FOLARIN George Olufemi

Email address(es):  gfolarin@oauife.edu.ng; georgefolarin@yahoo.com

Office Address:  Humanities Block 2, Room 407H

ORCID iD:  0000-0003-2691-5121

Academic Qualifications: BRE (SBTS, Louisville); MED (Ibadan); MA (Jos); Ph.D. ABU (Jos)

Areas of Specialization: Biblical (New Testament) & Theological Studies

Title of M.A. Thesis: “Baptism in the Holy Spirit in Christ Apostolic Church (1918-1988): An Evaluative Study.”

Title of Ph.D. Thesis: “Evaluation of the Concept and Manifestations of Spirit Baptism in Selected Pentecostal Denominations in Oyo State.”

Ongoing Current Research:

“Revisiting the Mutual Impact of Pentecostal and Historic Churches in Nigeria in the last 25 Years”

Publications:

He has published widely in national and international journals and written several books for academic and popular audiences. His works traverse Biblcal, Theological,

Staff Profile:

His works traverse Biblical, Theological, Pentecostal and, Cultural issues as they relate to African or, more particularly, Nigerian audiences as case studies. He focuses always on theological evaluation of the issues of continuity, discontinuity and, contradiction identified in the course of the studies, recommending ways to solve whatever problems are identified and ways to promoting issues of commonality.