Ben-Willie K. Golo
Head of Department
About
Dr Ben-Willie Kwaku Golo is a Contextual Theologian who holds a PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in ecological-theological ethics. His research areas include religion and ecology; ecological and social ethics; and contemporary developments in African Christian theological thought, especially in relation to ecology.
Education
PhD (Religions/Theology), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, 2002 - 2006.
M.Phil. (Contextual Theology), Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo, Norway, 2000 - 2001
B.A. (Religious Studies/Ghanaian Language), (Dip. Ed.) University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 1993-1998
Research Interest
Religion, Society, and Environment; Contextual Theologies; African Pentecostalism; Religion and Development;
Publications
Golo, Ben-Willie Kwaku (2023). “Socio-Economic Development, Developmental Preservation, and the Environment in Africa: Religious Reflections Toward a Stewardship-Based Alternative.” In Jaco Beyers (ed.) What Has Religion Studies in Africa Been Up To? Relevant Themes and Topics. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 117–145
Golo, Ben-Willie Kwaku, Majeed Mohammed Hasskei, Nancy O. Mills (2023) “Akan Religious Ontology and Environmental Sustainability in 1. Ghana.” Worldviews, 27, 86-114 DOI:10.1163/15685357-20221001
Golo, Ben-Willie Kwaku and Ernestina E. Novieto (2022). "Religion and Subjective Well-being: Perspectives of Early Career Professionals in Ghana’s Public Universities." Journal of Religion in Africa, 52, 317–346