Rev. Dr. Grace Sintim Adasi

Rev. Dr. Grace Sintim Adasi, a Presbyterian, is currently a Senior Research Fellow with the Religions and Philosophy Section of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. She holds an MPhil in African Studies from the Institute of African Studies, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), in the Study of Religions both from the University of Ghana, Legon. She also has a  Master of Arts (MA) in Educational Leadership and Management and an MPhil in Educational Innovation and Leadership Science. Rev. Dr Grace Sintim Adasi has published many articles in several academic journals around the world and is the author of the book Gender and Change: Roles and Challenges of Ordained Women Ministers in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. She has received many grant awards for her research and travelled extensively around the world to share her works and findings. Her research interests are on Mission and African Christianity, Christianity and Society, Spirituality, Culture, Gender, Indigenous Religions and Women Empowerment. She has extensively researched on Women’s leadership roles in the Church, Priestesses, shrines and sacred spaces in African Indigenous Religions.

Some Selected Publications

Book: Adasi, G. S. (2016). Gender and Change: Roles and Challenges of Ordained Women Ministers in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. Accra: GAVOSS Education Plc. Ltd.

• Agbesinyale, L., Adasi, G. S. & Sarpong, E. O. (2025). “Impact of physical activity and morning devotion on the well-being of female teacher trainees at Agogo Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, Ghana”. International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health, Vol. 12(4), 516-520.
• Adasi, G.S. (2025). “The Social Consequences of Religious Communication in Ghana’s Digital Space.” The Trinity Journal Of Church And Theology, Vol. 23(1), Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, 54-80.
• Frimpong, E., Adasi, G. S. & Kuwornu-Adjattor, J.E.T (2025) “Balancing Faith and Work: Reexamining the Prosperity Gospel in Contemporary Ghanaian Christianity for Poverty Reduction and Combating Religious Laziness.” London Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science (LJRHSS), Vol. 25(11), 19-25.
• Commey-Mintah, P., Adjei-Boateng E., Maison, R.S., Adasi, G. S. & Okrah A. K. (2025). “Balancing Books and Bonds: Exploring the Relationship between Academic Stress and Martial Satisfaction in Married Graduate Students”. Papers in Education and Development, 1 - 20. DOI: 10.1163/26650746-20250004
• Adasi, G. S., Fusheini, S., & Amuzu, F. (2025). “Digital Dissemination of Neo-Prophetic Theologies in Ghana: Societal Impact and Challenges in the Age of Social Media”. E-Journal of Religion and Theological Studies (ERATS), 11(6), 279 - 292. https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20251164
• Adasi, G. S. & Fusheini, S. (2025) “Maternal Imagery in Biblical Translation: A Comparative Analysis of Divine Nurturing Metaphors Across Indigenous Languages in Ghana”. Journal Of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology (MOTBIT), Vol. 7(4), 91-100. https://doi.org/10.38159/motbit.2025742
• Dseagu, P. A., Adjei-Boateng, E., Adasi, G. S., Commey-Mintah, P., Mahama, N., Essiam, J. O., Avoke, M., & Okrah, A. K. (2025). Examining the perceived effectiveness of teachers and their preparedness in teaching students with autism in mainstream schools in Ghana. African Journal of Social Issues, 8(1), 129-144. https://doi.org/10.4314/ajosi.v8i1.9
• Adasi, G. S. & Ansah, M. A. (2025). “The Quandary of Church Interpreters in Ghana: Conduit or Interventionist”. E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Vol.6(6), 740-751
• Adasi, G. S. (2025). “Women, Migration, Religion and Education: A Case Study of Agogo Presbyterian College of Education”. E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies (ERATS), Vol.11(4), 152 - 162
• Adasi, G. S. & Fusheini, S. (2025) “Sacred Stewardship and Divine Ecology: Religious Dimensions and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Building Climate Resilience in Ghana”. International Journal of Intercultural Values and Indigenous Ecoethics, Vol 5(3), 1 - 11, https://gagdm.com/ojs/index.php/IJIVIE/article/view/386
• Adasi, G. S., Fusheini, S. & Brobbey, C. A. B. (2025). “Dynamics And Trajectories of Religious Politics and Socio-Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of Ghana”. Journal of Applied Science, Arts and Business (JASAB), Vol. 1(1), 1 - 20.
• Amponsah, K. D., Adjei_Boating, E,. Salifu, I., Awonyi, F. C., Commey-Mintah, P., Adasi, G. S. (2024). Examining the influence of key Demographic Variables by Program at a University in Ghana.  Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 13(4), 22 - 35
• Ntewusu, S., Awubomu, R., Kuwor, S., Adasi, G. S. (2023). “The Role and Transmission of Performing Arts Among The Nawuri of Ghana: Insights From Okule”. In S.K. Kuwor & C. Andrews (Ed.), The Role and Transmission of Performing Arts in Rural Ghana  (pp. 212 - 224)
• Adasi, G. S.  (2021). “The Ghanaian PCG Tent Women Clergy as Revolutionaries”. Black Women and Religious Cultures, Vol. 2 (1), 1 - 17.
• Adasi, G. S.  (2021). “What Does It Mean to Be a Traditional Priestess? Interrogating Women’s Engagement with the Divine” Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Performing Arts: Yemonja Awakening,  34 - 52
• Mintah, P. C., Amponsah, K. D., & Adasi, G. S., Amponsah, R. O. (2020). Adolescents’ Attitude towards Masturbation: Practical Study on a Sample of Senior High School Students in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. European Scientific Journal, Vol. 16 (28), 195 - 212.
• Mintah, P. C., Adasi, G. S., Amponsah, R. O., Amponsah, K. D. (2020). Gender Influence on Pre-service Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence at Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana. American Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8 (10), 795 – 803.
• Ntewusu, S., Awubomu, R., Ntewusu, D. A., Adasi, G. S. (2020). The Okule Cult Education and Practice in Ghana. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education,  Vol. 9, 114-133.
• Adasi, G. S., Amponsah, K. D., Mohammed, S. M., Yeboah, R., & Mintah, P. C.  (2020). Gender differences in stressors and coping strategies among teacher education students at University of Ghana. Journal of Education and Learning, 9(2), 123-133. doi:10.5539/jel.v9n2p123.
• Amponsah, K. D., Adasi, G. S., Mohammed, S. M., Ampadu, E., & Okrah, A. K.  (2020). Stressors and coping strategies: The case of teacher education students at University            of Ghana. Cogent Education, 7(1), 1-17. https://www.cogentoa.com/article/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1727666
• Adasi, G. S. (2017). “Gender and Marriage: The case of the Ordained Women in the   Presbyterian Church of Ghana”. EBSU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol 7 (1), 117-128.
• Adasi, G. S. (2015). “Negotiating female roles and social integration in the church and society: The case of Ghanaian women”. EBSU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol 5 (1), 110-120.
• Adasi, G. S. (2014). “Female clergy and the administration of the Eucharist in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana: Attitudes and perceptions”. Trinity Journal of      Church and Theology, 18(2), 41-60.
• Baffoe, R.S., Adasi, G.S., & Ansah, C. A. (2014). “Women and contemporary roles: Bridging the Gender Gap for Organizational Effectiveness. The case of Accra Polytechnic, Ghana”. International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, 4 (22), 60-65.
• Abdulai, H., Adasi, G. S., & Baafa, J. (2014). “A Gender Analysis of Promotional issues in Higher Education: A case of University of Ghana, Legon. Institute for Science, Technology and Education, 4 (18), 69-77. 
• Adasi, G. S., & Frimpong, D. A. (2014). “Multiple Roles of African Women Leaders and Their Challenges: The Case of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana”. International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, 4 (11), 63-68.

Professional Societies/Associations

• African and African Diaspora Women in Theology and Religion.
• The African Association for the Study of Religions (AASR).
• Yale-Edinburgh Group on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity.
• American Academy of Religion (AAR)
• Association of Africa Traditional Religion and Philosophy Scholars (AATREPS)
• African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA)
• International Association for the history of Religions (IAHR)
• American Society of Missiology