Alexander G. K. Salakpi

Education or Qualification:

• Ph.D.  (Biblical Studies), Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. USA, 2004 - 2009
• Summer Studies in Egypt: Religious and Archeological Studies, Egypt, 2007
• Summer Studies in Israel: Biblical and Archeological Studies, Israel, 2006
• Clinical Pastoral Education, Brigham and Women Hospital, Harvard Affiliated, Boston, MA USA 2004
• Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL), Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA, USA 2002 – 2004
• M.Th.  (Biblical Studies) Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1999 – 2002
• Post Graduate Certificate (Theology), St. Peter’s Regional Seminary, Cape Coast, Ghana, 1992 - 1996                                                                 
• B.A. (Sociology and Theology) University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 1992 - 1994 
• Certificate (Philosophy), St. Paul’s Major Seminary, Accra, Ghana, 1990 – 1992

Research interests:

• The Bible and Human Society​
• Bible (Wisdom Literature, Psalms, Pentateuch, Deuteronomistic History, Prophets
  Gospels, Acts of the Apostle, and Pauline Letters)
• Society (anthropology, human development and human psychology)
• Biblical Languages

Academic Awards /Fellowships: 

• Koch Foundation 1992-1994 - Weston Jesuits School of Theology, Cambridge, MA
• GRADUATE ASSISTANCE – Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

Publications:

1. Social Alienation as a Consequence of Human Suffering in the Book of Job: A Study of Job 19:13-22. Revised edition. I Universe Publications USA, 2010.
2. Social Alienation as a Consequence of Human Suffering in the Book of Job: A Study of Job 19:13-22. Doctoral Dissertation, Catholic University of America. Washington DC. October, 2009.
3. “Human Dignity (Acts 3:1-11) and Creation Stories.” Yet to be published in the Legon Journal of Humanities.
4. “Observation of the Law is Essential to Life, the Paramount Aim of the Deuteronomist (Deut 4:1-8): A Contemporary Outlook.” Yet to be published in Ghana Journal of Religion and Theology.
5. “VEIDWLOQUTON in 1 COR 8:1-13 and its Implications on Ancestor Veneration among the Ewe in Ghana.” Yet to be published in the Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

Books Authored

• Salakpi, Alexander, Social Alienation As a Consequence of Human Suffering in the Book of Job: A Study of Job 19:13-22. Revised edition. Bloomington, Indiana: I Universe Publications, 2010

Peer-review Journal Articles

• The Catholic Church and State Relations in Ghana: Mutual Teachers and Learners
• Servant Leadership in John 13:1-20 and its Contextualization Within the African Setting
• ‘Murder in the Cathedral? The Badoo Phenomenon in Ikorodu, Lagos Nigeria’

Refereed Conference Paper

• “VEIDWLOQUTON in 1 COR 8:1-13 and its Implications on Ancestor Veneration among the Ewe in Ghana.” At 81st International Conference of Catholic Biblical Association, Denver, Colorado.  28th -31st July 2018
• “Do We Still Need This – Cultural Prejudice? A Contemporary Study of John 4:1-42” at Ghana Association of Biblical Exegetes Annual Conference at Akropong 14th -18th Jan 2019

Professional Associations:

• Catholic Biblical Association of America, USA.
• Society of Biblical Literature, USA.
• American Academy of Religion, USA.
• Catholic Biblical Association of Ghana.
• Ghana Association of Biblical Exegetes
• Joint Conference of Ghanaian Priests Association and the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Ghana.
• Knights of Columbus, USA.
• Knights and Ladies of St. John International.

Affiliation to Research Institutions:

• The Ghana Bible Society
• The Catholic Biblical Association