Lalsangkima Pachuau

Dr. Lalsangkima Pachuau serves as the John Wesley Beeson Professor of Christian Mission and Dean of Advanced Research Programs at Asbury Theological Seminary since 2006, following seven years at United Theological College, Bangalore.

His academic credentials:

• B.A., North-Eastern Hill University (India), 1984
• B.D., Serampore College (University), 1989
• Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1990
• Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1998

His research specializes in Missiology and World Christianity, with deep focus on Contextual and Intercultural Theologies in South Asia. He examines Ethnic Identity intersections with Christianity, particularly among Hindu communities in India and diaspora contexts, evidenced by works like Ethnic Identity and Christianity (2002) and News of Boundless Riches (2007).

Dr. Pachuau served as editor of Mission Studies: Journal of the International Association for Mission Studies (2004-2012) and was a research scholar at Princeton's Center of Theological Inquiry (2004-2005). Ordained by the Presbyterian Church of India, he remains active in Transylvania Presbytery of the PCUSA.