Institution: St. Paul’s University, Kenya
Position: Cohort 2 Fellow
Dr Kevin Muriithi Ndereba holds a PhD in Practical Theology from the University of South Africa and currently serves as Head of Department and Lecturer in the Department of Practical Theology at St. Paul’s University, Kenya. He is an affiliated Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University. He initially trained and worked as an Electrical Engineer before pursuing theological studies and pastoral ministry in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. He is the general editor of the book Apologetics in Africa: An Introduction, recently published by Langham Publishers (2024). He sees theological reflection as vital for the transformation of religious institutions and society, thus stimulating his research interests in the fields of practical theology, youth lived religion and non-religion, apologetics, and faith and science, and is affiliated with various academic societies in these fields. In the Psychology Cross-Training Programme, he will further develop his research on Social Cognition for Resilience in Emerging Adulthood: An African Theological Analysis. He is married to Jessica and father to Noah.
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