Godson Ahortor

About

Godson Ahortor's academic area is African Traditional Religion and Ethics with special interest in indigenous notions of soteriology, issues of disability and religion, and indigenous religion in the African diaspora. His current research activities focus on morality and African indigenous notions of hospitality. He holds the American Council of Learned Societies – African Humanities Program (ACLS - AHP) Fellowship (July 2013 – June 2014).

Education

PhD (Study of Religions), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 2010 - 2014.

M.Phil. (Study of Religions), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 1997 - 2001.

B.A. (Philosophy), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 1990 - 1993.

Research Interest

Issues of disability and religion

Dealing with the challenge of evil in society 

Morality and African indigenous notions of hospitality

Publications

Ahortor, G. (2021). Protecting the sanctity of life: Exploring classical moral perspectives in an African community. Urbaniana University Journal 74 (2), 219-237. 

Ahortor, G. (2019). Oral traditions and falsifiability: Exploring African Indigenous knowledge repositories. Ghana Journal of Religion and Theology 9 (1),  85-103.

Ahortor, G. (2016). Salvation and Morality: the interconnections in African thought. European Scientific Journal 12 (26), 220-234.

Ahortor, G. (2016). Marriage, sexuality and moral responsibility among the Tongu Mafi people of Ghana, Legon Journal of the Humanities (29 (1), 71-94.

Ahortor, G. (2016). Exploring the intersection of religion, health and disability in the  Ghanaian experience. Ghana Bulletin of Theology. New Series Vol. 6, 101-117.