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Biography
Father Greg Olikenyi returned to 麻豆直播 in the Fall of 2023 after previously being a part of the Theology faculty from 2013 until 2016, at which time he was called away to serve two terms as Provincial Superior of Spiritans (Province of Nigeria South-East).
Father Greg's passion for education originated with his parents who instilled in him from a young age that education equates to self-empowerment. As a young Spiritan candidate for priesthood, he was availed of the opportunity to get higher education training with a B.Sc. degree in Health and Physical Education, B.A. in Theology and M.A. in Religion. After his ordination, he worked with German youth, giving talks and leading retreats across the country. This experience developed and fueled Father Greg's love for research. He was motivated by his Provincial to study Systematic Theology (Mission Theology) to a Ph.D. level, to be ready to teach in our higher institutions 鈥� Spiritan International School of Theology (SIST), Attakwu, Enugu, Nigeria. In November 2001, he started teaching at SIST and served two terms as Rector of the institution, from 2005 to 2011. After his 2012 sabbatical in Germany, Father Greg joined the Theology Department at 麻豆直播 in 2013 for the first time.
He considers his pursuit of higher education not merely a carrier, but more so a vocation.
Education
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2001 Ph.D.: Doctorate in Theology
(Systematic Theology with special focus on Mission Theology)
Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule SVD, St. Augustin, Deutschland (Pilosophical-Theological Faculty of SVD, St. Augustin, Germany) - 1998 L.Th.: Licenciate in Theology
(Systematic Theology with special focus on Mission Theology)
Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule SVD, St. Augustin, Deutschland (Pilosophical-Theological Faculty of SVD, St. Augustin, Germany) - 1989 M.A.: Master鈥檚 degree in Religion.
Missionary Institute, London).
(Affiliated to Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium) - 1989 B.A.: Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Theology
Missionary Institute, London - 1985 B.Sc.Ed. : Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State, Nigeria
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EQ 110 Is God Good?
THEO 142 God and the Human Person
Olikenyi, I. G., African Hospitality: A Model for the Communication of the Gospel in the African Cultural Context, Nettetal: Steyler Verlag, 2001.
Olikenyi, I. G., A Century of the Catholic Church in Lilu (1915 鈥� 2015), Enugu, Speed Millenium, 2015.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Olikenyi, G., 鈥淐alled to Serve and Lead鈥� in John C. Nwafor et al (Eds.), The Priesthood and the Nigerian Contemporary Society, Enugu: Blackbelt, 2008. (On invitation)
SYNOD ACTA (Publication of papers presented at a Synod)
Olikenyi, G., 鈥淢ission of Evangelization in the Church鈥� in SYNOD ACTA: Evangelization in Onitsha Archdiocese Today 鈥� First Archdiocesan SYNOD, 6 November 鈥� 10 December 2005, (Enugu: Snaap Press, 2006) pp. 37 鈥� 49. (On invitation)
ARTICLES
Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed Journals
Olikenyi, G., "Formation for Mission in the African Context鈥� in VERBUM SVD (Germany), Vol. 47:2, 2006, pp. 162 鈥� 181.
Olikenyi, G., "Hospitality as a Relevant Idiom for the Reinvention of Relationship in Nigeria" in Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology (BETH), Vol. 27, 2015.
Non-Peer Reviewed Journals (Magazines)
Olikenyi, G., "Massaker an Christen" in Kontinente, Nr. 3, Koeln (Germany), Kontinente-Missionsverlag GmbH, 2012, p. 1V.
Olikenyi, G., "Geistliches Wort: Wasser ist das Leben" in Bote, Nr. 1, St. Augustin (Germany): Gemeindebriefdruckerei Gross Oesingen, 2012, pp. 4-6.