Prof. Musa W. Dube has recently been promoted from Senior Lecturer to Associate
Professor at the University of Botswana. Dr Musa W. Dube taught Biblical Studies
(Synoptic Gospels, New Testament Greek, Johannine and Pauline Literature) in the
University of Botswana, Dept. of Theology and Religious Studies, from 1997 to 2002.

From 2002-2003 she was seconded to WCC, serving as a HIV/AIDS and theological
c consultant for churches and theological institutions of Africa. Her role was to train
theological lecturers and church leaders to mainstream HIV/AIDS and gender issues
in their programs. Towards this end, Dr Dube has edited two volumes: HIV/AIDS and
the Curriculum: Methods of Integrating HIV/AIDS in Theological Programs (Geneva:
WCC, 2003), and: Africa Praying: A Handbook of HIV/AIDS Sensitive Sermons and
Liturgy (Geneva: WCC 2004).

In 2004, she joined Scripps College, Claremont, California, USA, as Professor of
Religious Studies and Head of the Department of Religious Studies. In 2005, she
rejoined the Department of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of
Botswana, at Gaborone, Botswana.

Dr Dube has published numerous academic articles in journals, books, and
magazines and has edited several volumes. Her research and writing is focused on
postcolonial feminist interpretations of the Bible, which explores feminist ways of
reading the Bible without colonizing the other. She is also exploring ways of reading
the Bible that are authentic to her cultural background such as ‘reading with (non-
academic readers)’, divination and storytelling methods of reading. Of late, she is
exploring ways of reading the Bible in HIV/AIDS contexts—for prevention, quality care
and breaking the stigma. A new volume towards this end, Grant Me Justice: HIV/AIDS
and Gender Readings of the Bible, has just come out with Orbis & Cluster; The
HIV/AIDS Bible: Selected Essays will be coming out by the end of 2005 from the
Scranton University Press.

Dr Dube is also actively involved with the Circle for Concerned African Women
Theologians, where she has served as the chair of biblical research and publication
for the association, charged with motivating research, writing and publications in the
area. Under this role she has edited such volumes as Other Ways of Reading;
African Women and the Bible, and Talitha Cum Theologies of African Women.

Dr Dube, who describes herself as an activist-scholar, is a highly sought
international speaker in academic and ecumenical circles, has given papers in more
than twenty-two countries. She is the author of Postcolonial Feminist Interpretations
of the Bible, a book published by Chalice Press, 2000.

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