Recently Completed PhD Theses
John Perminus Wega ‘Conflict and Cohesion: The practice of giciaro and its significance to the Christian-Muslim relations in Igembe, Meru County, Kenya' The author argues that Giciaro (ritual rebirth) is…
John Perminus Wega ‘Conflict and Cohesion: The practice of giciaro and its significance to the Christian-Muslim relations in Igembe, Meru County, Kenya' The author argues that Giciaro (ritual rebirth) is…
Doing a PhD is not for the faint-hearted. Do you want to hear from someone who has just finished this long journey? Melody Wachsmuth wrote: Time and perspective can be…
When OCMS closed its doors on the 17th March 2020 we had no idea how we would manage to work remotely but over the weeks we have become increasingly aware of the…
We feature 3 great new books that you may be interested in. Worship Music and Culture: The Case of the Songhai of Niger John Robert Devalve This case study of…
An OCMS faculty member, Dr Guichun Jun, attended the IML, and here is what he says about the programme... It was a great privilege for me to participate in the first cohort…
As the uncertainties and disruption due to the Covid pandemic continue, I thought it might be helpful to give you a brief tour of what is happening in OCMS. Our…
Wipf & Stock, an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers, released a book by our alumnus, Victor Hugo Cuartas: Hispanic Muslims in the United States: Agency, Identity, and Religious Commitment. At the following…
Chongpongmeren Jamir was awarded PhD for his thesis ‘Segmentation, Unity, and a Church Divided: A Critical History of Churches in Nagaland, 1947-2017’. This study argues that the major clues to understanding…