Dr. Jacob Hevi

Personal Data	Family Status:  Single           Country of Origin: Ghanaian Date of Birth: 07.03.1946 Place of Birth: Alavanyo- Dzogbedze Parents: Maria Kitsi and Josef Hevi
Special Qualifications	D. Phil (Ph. D).  European Ethnology (habilitation) D. Phil (Ph.D.).  Moral Theology International Research Fellow Pastor and Pastoral Counsellor
Formation	1962 – 1967 St. Mary’s Seminary Secondary School, Lolobi / Ghana. n     General Certificate of Education (G.C.E. O' Level) 1967-1969 St. Theresa’s Seminary (Gymnasium), Amisano  / Ghana. n     General Certificate of Education (G.C.E. A’ Level) 1969-1972 St. Peter’s Regional Seminary, Cape Coast. /Ghana. ·                   External Licentiate in Theology   1973-1975 St. Peter’s regional Seminary, Cape Coast/Ghana           1975   Ordination to the Priesthood 1976-1980   Academia Alfonsiana, Lateran University, Rome, Italy 1978     Licentia Theologiae (Diploma in Moral Theology) 1979     Doctor Theologiae (Doctor of Moral Theology)              1989- 1991 University of Oxford, Emgland 1991    Master of Philosophy in Social Anthropology                1992- 2000 Leopold-Franzen-Universität Innsbruck, Austria 2000         Doctor Philosophiae in European Ethnology (Volkskunde)
Experience	1975 – 1976 Assistant Parish Priest: Ho Parish/ Ghana                                             1981-1989. Pastor: Fishing Communities, Cape Coast / Ghana.                     Spiritual Director and Counsellor Ghana                     Professor of Moral Theology St. Peter’s Seminary (Cape Coast)[1]                     Visiting Lecturer: St. Victor's Seminary, Tamale (Ghana.)                               Subject: Moral Theology 1987-1988 Visiting Lecturer: Cape Coast University, Cape Coast/Ghana                     Subject:   Ethics of Religions of West Africa[2] 1988 International Research Fellow: Hastings Center, Briarcliff  Manor. N.Y. U.S.A. 1982-1989 Chairman: Faith and Culture Commission, Ho Diocese/ Ghana 1982-1989 Resource Person: National Ethics Commission, Ghana
Patents and Publications	Articles Co-Founder and Contributing Editor of African Renaissance (Academic Journal Published by Adonis-Adibbey Publishers, London   1985 Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults Liturgical Perspective, In: AWACC Seminar Report, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Lagos. 1987-1988 Biblical Ethics, In: Biblical Pastoral Bulletin, No.5: 1-18; No. 6:1-17; No.7: 25-47 1989 In Ghana Conflict and Complementarity, In: Hastings Center Report (Supplement) July/August: 5-11 1995 Kosmologie, Mensch, Religion und Tod unter den Ewe in Südost Ghana, In Grenzgebiete der Wissenschaft, 44. JG. 4: 327-342 1996. Kultisches Leben am Wallfahrtsort: Ein Beitrag zum Brauchtumsphänomenologie, Grenzgebiete der Wissenschaft, 45, 1996, 4: 317-331 2004. The Relevance of Values to Values to African Renaissance, In: African Renaissance, June/July 2004: 179-185  Books 1975.  Amavi, In Anthology: African Plays for Playing, ed. Michael Etherton, Oxford: Heinemann African Writers Series 1980     Leadership in the Ewe Community of South – Eastern Ghana and Implications for Christianity, Rome/Italy 2000 Kulturelle Werte in der Familie über das Jahr 2000 und darüber hinaus: Prinzipien, Politik und Realität, Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac 2002 Cultural Values and the Family Beyond Year 2000: Principles, Policies and Reality, Parkland: Dissertation. Com (ISBN: 1-58112-163-6) 2003. Radical Leadership for a New Millennium: Fulfilment of Fundamental Values, Chula Vista: Aventine Press (ISBN: 1-59330-031-x) 2004 The Challenge of Authenticity: African Culture and Christian Commitment, London: Adonis and Abbey 2004 The Spirit Sets Free: African Spirituality in the Service of Hope and Joy, London: Adonis and Abbey Publishers
Language Proficiency	Ewe (Excellent); Akan (good); English (very good); German (very good), French (good); Italian (good)
Hobbies	Poetry, Theatre Scripts, Greeting cards
Additional Responsibilities	Caring for Refugees and others in need