John Chitakure

JOHN CHITAKURE holds a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of South Africa, a DMin from the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Illinois, MA in Religious Studies, BA (Honors) in Religious Studies, Diploma in Religious Studies, and Graduate Certificate in Education, all from the University of Zimbabwe. He is an Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and a Facilitator of Intercultural Competencies Workshops at the Mexican American Catholic College, in San Antonio, Texas. He has taught World Religions and The Religious Quest, at the University of the Incarnate Word, and New Testament Interpretation, at Oblate School of Theology, both in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to his coming to the USA, he taught several religious studies courses at Arrupe Jesuit University, Chishawasha Seminary, Holy Trinity College, Wadzanai National Catechetical Center, Zimbabwe Christian College, all in Zimbabwe. He is the author of The Pursuit of the Sacred (2016), Shona Women in Zimbabwe--A Purchased People? (2016), and African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity: The Resilience of a Demonized Religion (2017).