Prof. Dion Forster
Dion A. Forster is Professor of Public Theology in the Department of Beliefs and Practices in the Faculty of Religion and Theology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and an Extraordinary Professor in Systematic Theology in the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University. He holds a PhD in Systematic Theology (2006) and a PhD in New Testament studies (2017). His research is mainly focused on the interface of faith and public life (public theology), as well as themes in New Testament studies and Wesleyan and Methodist theologies. He also participates in debates around the decolonization of Christian Theology, with a focus on African Christianities. He comes from the Wesleyan and Methodist theological traditions and has contributed towards the shaping of African Methodist theology and ethics.
