James R. Cochrane

James R. Cochrane is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He received BSc and Ph.D. from UCT, and his MDiv from Chicago Theological Seminary. A past editor of the Journal of Theology for Southern Africa and of the ecumenical quarterly New South African Outlook, he is the author of Circles of Dignity: Community Wisdom and Theological Reflection (Fortress, 1999) and Servants of Power: The Role of English-Speaking Churches [in South Africa], 1903-1930, as well as some eight edited books and sixty journal articles or book chapters. He directs the Research Institute on Christianity and Society in Africa (RICSA) and leads the UCT-hub of the African Religious Health Assets Programme.