Mark Enemali

Fr. Mark Enemali, a Spiritan priest from the Nigeria Northwest Province, serves as Assistant Professor of Theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity), with a specialization in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, from the University of Notre Dame. He also holds a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.) from Notre Dame, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) from Tangaza College in Nairobi (affiliated with the Catholic University of Eastern Africa), and a B.A. in Philosophy from the Spiritan School of Philosophy in Isienu (affiliated with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka).

Dr. Enemali’s research explores the reception history of the Hebrew Bible, theologies of divine presence, and the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East. He is co-editor of Bible, Interpretation, and Context: Reading Meaning from an African Perspective (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2023) and has served as editor of the African Journal of Contextual Theology, published by the Spiritan International School of Theology (SIST) in Attakwu, Enugu, Nigeria.

Before joining Duquesne University, Dr. Enemali taught at SIST and was actively involved in pastoral ministry across Nigeria, Tanzania, and the Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend.

• Ph.D., Theology, University of Notre Dame, 2014 
• M.T.S., Theology, University of Notre Dame, 2009 
• S.T.B., Theology, Tangaza University College, Nairobi, 2006 
• B.A., Philosophy, Spiritan School of Philosophy, Isienu, Nsukka, 2001

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