Research Fellow

Phone (office): +233-342091490/1
Email: rpaikins@aci.edu.gh

Education / Associations

Certificate, Dip. Theo. (TTS Legon), B.Th. (TTS), MPhil. (UG, Legon), PhD (Akropong).

Research Interests

• Christian Mission and Ecumenism
• Biblical Studies
• Pentecostal Hermeneutics

Courses Taught / Involved

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Biblical Text in African Context

Current Engagements

Select Publications

“Cultural Identity and Bible Translation in Africa: An Analysis of Indigenous Language Integration”, IBSA, (Vol. 3, 2025).

“Women in Leadership: A Biblical Perspective”, Malaysia Pentecostal Journal, 2024

Peter White and Rachel Pauline Aikins. “Name It, Claim It, Grab It: African Neo-Pentecostal Faith and Hope Gospel”, Journal of Pentecostal Theology, 2021.

The Bible in African Christianity: Reception, Context and Influence (in the Process)

Book Chapter

• “Defilement, Land, And Justice: A Theological Reading of Genesis 34:1-20 in The Context of Protecting Mother Earth” (part of overarching book: Protecting Mother Earth and Survival: Women, Religion – Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians – Process).