Tite Tiénou, PhD Legacy Professor
Education:
- Fuller Theological Seminary, MA and PhD
- Faculté Libre de Théologie Evangélique, Maîtrise en Théologie
- Nyack College, BS
Teaching Career:
- Senior Vice President of Education, Dean, and Professor of Theology of Missions, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School—expertise in missions, theology, and the church in Africa
- President and Dean, Faculté de Théologie Evangélique de l’Alliance Chrétienne in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa
- Faculty, Alliance Theological Seminary
- Lectured or taught at various institutions around the world
Other Career Highlights:
- Member, African Studies Association
- Member, OMSC Study Group on Mission Issues
- Senior mission scholar in residence, Overseas Ministries Study Center in New Haven, CT
- Research fellow, Yale Divinity School
- Ordained pastor in the Central Church of the Christian Alliance denomination
- Teacher/preacher, various churches in the United States and Africa
- Recipient of the Contextualization Award granted by the School of World Mission for Fuller Theological Seminary
- Member, International Advisory Council for Lausanne II (1986-1989)
- Chairman Emeritus, International Council of Accrediting Agencies
- Editor, Issues in African Christian Theology
Publications:
- Numerous publications, including The Theological Task of the Church in Africa, Africa Journal of Evangelical Theology,and Understanding Folk Religion
