Institutions organized by Wabash Center. To be held at Alexander Hotel in Indianapolis, IN, Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2016.
A select participant in Teaching Interfaith Understanding organized by CIC (Council for Independent Colleges) and IFYC (Interfaith Youth Corp) at De Paul University, July 31 to August 4, 2016.
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A participant in a Council for Independent Colleges (CIC) Workshop for Department and Division Chairs in Louisville, KY. Held at The Browns Hotel, April 7-9, 2016.
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