SimonMary Aihiokhai

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Title
Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology
Department
Department of Theology
Institution
University of Portland (Oregon)

Education

  • PhD in Systematic Theology

Research Interests

Interreligious Dialogue   Comparative Theology   African Ethics  

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Biography

A scholar interested in the dynamics shaping religion in the global south. Particularly interested in issues related to interfaith studies; religion and identity; religion and politics; religion and culture.

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Contact Information

  University of Portland Department of Theology 5000 N Willamette Blvd Portland, OR 97203

Research
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List of Publications (29)
In 2017
29

"Religious Identity as a Product of Multiple Factors: Reflections on the Pluralistic Identity of a Muslim Community in Midwestern Nigeria." Identity and Exclusion: Totalizing Texts and Interreligious Dialogue. Edited by Aimee Upjohn Light and Madhuri Yadlapati. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017 (forthcoming).

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28

"A Journey of Unity and Restoration in God." wakeup Lazarus Blog. April 9, 2017. http://wakeuplazarus.net/2017/Lent%202017.html#SimonMary

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In 2016
27

Dimensions in Post-Secondary School Christian Religious Studies Curriculum in Nigeria. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.

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26

"A Mosaic of Identities of the Sensus Fidelium: The realities of African Ecclesial Communities in Diaspora." Learning from All the Faithful: A Contemporary Theology of the Sensus Fidei. Pp. 226 - 236. Edited by Bradford Hinze and Peter Phan. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2016.

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"Embracing the Pragmatic in African Indigenous Religions: New Perspective for Interfaith Dialogue." Christianity and Culture Collision: Particularities and Trends from a Global South. Edited by Cyril Orji and Joseph Ogbonnaya. Pp. 151 - 163. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

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"Recognizing the Place of African Traditional Religions in the Comparative Theological Discourse: Mediating Classroom Encounters through Storytelling." Comparative Theology in the Millennial Classroom: Hybrid Identities, Negotiated Boundaries. Pp. 164 - 176. Edited by Mara Brecht and Reid Locklin. New York: Routledge, 2016.

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23

"Going beyond Nostra Aetate: The Way Forward for Interreligious Dialogue." Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Vol. 51 no. 3, (2016): 386 - 401.

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Racism and the Image of God. By Karen Teel. Palgrave Macmillan. 2010. 216 pages. $100.00. Hardcover. ISBN: 978-0-230-62277-7. The Journal of Black Catholic Theological Symposium. Volume IX (2016): 111 - 112.

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In 2015
21

"Interreligious Friendship: A Path to Conversion for a Catholic Theologian" Interreligious Friendship after Nostra Aetate. Pp. 187 - 200. Edited by James L. Fredericks and Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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"Reflections by a Lay Theologian on the Complementary Ministries of the Ordained and Laity in the Church in Africa." The Church We Want. Foundations, Theology and Mission of the Church in Africa: Conversations on Ecclesiology. Pp. 224 - 234. Edited by Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J. Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publications Africa, 2015.

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"Revisiting Nostra Aetate: A New Path for Interreligious Dialogue." In Vatican II and the Future Church. Wakeup Lazarus Blog. August 6, 2015. http://wakeuplazarus.net/v2/ESSAYS/aihiokhai.html

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"Insights into Traditionalist Catholicism in Africa." Oxford University Press Blog. July 14, 2015. Co-authored with Randall Woodard. http://blog.oup.com/2015/07/traditionalist-catholicism-africa/

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In 2014
17

"The Place of Women in the Catholic Churches of Africa: Using Inculturation as a Model for Inclusion of Women in the Ministerial Life of the Church." Theological Reimagination: Conversations on Church, Religion, and Society. Pp. 256 - 268. Edited by Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J. Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publishers Africa, 2014.

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"The Need for Prophetic Voices in the African Catholic Churches: The Nigerian Context." International Journal of African Catholicism. Special Edition: Nigerian Catholicism. Winter. Volume 5 Number 1. (2014): 7 - 25. http://www.saintleo.edu/media/633117/ijac_nigeria_issue_final.pdf

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In 2013
15

"A Case for the Use of Condom as a Therapeutic Means by Discordant Couples in the Roman Catholic Moral Tradition." International Journal of African Catholicism. Summer. Volume 4 Number 2. (2013): 79 - 117 http://www.saintleo.edu/media/567949/summer_13_final.pdf

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"Love One Another as I Have Loved You: The Place of Friendship in Interfaith Dialogue." Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Fall. Vol. 48. No. 4 (2013): 491 - 508.

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"Fifty Years After the Second Vatican Council: A Critical Review of the Roman Catholic Church's Approach to Interreligious Dialogue and Seeking a Way Forward Through Interreligious Friendship." International Journal of African Catholicism. Winter. Vol. 4. No. 1 (2013): 1 - 21. http://www.saintleo.edu/media/484379/fifty_years_after_the_second_vatican_council_final.pdf

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In 2012
12

"Shaping the Content for Interreligious Engagement: A Case for Interreligious Hospitality in Nigeria's Religiously Pluralistic Societies." International Journal of African Catholicism. Summer. Vol. 3. No. 2 (2012): 1 - 23 http://www.saintleo.edu/media/411880/interreligious_engagament.pdf

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"Building Interreligious Encounter/Dialogue through Friendship in a Pluralistic World: The Nigerian Context," Black Catholic Theological Symposium Journal. Vol. VI (2012): 5 - 44.

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"Trinitarian Catholicity: A Paradigm for Enduring Interreligious Dialogue/Encounter." International Journal of African Catholicism. Winter. Vol. 3. No. 1 (2012): 1 - 21. http://www.saintleo.edu/media/130950/winter2012ijac.pdf

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In 2011
9

"Interreligious Living: A Personalistic/Sociological Approach to Religious Pluralism." International Journal of African Catholicism. Winter. Vol. 2 No 1 (2011): 1 - 28. http://www.saintleo.edu/media/131002/interreligious_living.pdf

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In 2010
8

"Pentecostalism and Political Empowerment: The Nigerian Phenomenon." Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Vol. 45. No. 2. (Spring 2010):249 - 264.

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"Ancestorhood in Yoruba Religion and Sainthood in Christianity: Envisioning an Ecological Awareness and Responsibility." International Journal of African Catholicism. Vol. 1 No. 1 (Winter 2010): 1 - 22. http://www.saintleo.edu/media/131009/aihiokhai-ancestors-saint.pdf

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Theology Brewed in an African Pot. By Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator. Orbis books, 2008. 162 pages. $20.00. International Journal of African Catholicism. Winter, 2010. Volume 1 No. 1 in http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Arts-Sciences/International-Journal-of-African-Catholicism

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In 2008
5

"Human Suffering and the Presence of God" The Mind Opener. Vol. 16, (2007-2008).

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In 2004
4

"We are one Family" La Reina Herald. Vol. XIII, No.4 (2004)

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In 2002
3

"September 11" Azure and Amber: The International Library of Poetry (2002)

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"Locating the Place of Interreligious Friendship in Comparative Theology." Journal of Buddhist-Christian Studies (forthcoming).

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"Grounded in Mercy: Embracing a Practical Theological Response to the Reality of HIV/AIDS Sero-Discordancy," Journal of Black Catholic Theological Symposium (forthcoming).

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