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Religious Studies department

Faculty & Staff

The Department of Religious Studies has a regular faculty of 24, an adjunct faculty of 12, a senior administrative assistant, another administrative assistant, and 3 student assistants.


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Hinga

Teresia Hinga

Dr. Hinga was born in Kenya. She received a B.Ed. in English Literature and Religious Studies from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, and an M.A. in Religious Studies from Nairobi University, also in Kenya. She earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies/African Christianity from the University of Lancaster in England. Dr. Hinga's research focuses on religion and women's issues, particularly in Africa, African religious history, and expression in the global religious landscape, religion and public policy, and the ethics of globalization.

She has just published a new book: Women, Religion and HIV/AIDS in Africa.