Cosmas Ebow Sarbah

Education or Qualification:

• PhD (Islamic Studies), University of Birmingham, UK, (Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations), 2006 - 2010
• Licentiate - M.Phil. (The Study of Arabic, History of Arab People and Islamic Studies), Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), Rome, 2003 - 2006
• Post-Graduate Diploma (Education), University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, 1997-1998
• B.A. (Sociology and Religions), University of Ghana, Legon, 1993-1997

Research interests:

• Intra-Muslim Dialogue in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Intra-Christian Dialogue in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Sub-Saharan Africa

Academic Awards /Fellowships:   

• Certificate of Completion for Regular Attendance and Full Participation in all aspects of the 2016 UCSB Study of the United States Institute, “Religion in the United States: Pluralism and Public Space.”, University of California, Santa Barbara (USA)
• Certificate issued by United States Department of State: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Af-fairs, for Full Completion of the Study of the U. S. Institute on Religious Pluralism in the United States, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Publications:

Book Chapters

1. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “Religious Rights in the State Regulated Mission Schools in Ghana”, in Religion and Sustainable Development: Ghanaian Perspectives, George Ossom-Batsa, Nicolleta Gatti, Rabiatu Deinyo Ammah (edts). Vatican City: Urbaniana University Press, 2018
2. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “Sin and Redemption in Christianity and Islam”, in Theological Issues in Christian-Muslim Dialogue. Charles Tieszen (ed.) Eugene, Oregon:Pickwick Press, 2018 (pp. 77-90).

Peer-review Journal Articles

1. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “Christian-Muslim Relations in Ghana: Competition or Cooperation?, in E-Journal of Religious Studies and Theological Issues, Vol 1(1) pp. 47-71. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, June, 2017
2. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “Interrogating the Approaches of Interreligious Dialogue in West Africa” in Journal of Ecumenical Studies 51 (3) pp. 364-385. University of Penn-sylvania, USA. June, 2016
3. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, Christian “Grace” and Muslim “Dīn Al-Fithra”: Implication for Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Ghana” in E-Journal of Religious Studies and Theologi-cal Issues, 1 (2) (pp. 106-124). Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technolo-gy, Ghana. June 2016
4. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, Christian-Muslim Marriage in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges” in Journal of Applied Thought 5(2) pp. 103-114. All Nations University, Ghana. May, 2016.
5. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “Christian-Muslim Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Contri-bution of Indigenous Cognate Filiation of the Akan People of Ghana” in Journal of Applied Thought 4(2) pp. 103-114. All Nations University, Ghana. June 2015.
6. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “The Planting of Christianity in Ghana” in Trinity Journal of Church and Theology 18 (2), pp. 7-26. Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana, Septem-ber, 2014
7. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “Paradigm Shift in Theological Formation towards Interreligious Dialogue in Ghana” in Studies in Interreligious Dialogue 24 (2), 2014, pp. 225-236.

Refereed Conference Papers

1. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “Application of Education Act 1961 in the Mission Schools: Implication for Interreligious Dialogue in Ghana”, in International Symposium Proceedings 2016 (pp.59-67). California (Santa Barbara): University of California Press,  2016)
2. Sarbah, Cosmas Ebo, “The New Evangelisation and Inter-religious Dialogue in the Ghanaian Context”, in Acts of the 2014 National Pastoral Congress, pp.172-192. Accra: National Catholic Secretariat, 2014.

Grants:

• 7000 Euros grant from Missieburo Reormond of The Netherlands for Christian-Muslim project for the Kasoa Township in 2015.

Professional Associations:

• National Catholic Diocesan Priests Association