The United States-based Nigerian professor, Marinus Iwuchukwu, and a woman identified as Charce Dunn were found dead in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Marinus C. Iwuchukwu was an Associate Professor of Theology at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He specialised in interreligious dialogue, inclusive religious pluralism, and media and religion. Prior to coming to Duquesne University, he was a faculty of a public college in Kano, Nigeria for twelve years. He taught undergrad courses in world religions and culture; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; and dialogue among religions.
At the graduate level his seminar classes were focused on religious pluralism, freedom of religion, and interreligious dialogue. He authored two books and co-edited a book. His two books are: Media Ecology and Religious Pluralism: Engaging Walter Ong and Jacques Dupuis Toward Effective Interreligious Dialogue (2010) and Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria: The Challenges of Inclusive Cultural and Religious Pluralism (2013).
The book he co-edited with Brian Stiltner is, Can Muslims and Christians Resolve their Religious and Social Conflicts? Cases from Africa and the United States (2013). He published over twenty book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles. Until his death, he was the current chair of the theology department, chair of the Consortium for Christian-Muslim Dialogue (CCMD) and recipient of the 2014 “Humanity Day Award” from Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Iwuchukwu was a member of the following professional organisations:
American Academy of Religion, AAR.
College Theology Society, CTS.
Member, Catholic Theological Society of America, CTSA.
Member, Colloquium on Violence and Religion
Member, Media Ecology Association, MEA.
Education
Ph.D., Systematic Theology, Marquette University, 2008
M.A., Journalism, Marquette University, 1998
Courses, Achievements & Scholarship
SOURCE: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
