Afua Kuma – Dora Yu Paper Prize 2025: Awardees

23 June 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Ndereba and the other 11 recipients of the Afua Kuma – Dora Yu Paper Prize, awarded in collaboration with the Global Spiritual Formations Project.

This prize honors outstanding emerging scholarship on lived theology and Christ-like formation in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. Named after two remarkable Christian women, Afua Kuma and Dora Yu, the award supports a new generation of scholars exploring the vibrant expressions of discipleship within the world Christian movement.

Awardees

Samalia Ayuba, Boston University

Stephen Di Trolio, Princeton Theological Seminary

Therese Lautua, Harvard University

Yi Lo, Taiwan Graduate School of Theology

Yanan Lu, Graduate Theological Union

Marilyn Naidoo, University of South Africa

Kevin Muriithi Ndereba, St Paul's University

Stephen Obeng, University of Cape Coast

Felicia C. Priest, West Africa Theological Seminary

Paulien Wagener, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg

Viju Wilson, Union Biblical Seminary, Pune

Deanna Womack, Emory University, Candler School of Theology

PTHU Master of Theology

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