About
Born in the village of Malube, Uganda and educated in the country, Emmanuel Katongole was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest by the Kampala Archdiocese in 1987. Since his ordination he has served parishes in Africa, Belgium, and the United States.
Emmanuel joined the faculty of Duke Divinity School in 2001 and serves as the Associate Research Professor of Theology and World Christianity. He is also founding co-director of the Center of Reconciliation at the Divinity School. Rooted in a Christian vision of God’s mission, the Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School inspires, forms, and supports leaders, communities, and congregations to live as ambassadors of reconciliation.
Emmanuel’s teaching and research interests cover a wide range of issues related to theology and violence especially in Africa. He examines the role of stories in the formation of political identity, the dynamics of social memory, and the nature and role of Christian imagination in shaping future possibilities. His published works include: Beyond Universal Reason; The Relation Between Religion and Ethics in the Work of Stanley Hauerwas (Notre Dame Press, 2000), African Theology Today (Scranton Press, 2002), A Future for Africa (University of Scranton Press, 2005), and Mirror to the Church (Zondervan, 2009). His forthcoming book, The Sacrifice of Africa, will be published by Eerdmans Press.
Emmanuel lives in Durham, North Carolina. His family lives in Uganda, where his brother Joseph is also a priest in the Catholic Church.