Stephen Kapinde

Doctoral assistant | University of Basel, Switzerland

Stephen Asol Kapinde is a doctoral assistant at the faculty of Theology (Extra-European Christianity), University of Basel, Switzerland. He is also an assistant research fellow at Centre for African Studies, Basel. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Religious Studies from Pwani University, Kenya with an emphasis in church-state relations. His current research works on ‘Prophetic Church Leadership in Kenya’s Democratic Processes between 1982 and 2002’. He combines an interdisciplinary work in his writings that cuts across history, religion, theology, and politics. Currently, he is working on his PhD thesis entitled ‘Political Sermons towards Democratic Governance in Kenya between 1986 and 2010’ with reference to Anglican clerics. In this work, he conceptualized ‘prophetic preaching as doing theology’, which he refers to as Critical Pulpit Theology (CPT). Prior to joining Basel, he served as an adjunct assistant lecturer at Pwani University and as a consultant on counter violent extremism in Mombasa, Kenya. Stephen is dedicated to research and the pursuit of academic excellence.