Desta Heliso
Publications and Presentations

Academic

  • Paul’s Christology in Romans and Comparative Traditions, manuscript to be submitted to T&T Clark Bloomsbury in 2022.
  • 'Development as Liberated Self, Society and Creation: New Testament Perspectives against Second Temple Jewish Background’ in M. Mathewos and A. Dalelo (eds), Theology-Development Nexus, Publication of the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, Addis Ababa, 2019.
  • ‘A Nation and the Nations: An Understanding of Mission and Authority in Matthew 28:18-20 in the Light of Ethiopian Christian Traditions’ in Loren Stuckenbruck et al (eds), Make Disciples of All Nations: The Appeal and Authority of Christian Faith in Hellenistic-Roman times, Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2019.
  • ‘IS GRACE FREE? Charis and Christ in Romans in Conversation with John Barclay's “Paul and the Gift”’, Evangelical Quarterly 89.4 (2018), 293-310
  • ‘Paradoxes, Biblical Types, and the Incarnation in the Wǝddasse Maryam’ ('Praises of Mary’) in Thomas Oden (ed), The Songs of Africa: The Ethiopian Canticles, 2017.
  • ‘Divine Spirit and Human Spirit in Paul’ in The Spirit and Christ in the New Testament and Christian Theology. Edited by I. Howard Marshall , Volker Rabens , and Cornelis Bennema . Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2012.
  • ‘Enoch as the Son of Man’ in Swedish Missiological Themes: Uppsala: Swedish Institute of Missionary Research, 2008
  • Pistis and the Righteous One: A Study of Romans 1:17 against the Background of Scripture and Second Temple Jewish Literature, WUNT, Mohr Siebeck, 2007

Applied

  • ‘Theological Education for the Africa God Wants’, Africa Journal of Evangelical Theology, Vol 37.1, 2018, 31-48.
  • “Third Stream Income: The Case of the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology,’ in Evan Hunter (ed.), Insights Journal for Global Theological Education, 2015.
  • ‘Theological Education in Ethiopia’, Handbook of Theological Education in Africa, Regnum Books International: Oxford, 2013, 164-174.

Papers Presented since 2007
Academic

  • Fusion of Identities in Ethiopian Christian Traditions (Addis Ababa, 2019)
  • The Gift and Christ in Romans and Andemta Commentary (Society of Biblical Literature Conference, 2018)
  • ‘Son of God’ in Romans in Ethiopian and Related Traditions (Edinburgh, 2017)
  • ‘Son of God’ in Ethiopic Romans (Society of Biblical Literature Conference, 2017)
  • The Gift of Christ: Grace and Christ in Romans in the light of Ethiopian, Patristic and Modern Traditions (London School of Theology, 2017)
  • • Charis and Christ in Romans in the light of Ethiopian and Related Traditions: In Conversation with John Barclay's 'Paul and the Gift' (Amsterdam, 2017)
  • Mission and Authority in Matthew 28:19-20 (Tuebingen, Germany, 2014)
  • Paul’s Perspective on Civil Authorities in Romans 13:1-7 (A.A., 2009)
  • Pistis Christou: ‘Faith in Christ’ or ‘Faithfulness of Christ’ (A.A., 2007)

Applied

  • The Politics of Synergia and Biblical Paradigm in the Religio-Political Context of Ethiopia (2019)
  • The Impact of Islam on Christianity in Ethiopia (Irvine, California, 2018)
  • Theological Education for a Flourishing Ethiopia (EGST, Addis Ababa, 2018)
  • The Relevance of the Study of Religion in Ethiopian Context (Amsterdam, 2017)
  • The Fusion of Ethnic and Religious Identities in Ethiopia (Accra, 2017)
  • Effects of Lutheran Reformation on Non-Lutheran Traditions (Symposium in relation to the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, Addis Ababa, 2017)
  • Contributions of Religious Institutions to Sustainable Peace and Good Governance in Ethiopia (a paper with recommendations to the Ministry of Federal Affairs, Addis Ababa, 2016)
  • • The Role of Theological Institutions in Promoting Gender Equality through Biblical Interpretation (Addis Ababa, 2016)
  • Theological Education for the Africa God Wants (presented at the 50th anniversary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) and the 40th anniversary of the Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA) (Nairobi, 2016)
  • Faith-Leaders and Development (Addis Ababa, 2015)
  • Citizenship, Religious Identity and Theology (Uppsala, Sweden, 2013)
  • Theological Education and its Role in Society (Phoenix, Arizona, 2013)

Publications on Social, Political and Religious Issues in Ethiopia