Bio

Joseph Kwadwo Asuming is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department for the Study of Religions at the University of Ghana, Legon. His doctoral research explores the role of religion in peacebuilding during Ghana’s Fourth Republic, with a focus on how Christianity, Islam, and African Indigenous Religions contribute to sustaining national peace. He holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in the Study of Religions from the University of Ghana and a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi.

Joseph is currently participating in a student research exchange at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg in Germany under the Erasmus+ programme. He looks forward to enriching the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship with this intercultural and intellectual experience. His research interests include religion and society, interfaith and intercultural relations, peace and conflict studies, and African theology. He has presented his work at both local and international conferences, including the Swiss Society for African Studies (Bern), the World Christianity Conferences (U.S. and Ghana), and the African Association for the Study of Religions (Abuja). His work aims to bridge scholarship and practice in building peaceful, pluralistic societies.