Deputy Director, ODEL; Senior Lecturer, Peace and International Studies
Biography
I aman academician, and a researcher. I haveauthored, edited, and co-authored books and journal articles. As a postdoctoral fellow in theGlobal Research Institute (GRI) at Fuller Theological Seminary in the Center for Missiological Research (CMR). I amalsoamember of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (ASET) from 2019 to present. I sit in the Daystar UniversityODeLand ICTBoards.
Academic Qualifications
Post-doc fellow, 2020; Fuller Theological Seminary; Book Project title: “Migration, Interfaith Engagement and Mission.”
Ph.D. Missiology; 2017; Concordia Theological Seminary; Dissertation Title: “Linking Ancient Mediterranean with Contemporary Kenyan Pivotal Values of Honor-Shame: A Missional Appraisal of Baptist Theology in Kenya Through Honor-Shame Lenses”
M.Th. African Christianity; 2012; Daystar University; Thesis Title: “Material Deception in Prosperity Gospel: A Case of Mombasa Churches”
Munyao, M. et al. Eds. (2022).The African Church and COVID-19: Human Security, the Church, and Society in Kenya. Lexington Books
Munyao, M., & Muturi, M. (2022). Religious Diplomacy and Interstate Relations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. InThe African Church and COVID-19: Human Security, the Church, and Society in Kenya. Lexington Books
Jepkemei, E., & Munyao, M. (2022). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Education in Kenya.The African Church and COVID-19: Human Security, the Church, and Society in Kenya. Lexington Books
Munyao, M. (2020). Christology in Africa. In The Routledge Handbook of African Theology (pp. 412-428). Routledge.
Munyao, M. (2020). The Gospel of Honor for Shame-based Cultures; Rethinking Mission Theology in Violent Societies in Africa. InForgiveness, Peacemaking & Reconciliation, Carlisle: Langham Creative Projects. (265–285).
Munyao, M. 2020. “Migration and Identity.” InAfrican Theology and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s Contribution. MD:Lexington Books
Journals
Munyao, M. (2022). Decolonial Conversations in African ChristianityDeveloping a Public Theology for Kenya. Transformation, SAGE Publications. 39(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221131657
Munyao, M, & Tanui, P. (2021). "Whiteness in Christianity and Decoloniality of the African Experience: Developing a Political Theology for ‘Shalom’ in Kenya"Religions12, no. 11: 1006. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12111006
Munyao, M. (2021). “New Wine, Old Wineskins”: A Comparative Study of Interfaith Engagement and Transitional Justice in Kenya and South Africa.Journal of the British Academy, 9(s2), 103-125. DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s2.103
Munyao, M., & Kithuka, E. (2021). The Role of Religion in Public Life. InReligion, Gender, and Wellbeing in Africa, 75.
Munyao, M. (2021). Migration, Interfaith Engagement, and Mission among Somali Refugees in Kenya: Assessing the Cape Town Commitment from a Global South Perspective One Decade On. Religions, 12(2), 129.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12020129
Munyao, M. 2021. Creating Contemporary Wells in a City Hosting Refugees: A Case Study. Fuller Magazine; 19: 54-55.
Munyao, M. 2021. Migration Amidst Social and National Distancing: A Barrier or Opportunity for Mission During a Global Pandemic. Fuller Magazine; 19: 64-66.
Munyao, M. (2021, June). Reclaiming Biblical Lament in Worship For Social Justice in Kenya.Christianity Today, 65(4).
Research Interests
Missions, Migration, Interfaith Engagement,
African Christianity, and
Conflict and Conflict Transformation
Peacebuilding
Transitional Justice
Political Economy of Education
Teaches
Ethics of War and Peace, Theology of Peacebuilding, Introduction to Political Science, Advocacy: The Church’s Mission for a Just Society