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Isabel Apawo Phiri
Malawian theologian
Isabel Apawo Phiri is a Malawiantheologian known for her work in gender justice, HIV/AIDS, and African theology.
She has been a Deputy Secretary for the World Council of Churches since 2012.
Early life and education
Phiri, a Chewa person,[1] was born in Malawi and brought up in the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian.[2] She has a bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Malawi,[3] a Master's in Religious Education from the University of Lancaster in England and a PhD from the University of Cape Town in South Africa.[4] It was in South Africa that she was first exposed to feminist theology and liberation theology.[5] Her doctoral thesis looked at the religious experience of Chewa women in Malawi.[1] It was re-worked into her first book, which was the first book published by a Malawian woman theologian.[6]
Career
Phiri is a teacher by profession.