Ogbu came to McCormick in 2001 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
where he had served as Professor of Church History for many years. He
is an elder in the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria. He has served as
visiting professor at several institutions, including Harvard, Bayreuth,
Toronto, McGill, Edinburgh, Pretoria, and the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary in Seoul. He has published extensively: 15 books, including
Power, Poverty and Prayer: The Challenges of Poverty and Pluralism in
African Christianity, 1960-1996 and as editor, History of the Church in the
Third World: Vol. III, African Christianity: An African Story, plus more than
150 articles in journals and edited volumes.

For many years, Ogbu provided leadership in theological education in
Africa and he is currently the Director of the Christianity in Africa Project.
He is married to Dr. Wilhelmina J. Kalu, a child psychologist and
counselor. They have four children.

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