Harvey Sindima

Harvey J Sindima is a Malawian theologian, philosopher, professor and author. He has written extensively on matters of African philosophy, religious ethics and spirituality. He is the original voice behind the Malawian philosophy of personhood: "umunthu". He also works on independent charity project called Blantyre North Relief Project (BNRP) in Blantyre, Malawi with his wife Gertrude Sindima.

As part of the BNRP, Harvey and Gertrude Sindima have built an independent university, Sindima Memorial Institute. It is a liberal arts university with a great emphasis in the fields of medicine, science, arts and technology. It is built solidly on the foundations of "umunthu."

He received a CTS at the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Theological College in 1976. He attended the CPS New College and University of Edinburgh well. He received a master's degree in divinity from the International Theological Center in 1982 and a PhD at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1988. He currently teaches at Colgate University.

Books The Gospel According to the Marginalized - 2010 Introduction to Religious Studies - 2009 Reclaiming Christianity in the 21st. Century: Building a Spiritual Powerhouse - 2007 The Gospel According to John: A Devotional Commentary - 2006 Africa's Agenda: The Legacy of Liberalism and Colonialism in the Crisis of African Values (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets)- 2005 The Gospel According to the Marginalized (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Studies in Religion, Culture, and Social Development ; Vol. 6) - 2005 Malawi's First Republic: An Economic and Political Analysis - 2002 Religious and Political Ethics in Africa: A Moral Inquiry (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies)- 1998 Drums of Redemption: An Introduction to African Christianity (Contributions to the Study of Religion)- 1994 The Legacy of Scottish Missionaries in Malawi (Studies in the History of Missions) - 1992 Chapters: Education and Independence: Education in South Africa, 1658-1988 (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets) by Simphiwe A. Hlatshwayo-2000 Major Issues in Islam: The Challenges Within and Without. Lanham, MD: Hamilton Books. 2018 ISBN 9780761870166.