Theme: Hamartiology: Doctrine of Sin in African Christianity
Location: TBA
Date: 6-7 March 2026
Announcement
The Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (ASET) is a community of scholars fostering theological scholarship for the African church and society. ASET invites papers to be presented on the topic of Hamartiology: Doctrine of Sin in African Christianity. Presenters can approach this topic from theological, missiological, biblical, philosophical, historical, educational, apologetical, practical theological and cultural perspectives. Topics might include but are not limited to:
- African views on sin’s origin
- Human depravity
- Sin’s transmission
- Cultural understandings of sin
- Sin and temptation
- Sin from ATR and other religious/cultural perspectives: taboo, magic, witchraft
- Sin in African Christian hymns
- Devil
- Flesh
- World
- Sin and punishment
- Guilt, shame and redemption
- Corruption
- Curses
- Sin and suffering
- Sin and death
- Sin and suffering
- Sin in church
- Sin and death
- Restitution and sin’s punishment
- Sin and revival
- African Church Fathers and doctrine of sin
- Morality in African churches
- Unintended/intended sin
- Sin’s evolution and morality in human history
- Social sin and systemic evil
- Degradation and destruction of human environment
- Sin in art, literature and media
- Human construction of sin
- Sin’s enslavement/deviances
- Cybercrimes/technology and human sin/ethical dilemmas in contemporary times
- Africa’s natural wealth and corporate sins
- Sin’s cure
Submission Deadline: 31 July 2025
Please submit your 300 word abstract here.
For any questions, please contact Prof. David Ngaruiya at
