Faculty

Rebecca Babirye

  • Assistant 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.”

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)

Mieko Iwata 

Professor, Provost, Vice President 

  • 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

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

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)

Isomi Saito

  • Associate 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)

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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

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)

Shohei Yamato 

Professor, Library Director

  • Specialization: Buddhist Studies, Practical Theology
  • Education: Kansai University (BA); Tokyo Christian Theol. Seminary; Bukkyo Univ. (MA)
  • Church: Kyoto Bible Church, Japan Gospel Fellowship

Miwako Yanagisawa

Associate Professor

  • Specialization: Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Japanese Pedagogy
  • Education: Waseda Univ. (BA, MA); Georgetown University (MS); University of Hawaiʻi (Ph.D.)
  • Church: Chiba New Town Baptist Church

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