Women in Theological Education
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Compiled by Samuel K. Bussey.
Published on 31 January 2026.
(Over the past four years, Heleen Zorgdrager has provided administrative oversight for African Theology Worldwide. In celebration of Heleen’s involvement in the project, a special bibliography and blog were commissioned on “Women in Theological Education,” a cause that Heleen has championed throughout her academic career. The blog can be found here.)
Badilla, Flore, Angélique Ngale, and Agnes Ibanda. Women in Theological Education. Interview video, 04:04. Recorded by Mesa Global. Posted 28 August, 2025.
AbstractInterview with three Francophone African women, all having achieved PHDs in theology and serving in their local universities and churches.
Mesa Global is bringing people around the table and fostering leaders serving the church. Learn more about how Mesa Global is using education to reach the nations with the Gospel.
Kihuha, Mary Wanjiku. The Legacy of Women in Theological Education in Kenya. Presentation video, 01:12:27. Recorded by the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. Posted 30 October, 2023.
AbstractMary Wanjiku Kihuha is a lecturer at Pan-Africa Christian University Kenya School of Theology and Biblical Studies, a Nagel Institute research grantee as well as a member of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians.
Mesa Global. Women In Theological Education In Africa, 2025.
Mombo, Esther. African Women’s Envisioning of Mission and Theological Education in the 21st Century and Beyond. Video presentation, 01:37:35. Recorded by the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. Posted 4 May, 2022.
AbstractEsther Mombo is an associate professor at St. Paul's University in Limuru, Kenya, where she was previously deputy vice chancellor (Academics). She teaches church history and theologies from women’s perspectives. She works closely with the Programme for Christian and Muslim Relations in Africa and is a member of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians. Her areas of service include networking among Christian and Muslim women leaders on issues of dialogue. She has previously served on the Inter-Anglican Doctrinal and Theological Commission. Mombo earned her BD from St. Paul's United Theological College, MPhil from Trinity College Dublin, and PhD at Edinburgh University.
Opondo, Jacinta Auma. “KENYA: Hekima at 40, Celebrating Decades of Women’s Theological Empowerment.” Cisa News Africa, September 15, 2023.
AbstractFounded in 1984 as a Jesuit School of Theology to a few students of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Hekima University College (HUC) has advanced its mission as a centre for excellent formation, research and intellectual scholarship committed to offering a high-quality, integral, and contextualized education to include students from about fourteen local and international religious congregations.
As part of the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the Jesuit institution, Sr Dr Jacinta Opondo, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Anna (FSSA) and a faculty member at HUC Jesuit School of Theology writes about the noble mission of HUC in providing opportunities to religious women to study theology for a stronger foundation for ministry, personal enrichment and greater capacity for leadership.
The Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa. “ACTEA for Women.” Accessed October 24, 2025.
Watawa wa Taa. Accessed October 24, 2025.
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