Faculty

Rebecca Babirye

• Associate Professor
• Specialization: Global Studies, Intercultural Communication, TESOL
• Education: Tokyo Christian University (BA); Wheaton College (MA); Sophia University (Ph.D.)
• Church: Tokyo Multicultural Church

“Come be a part of an intentional, academic Christian community.”

• Titles of Books and Academic Articles:

Akio Ito

• Professor
• Specialization: New Testament Studies 
• Education: Tokyo University (B.Lit.); Tokyo Christian Theological Seminary; Wycliffe Hall (Oxford) (Ph.D.)
• Church: Ichikawakita Baptist Church, Baptist General Conference Japan (Regou)

• Titles of Books and Academic Articles:

Mieko Iwata 

Professor, Provost, Vice President, Library director 

• Specialization: Christian Ethics, Christian Worldview
• Education: Tokyo Christian Univ. (BA); Tokyo Christian Theol. Seminary; Calvin Theol. Seminary (Th.M); Tokyo Christian Univ. (Ph.D.)
• Church: Katsutadai Church, Christian Reformed Church

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Tetsuya Morita 

• Associate Professor
• Specialization: International Development, Non-profit Management
• Education: Jiyu Gakuen (BA); Duke University (MA); Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (Ph.D.; in progress)
• Church: Rainbow Chapel, Japan Alliance Christ Church

• Titles of Books and Academic Articles:

Naoki Okamura 

Professor, Dean of the Graduate School of Theology

• Specialization: Phenomenological Research Methods, Religious Education, Practical Theology
• Education: Columbia International University (BA); Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MA); Claremont Graduate School of Theology (Ph.D.)
• Church: Yokosuka Chuo Church (Japan Alliance Christ Church)

• Titles of Books and Academic Articles:

Isomi Saito

• Professor, Dean of Academic Affairs, Academic Dean of the Graduate School of Theology, Church Ministry Program Director
• Specialization: Systematic Theology
• Education: Hosei University (BA); Tokyo Christian Theological Seminary; Calvin Theological Seminary (Th.M); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Ph.D.)
• Church: Shin-Funabashi Christ Church (Domei)

Titles of Books and Academic Articles:

Motoaki Shinohara

Professor, President

• Specialization: Missiology
• Education: Tokyo Christian University (BA), Calvin Theological Seminary (Th.M), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Ph.D.)
• Church: Tatebayashi Christ Church, Fukuin Dendo Kyodan

• Titles of Books and Academic Articles:

David S. Sytsma

Associate Professor, International Programs Director

• Specialization: History of Christianity
• Education: Calvin College (BA), Calvin Theol. Seminary (M.T.S., Th.M.), Princeton Theol. Seminary (Ph.D.)
• Church: Funabashi Takane Church (RCJ)

• Titles of Books and Academic Articles:

Keiko Mori

Professor

• Specialization: TESOL
• Education: Seijo University (BA); Biola University (MA in TESOL)
• Church: Tsudanuma Church, Japan Conservative Baptist Association

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Jun Sato

Assistant Professor

• Specialization: Old Testament Studies, Hebrew Language, Comparative Semitics
• Education: Rikkyo Univ. (BA); Tokyo Christian University (MA); Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary(MA), Toronto School of Theology(Ph.D.)
• Church: Moriya Baptist Church

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