Clement Majawa

Position: Head of the Department

Department: Department of Dogmatic Theology

Specialisation: Dogmatic & Spiritual Theology, Patristic Education

Rev. Prof. Clement Majawa is Head of the Department of Dogmatic Theology and belongs to the Blantyre Catholic Archdiocese (Malawi), where he served as Archdiocesan Pastoral Coordinator, Parish priest of Christ the King-Mthawira, Secretary of the Catholic Theological Commission of ECM, and a Lecturer, Formator and Mentor at St Anthony's Kachebere Major Seminary. He holds a Sacred Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology (Urbaniana, Rome, 1994) among numerous other qualifications, and has served as Dean of the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology and founding Director of the School of Graduate Studies at CUEA. He has published over 20 books along with many book chapters and referred journal articles, and has supervised many doctoral dissertations and licentiate theses. His research interests include Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Mission and Ecumenical Ecclesiology, Trans-Inculturation of Christian doctrine in Africa, and Patristic intellectual heritage.

Professor Majawa is affiliated with the Blantyre Catholic Archdiocese (Malawi), where he has held key roles including Archdiocesan Pastoral Coordinator, Parish priest of Christ the King-Mthawira in Blantyre City, and Secretary of the Catholic Theological Commission of ECM. He has served in significant leadership roles including Dean of the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology and founding Director of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) at CUEA. He currently heads the Dogmatic Theology Department and lectures on Postgraduate (PhD) – Patristic Education within the Faculty of Education.

Research interests: Spiritual Theology; Patristic Education; Mission Ecclesiology; African Theology; Pneumatology

Education: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Patristic Science and Education; St. Michael's University College, University of Toronto (2012-2013); MA in Spirituality & Counseling; Angelicum, Rome (1995); Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology; CHIEA, Nairobi (1990)

Majawa, R. P. C. (2022). Conscience and Corruption in Democratic Africa.

Majawa, R. P. C. (2022). Politics of Divine Investment: A Challenge in Africa.

Majawa, R. P. C. (2022). Church and State: Institutions of Leadership and Governance in Africa.

Majawa, R. P. C. (2019). Environmental Degradation: Questing for Ecological Justice and Ethics for Sustainable Development in Africa.

Majawa, R. P. C. (2017). The Contribution of Pentecostalism to International Community (chapter in Pentecostalism, Catholicism and the Spirit in the World).

Majawa, R. P. C. (2016). African Christianity in the Post-Vatican II Era (chapter in The Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa).

Majawa, R. P. C. (2014). Patristic Science and Education.

Majawa, R. P. C. (2007). The Holy Spirit and Charismatic Renewal in Africa and Beyond.