Kwasi Yirenkyi received his Ph.D. in Sociology of Religion and Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984. He joined the Indiana University of Pennsylvania faculty in 1986 and is a full professor in the Religious Studies Department. Dr. Yirenkyi’s current research interests include religion and politics, charismatic churches, and religion and immigrant congregations. He has published several book chapters and journal articles on church and political development, the charismatic churches, the church and modernization, African ethics, personhood, and development. Among the courses he teaches are African Religions; American Religious Development; Christianity, Religion and Culture: Their Interaction; and World Scriptures. Dr. Yirenkyi served as coordinator of the Pan African Studies minor program. He has served on several university committees and was a past chair of the University Sabbatical Committee. Dr. Yirenkyi is a native of Ghana and is an ordained Presbyterian clergyman. He has served on regional and national levels of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Fall 2009
RLST 110-003 World Religions TR 9:30-10:45 a.m.
RLST 110-004 World Religions TR 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
RLST 360-W01 African Religions W 5:05-7:45 p.m.
Fall 2009 Office Hours
M 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
T R 1:00-3:00 p.m.