List of African theologians

African theologians (alphabetical)

• Peter Akinola , Primate of Nigeria
• Athanasius the Great , Egypt
• Augustine of Hippo , Algeria
• Christian Baëta , Ghana
• Canaan Banana , former President of Zimbabwe
• Sebastian Bakare , Zimbabwe
• Nazaire Bitoto Abeng
• Allan Boesak , South Africa
• David Bosch , South Africa
• Henri Boulad , Egypt
• Gerrit Brand , South Africa
• Frank Chikane , South Africa
• Johannes Du Plessis , South Africa
• Jean-Marc Ela , Cameroon
• Farid Esack , South Africa
• George Fihavango , Tanzanian pastor and university professor
• John de Gruchy , South Africa
• Ndubuisi Edeh , Nigeria
• Obiora Ike , Nigeria, Vicar General of the Diocese of Enugu
• Lawford Imunde , Kenya
• Cyril of Alexandria , Egypt
• Wolfram Kistner , South Africa
• Samuel Kobia , Kenyan Methodist pastor, general secretary of the World Council of Churches
• Laurenti Magesa , Tanzania
• Tinyiko Maluleke , South Africa
• John Mbiti , Kenyan religious philosopher
• Gottfried Osei-Mensah
• Caesar Molebatsi , South Africa, President of the YMCA World Federation, publicist
• Brasil Moor , South Africa
• Stephano Msangi , Tanzanian bishop
• Fidon R. Mwombeki , Tanzania, General Secretary of the United Evangelical Mission (UEM)
• Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé , South Africa, apartheid critic
• David Zac Niringiye , Uganda
• Ishmael Noko , General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation
• Albert Nolan , South Africa
• Setri Nyomi , Ghana, General Secretary of the World Fellowship of Reformed Churches
• Mercy Amba Oduyoye
• John S. Pobee
• Mohammed Amile Smaili , Morocco
• Dirk Smith , South Africa
• Taha Mahmud Taha , Sudan
• Jean-Samuel Toya , Tanzania
• Gudina Tumsa , Ethiopia
• Desmond Tutu , South Africa, Anglican Archbishop
• Chibueze Udeani , Nigeria
• Kefelew Cellke , Ethiopia

African theologians (by origin)

• Egypt
  • Athanasius the great
  • Henri Boulad
  • Cyril of Alexandria
• Algeria
  • Augustine of Hippo
• Ethiopia
  • Gudina Tumsa
  • Kefelew Cellke
• Ghana
  • Christian Baëta
  • Setri Nyomi , General Secretary of the World Fellowship of Reformed Churches
• Cameroon
  • Jean-Marc Ela
• Kenya
  • John Mbiti , religious philosopher
  • Lawford Imunde
  • Samuel Kobia , Methodist pastor and general secretary of the World Council of Churches
• Morocco
  • Mohammed Amile Smaili
• Nigeria
  • Ndubuisi Edeh
  • Obiora Ike , Vicar General of the Diocese of Enugu
  • Chibueze Udeani
• Zimbabwe
  • Canaan Banana , former President of Zimbabwe
  • Sebastian Bakare
  • Ishmael Noko , General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation
• Sudan
  • Taha Mahmud Taha
• South Africa
  • Allan Boesak
  • David Bosch
  • Gerrit Brand
  • Frank Chikane
  • Johannes Du Plessis
  • Farid Esack
  • John de Gruchy
  • Wolfram Kistner
  • Tinyiko Maluleke
  • Caesar Molebatsi , President of the YMCA World Federation, publicist
  • Brasil moor
  • Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé , apartheid critic
  • Albert Nolan
  • Dirk Smith
  • Desmond Tutu , Anglican Archbishop
• Tanzania
  • George Fihavango , pastor and university professor
  • Laurenti Magesa
  • Stephano Msangi , bishop
  • Fidon R. Mwombeki , General Secretary of the United Evangelical Mission (UEM)
  • Jean-Samuel Toya
• Uganda
  • David Zac Niringiye