Books

1. Lived Religion and Lived Development in Contemporary Society. Essays in Honour of Wilhelm Gräb (edited with Ignatius Swart, Birgit Weyel, Simanga Kumalo & Marie-Luise Frost). Research in Contemporary Religion, Vol. 38. Göttingen: Brill/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 2025.

Reviews:
Annemie Dillen (International Journal of Practical Theology, 2025)

2. Religion and Ecology: Perspectives on Environment and Sustainability Across Religious Traditions (edited with Almut-Barbara Renger & Juliane Stork). Göttingen: Brill/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 2024. Parallel Publication as special issue in Religion & Development.

3. Religious Communities and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa and Beyond (edited with Juliane Stork). Sustainability Series, Vol. 1. Geneva: Globethics Publications. 2024.

Nominated for the Christian Literature Fund’s Elize Tempelhoff Prize for Ecology

Reviews:
Elizabeth Motswapong (Journal of Ethics in Higher Education 3, 2023, 157–166)

4. The Grammar of the Spirit World in Pentecostalized Africa (edited with Hermen Kroesbergen & Johanneke Kroesbergen-Kamps). Studies in Religion and Culture, Vol. 8. Münster: LIT Verlag. 2024.

Reviews:
Michael Biehl (Interkulturelle Theologie 1/2025, 8–9). 

5. Religion in Motion. Rethinking Religion, Knowledge and Discourse in a Globalizing World (edited with Julian Hensold, Jordan Kynes, Vanessa Rau, Rosa Schinagl & Adela Taleb). Cham: Springer Nature. 2020.

6. African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development. Sustainable Development in Pentecostal and Independent Churches (edited with Wilhelm Gräb & Marie-Luise Frost). London: Routledge. 2020.

Reviews: 

Moritz Fischer (Interkulturelle Theologie 47 (2), 2021, 252–253) // Andreas Heuser (Theologische Literaturzeitung 06/2022, 627–628) // Mookgo Solomon Kgatle (International Journal of Practical Theology 26 (1), 2022, 179–81) // Stanisław Grodź (Anthropos 117, 2022, 571–573)

Journal Articles

(English)

1. African Initiated Churches and Ecological Sustainability: an Empirical Exploration (with Juliane Stork). Open Theology 11 (1): 20250039. 2025.

2. The Religious Leaders’ Perspectives on Corona Survey: Methods and Key Results (with Ekkardt Sonntag). Religions 15 (12): 1474. 2024.

3. Southern African Perspectives on Religion and Social Transformation. Editorial (with Nadine Bowers-Du Toit & Olivia Wilkinson). Religion & Development 3 (1): 1–5.

4. Religion and Ecology: Perspectives on Environment and Sustainability across Religious Traditions (with Almut-Barbara Renger & Juliane Stork). Religion & Development 2 (3), 339–350.

5. Editorial: Multiple Perspectives on Religion and Development (with Ignatius Swart). Religion & Development 2 (2), 163–169. 2023.

6. Diaconia and Development: The Study of Religious Social Practice as Lead Discipline in the Religion and Development Debate. Religions 14 (8), 1032. 2023. 

7. Religion and Migration in Iraq. The Reasons for Return of Internally Displaced Christians to Baghdeda (with Nora Monzer). Journal for the Study of Religion. 2023.

8. Religion and Environment: Exploring the Ecological Turn in Religious Traditions, the Religion and Development Debate and Beyond (with Ignatius Swart). Religion & Theology 29, 292–321. 2022.

9. South African Youth and the Labour Market. Youth 2 (4), 441–456. 2022. 

10. A New Journal for a New Space: Introducing Religion & Development (with Olufunke Adeboye, Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Barbara Bompani, Nadine Bowers-Du Toit, Jennifer Philippa Eggert, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb, Juliane Stork, Ignatius Swart, Tanya van Wyk & Olivia Wilkinson). Religion & Development 1 (1), 1-24. 2022.

11. Religion and Labor Market Performance: Is It What You Believe or How Much? Religions 12 (2), 102. 2021.

12. Religiosity and Household Income in Sekhukhune (with Silke Hüttel). Development Southern Africa 35, 179–193. 2018.

13. African Initiated Churches’ Potential as Development Actors (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). HTS Theological Studies 72, a3825. 2016.

(German)

14. Die Study of Religious Social Practice als Paradigma der Erforschung religiös motivierten sozialen Handelns in Entwicklung und Diakonie. Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik. 2025.

15. Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im langen 20. Jahrhundert: Die Rolle von Religion und Kirche. Verkündigung und Forschung 68 (2), 148–159. 2023. 

16. Religion und Entwicklung: Die Herausforderungen staatlicher Entwicklungspolitik in der Zusammenarbeit mit religiösen Gemeinschaften (with Wilhelm Gräb). Diakoniewissenschaft in Forschung und Lehre 47, 88–94. 2022.

17. Religion und Entwicklung. Studien zum afrikanisch-initiierten Christentum und wirtschaftlichen Effekten von Religion. Diakoniewissenschaft in Forschung und Lehre 47, 183–187. 2022.

Chapters

(English)

1. Lived Religion and Lived Development in Contemporary Society. In: P. Öhlmann, I. Swart, B. Weyel, S. Kumalo & M.L. Frost (eds.). Lived Religion and Lived Development in Contemporary Society. Essays in Honour of Wilhelm Gräb. Research in Contemporary Religion, Vol. 38. Göttingen: Brill/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 15–40. 2025.

2. A Conceptual Framework for the Study of Religion and Development. In: J. Punt (ed.). Troubling the Social: Religion and Postcolonial Transformations. Stellenbosch: African Sun Media, 1–21. 2024.

3. Religious Communities and Environmental Sustainability in Southern Africa and Beyond (with Juliane Stork). In: P. Öhlmann & J. Stork (eds.). Religious Communities and Environmental Sustainability in Southern Africa and Beyond. Geneva: Globethics, 21–71. 2024.

4. Mapping the Way Forward on Religion and Ecological Sustainability in Southern Africa: Summary and Policy Recommendations (with Juliane Stork). In: P. Öhlmann & J. Stork (eds.). Religious Communities and Environmental Sustainability in Southern Africa and Beyond. Geneva: Globethics, 313–326. 2024.

5. Introduction: The Grammar of the Spirit World in Pentecostalized Africa (with Hermen Kroesbergen & Johanneke Kroesbergen-Kamps). In: H. Kroesbergen, J. Kroesbergen-Kamps & P. Öhlmann (eds.). The Grammar of the Spirit World in Pentecostalized Africa. Münster: LIT Verlag, 5–18.  2024.

6. Voices: Highlights from the Discussions (with Elisa Kifon Bongmba et al.).  In: H. Kroesbergen, J. Kroesbergen-Kamps & P. Öhlmann (eds.). The Grammar of the Spirit World in Pentecostalized Africa. Münster: LIT Verlag, 203–228.  2024.

7. The South-African German Research Hub on Religion and Sustainability (SAGRaS): An Inter-Contextual Initiative for Transdisciplinary Research on the Role of Religion for Ecological Sustainability (with Juliane Stork, Jacques Beukes, Ignatius Swart and Tanya van Wyk). In: Daniel Beros, Eale Bosela, Lesmore Ezechiel, Kambale Kahongya, Ruomin Liu, Grace Moon, Marisa Strizzi & Dietrich Werner (eds.). International Handbook on Creation Care and Eco-Diakonia. Concepts and Perspectives from the Churches of the Global South. Oxford: Regnum, 775–782. 2022.

8. Religions and the Environment (with Ignatius Swart). In: The State of the Evidence in Religions and Development, edited by Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI), Washington, DC: JLI, 33–40. 2022.

9. Introduction: African Initiated Christianity and Sustainable Development (with Wilhelm Gräb & Marie-Luise Frost). In: Philipp Öhlmann et al. (eds). African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development. Sustainable Development in Pentecostal and Independent Churches. London: Routledge, 1–30. 2020.

10. Introduction (with Julian Hensold, Jordan Kynes, Vanessa Rau, Rosa Schinagl & Adela Taleb). In: Hensold et al. (eds). Religion in Motion. Rethinking Religion, Knowledge and Discourse in a Globalizing World. Cham: Springer Nature, 1–12. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41388-0_1.

11. Religion and Sustainable Development: The ‘Secular Distinction’ in Development Policy and its Implication for Development Cooperation with Religious Communities (with Stefan Hunglinger, Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). In: Julian Hensold et al. (eds.). Religion in Motion. Rethinking Religion, Knowledge and Discourse in a Globalizing World. Cham: Springer Nature, 119–137. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41388-0_8.

12. You Need to Change the Whole Person – African Initiated Churches and Sustainable Development (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). In: Andreas Heuser & Jens Köhrsen (eds.). Does Religion Make a Difference? Religious NGOs in International Development. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 305–326. 2020. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748907633-305.

13. Avoiding ‘White Elephants’ – Fruitful Development Cooperation from the Perspective of African Initiated Churches in South Africa and Beyond (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). In: Babatunde Adedibu & Benson Igboin (eds.). The Changing Faces of African Pentecostalism. Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria: Adekunle Ajasin University Press, 103–118. 2018.

(German)

14. Wohlstand und Entwicklung als religiöses Problem und Versprechen. In: M. Lutz, M. Freudenberg & M. Hinsch (eds.). Handbuch Wirtschaft und Religion. Berlin: De Gruyter. Forthcoming, 2025.

15. African Initiated Churches als Akteure nachhaltiger Entwicklung (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). In: Roland Herpich & Patrick Schnabel (eds.). Reformation. Globalisierung. EineWelt. Die Verantwortung von Kirche und Religion für die Zukunft. Berlin: Wichern, 135–161. 2019.

Research Reports

(English)

1. The Religious Leaders’ Perspectives on Corona Survey: Methods and Key Results (with Ekkardt Sonntag). Research Report of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development. 2025. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. https://doi.org/10.18452/31538.

2. Religious Communities as Actors for Ecological Sustainability in Southern Africa and Beyond. Report (with Juliane Stork). Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2021. https://doi.org/10.18452/23587.

3. Potentials of Cooperation with African Initiated Churches for Sustainable Development. Research Results and Policy Recommendations for German Development Policy (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2021. https://doi.org/10.18452/22892.

(German)

4. Potenziale der Zusammenarbeit mit African Initiated Churches für nachhaltige Entwicklung Ergebniszusammenfassung des Forschungsprojekts und Handlungsempfehlungen für die deutsche Entwicklungspolitik (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2019.

5. Sind African Initiated Churches geeignete Partner für zukünftige Entwicklungszusammenarbeit? Wissenschaftliches Gutachten im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (with Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb & Rolf Schieder). Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2016.

Policy Papers

(English)

1. Religion in the Pandemic: Reflections on the Central Event in Memory of the Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Implications for Development Policy (with Wilhelm Gräb & Marie-Luise Frost). Policy Brief of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development 03/2021.

2. Pope Francis’ Historic Visit to Iraq: Its Significance for the Christian Minority, Religious Diversity and Reconstruction (with Serri Mahmood, Nora Monzer & Ekkardt Sonntag). Policy Brief of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development 02/2021.

3. ‘More than just having church’ – COVID-19 and African Initiated Churches (with Marie-Luise Frost). Policy Brief of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development 01/2021.

4. Religious Leaders’ Perspectives on Corona – Preliminary Findings (with Ekkardt Sonntag & Marie-Luise Frost). Policy Brief of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development 03/2020.

5. Religious Communities and Corona in the Middle East (with Ekkardt Sonntag). Policy Brief of the Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development 02/2020.

(German)

6. Religion in Zeiten der Pandemie: Reflexionen zum staatlichen Gedenkakt für die Verstorbenen in der Pandemie und dessen Implikationen für die Entwicklungspolitik (with Wilhelm Gräb & Marie-Luise Frost). Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 03/2021.

7. Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit in African Initiated Churches (with Juliane Stork). Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 04/2019.

8. Religion und Entwicklung: Die Herausforderungen staatlicher Entwicklungspolitik in der Zusammenarbeit mit religiösen Gemeinschaften (with Wilhelm Gräb). Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 03/2019.

9. Religion und Politik in Afrika: Neue Dynamiken des Politischen in African Initiated Churches. Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 02/2019.

10. AICs in Ostafrika – Unabhängigkeit, Bildung, Landwirtschaft (with Marie-Luise Frost). Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 01/2019.

11. Religion matters – African Initiated Churches matter! (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 03/2018.

12. Was sind African Initiated Churches? (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 02/2018.

13. AICs in Westafrika – Professionelle Träger sozialer Grunddienste im Bildungs- und Gesundheitssektor (with Marie-Luise Frost & Wilhelm Gräb). Kurzstellungnahme des Forschungsbereichs Religiöse Gemeinschaften und nachhaltige Entwicklung 01/2018.