T.T. Soko-de Jong MTh ResMA

Thandi Soko-de Jong is a PhD candidate (AiO) in the Beliefs research programme. Her area of interest is exploring, through Intercultural Theology, how Jesus as healer Christologies are understood from the perspective of people/faith communities encountering incurable illness.

Thandi Soko-de jong is originally from Malawi and is married to a Protestant Church in the Netherlands minister. She has a BA in Biblical Studies and Mass Communications from the African Bible College, Malawi; a BA (Honours) and an MTh. in Theology and Development from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; and a ResMA from the African Studies Centre at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Outside of her thesis, her other areas of theological interest are theology and development; theology and the environment and theology and African Studies.

Memberships

Member: Intercultural Theology Research Group (Groningen)

Member: Circle for Concerned African Woman Theologians

Member: African Women Theologians (The Netherlands & Belgium)

Member: De Nederlandse Vereniging voor Afrikastudies (NVAS)/Netherlands Association of African Studies

Member:  Werkgroep Heilzame Verwerking Slavernijverleden

Roles

TussenRuimte (2019-2020 member of editorial board)

MissieNederland (bestuurslid/board member) 

Foundation Academy (tutor)