Dion Forster

He is a Full Professor (Extraordinary) in the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, in the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University where he previously served as full professor and head of department (Chair) until October 2023.

In addition, Prof Forster is a Research Fellow at Wesley House, Cambridge, and an Associate of the Allan Gray Centre for Values Based Leadership at the University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business.

He was formerly the Dean of the Seminary of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, John Wesley College.

Prof. Forster was the International Chairman of the 'EXPOSED – shining a light on corruption Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine' campaign (a coalition of the World Evangelical Alliance, the Salvation Army, the International Bible Societies, Micah Challenge and Unashamedly Ethical).

In 2017 he completed a second PHD at Radboud University Nijmegen in New Testament studies with a focus on Social Identity Theory and the politics of forgiveness among Black and White South African Christians.