Lecturers in the Department of Philosophy
VERY REV. FR. DR. ALOYSIUS EZEOBA
Diocese: Enugu
Email: aloysteph@yahoo.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Introduction to Metaphysics
Academic Qualifications: M.A. Phil, M.A. Religion, Licentiate Phil., (Rome), Dip. Admin. Canon Law (Rome), Ph. D. Phil (Rome)
Some Academic Publications:
- African Eschatology: Igbo Perspective
- “Globalization, Imperialism & Christianity: The Nigerian Perspective”, in African Research Review 4, 3a, 75 – 89
- “Interpretation of Logos in the prologue of John’s Gospel: Attempt at Synthesis”, in African Journal of Local Societies Initiative, (2010) 109 – 115
- Substance and Relation: Idea in the History of Philosophy
REV. FR. DR. BENJAMIN EZULIKE
Diocese: Ekwulobia
Email: benzulike@yahoo.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Comparative Philosophy
Academic Qualifications: B. Phil., B. Th., M. Phil., M.Sc., Ph. D.
Some Academic Publications:
- Kant and Hegel on the Existence of God: The Scope and Relation of Reason and Faith (2021)
- Kant’s Pragmatic Anthropology and the Question of Perfectibility of Human Nature (Scripta Philosophica, 2013)
REV. FR. PROF. ALOYSIUS OBIWULU
Diocese: Nnewi
Email: acobiwulu@bigardenugu.org, acobiwulu@yahoo.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Speech Techniques, Ethics and Special Ethics
Academic Qualifications: B.Th, B.Phil, M.A, Ph.D (Louvain) 2002
Some Academic Publications:
- Obiwulu, A., (2003) Tractatus de Legibus in 13th Century Scholasticism: A Critical Study and Interpretation of Law in Summa Fratris Alexandri, Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas: Muenster (Germany): Lit Verlag: (338 pages)
- Obiwulu, A., (2008) Bibliography on African Philosophy. Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishing Company Ltd, (102 pages)
REV. FR. PROF. CLETUS UMEZINWA
Diocese: Ekwulobia
Email: cumezinwa@bigardenugu.org
Course(s) currently assigned: Philosophy, Logic and critical thinking; Argument & Critical Thinking; Ethical Theories & Early Modern Philosophy
Academic Qualifications: B. Phil., (Rome), B. Th., (Rome), Licentiate in Phil. (Belgium) Ph.D in Phil. (Louvain) 2002
Some Academic Publications:
- African Philosophy: A pragmatic Approach to African Problems, Saarbrucken: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2014
REV. FR. DR. KEVIN ANAYOCHUKWU UDENWAGU
Diocese: Enugu
Email: franayo@bigardenugu.org, kevinanayochukwu@gmail.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Ancient Philosopy and History of Philosophy
Academic Qualifications: B.Phil.(Rome, 2000), B.Th.(Rome, 2005), STL. Phil. (Rome, 2014), Ph.D in Philosophy (Rome, 2017)
Some Academic Publications:
- The Weakness of Democracy according to Aristotle: A Critical Study from the point of view of Political Philosophy
REV. FR. PROF. LONGINUS CHINAGOROM
Diocese: Owerri
Email: fadaozisa@bigardenugu.org, fadaozisa@gmail.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Linguistic/Asusu Igbo
Academic Qualifications: B.Phil(ROME), B. A(IMSU), B.TH (ROME), M.A, PGDE(IMSU),Ph.D (UNN) 2010
Some Academic Publications:
- Multilingualism: A challange in the 3rd Millenium(2004)
REV. FR BAR. PROF. EDWIN OBIMMA EZIKE, PhD, FCArb
Diocese: Onitsha
Email: obiegedege@bigardenugu.org, edwin.ezike@unn.edu.ng
Course(s) currently assigned: Law of Contract
Academic Qualifications: PhD, LLM (Nsukka), LLB (Nsukka), BD, BPhil. (Rome), B. Th. (Rome), BL, FCArb, Ph. D (Nsukka)
Some Academic Publications:
- Ezike, Edwin Obimma, Nigerian Contract Law, (London: LexisNexis, 2015) 688 pages.
- Ezike, Edwin, The Right to Resource Control in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, 2012) 692 pages. [My Ph.D. thesis published into a book in Germany].
- Ezike, Edwin Obimma, Research Methodology and Style Guide (in print 2018).
REV. FR. EBELECHUKWU EVARISTUS ISIFE
Diocese: Nsukka
Email: Liberatus@yahoo.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Metaphysical Study of Man, Analytic Philosophy, Asian Philosophy
Academic Qualifications: PhD in Mataethics (Moral Epistemology), PhD in African Philosophy, MA in Philosophy, PGDE, BA in Philosophy BA (Theology)
Some Academic Publications:
- Ecopedagogy as Hermeneutic: An Afro-Reconstructive Alternative – Unesco Conference Paper UNIZIK
- Indigenous Education Before the Coming of the Missionaries, in our Journey with God: Jubilee Reflection in Enugu Diocese
- Seminarians – Formator Relationship: The Experience So Far
- Life, Joy and Challenges of the Priest
- Egede People and their Root: A Historical Documentation of Egede Indigenous Priest, Religious and Seminarians
- A Critique of Faukuer’s Version of Hume’s Reductionist Epistemology of Testimony
- Contemporary Ethical Institution: An Analytic Perspective
REV. FR. DR. PATRICK MALO
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Spiritual Theology
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DR. MR. GERALD NDUBUISI OKECHUKWU
Email: gerald2@bigardenugu.org, gerryman31@gmail.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Human Growth and Development, Pastoral Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Psychology of Religion
Academic Qualifications: M.Sc. Psychology
REV. FR. DR. MICHAEL C. CHIME
Diocese: Enugu
Email: micchuma@bigardenugu.org
Course(s) currently assigned: Canon Law and Latin
Academic Qualifications: B.Phil., B.Th., JCD, MA
REV. FR. PROF. COSMAS CHUKWUDUM UZOWULU OFM Cap.
Congregation: Capuchin
Email: uzowulucc@bigardenugu.org, uzowulucc@yahoo.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Biblical Greek 1 & 2, Synoptics & Acts, Introduction to Scriptures, Ethical Values, Sacred Scripture NT, Catholic Letters and Letter to the Hebrews
Academic Qualifications: B.Phil., B.Th., L.SS (Rome), Dr.Th. (Rome)
Some Academic Publications:
- Ambition and rivalry among the Chosen: An Exegetico-Theological Study of Mark 10,35-45 and Its centrality in the Gospel of Mark, 2009.
REV FR. DR. JOSEPH EZECHI
Diocese: Enugu
Email: ezechibigardenugu.org
Course(s) currently assigned: African Traditional Religion and Research and Methodology
Academic Qualifications: M.A. (Nsukka), Ph.D. (Nsukka) 2017
REV. FR. PROF. MICHAEL EMEKA ONWUAMA
Diocese: Onitsha
Email: emekaonwuama@unn.edu.ng
Course(s) currently assigned: Jurisprudence and Law
Academic Qualifications: HND (Mass Communication), B.Phil (Rome), M.A Phil (Nsukka ) 2008, Ph.D. (Social and Political Philosophy) (Nsukka) 2014
SR. PROF. PURISSIMA EMELDA EGBEKPALU SJS
Congregation: Sisters of Jesus The Saviour
Email: purissima@bigardenugu.org, epury@rocketmail.com
Course(s) currently assigned: Philosophy of mind, Marxism
Academic Qualifications: Philosophy BA (Rome), MA (Germany) PhD (Madonna) 2009
Some Academic Publications:
- The Concept of Self in the Thoughts of Soeren Kierkegaard
- Authentic Existence: Igbo-African perspective
- The Reality of Human Existence: Coping with Existential Conditions, Sufferings and Pains of Life
- Meaningful Living: Echoes from Existentialism and logotherapy
- Happiness: The Golden Lustre of Life, Authentic Existence: Igbo-African Perspective
- Fundamentals of Psychology
- German Made Simple (Deutsch Vereinfacht): A Practical, Quick and Easy Guide to read, understand, speak and write
- Personality Types and Development of Psychopathology Among Students
- Edeh’s Philosophy of Being: A Practical and Effective Approach. In: Aspects of Edeh’s Philosophy, Vol. I.
- The Philosophical Anthropology of Edeh: An Essential Pathway to Global Peace. In: Aspects of Edeh’s Philosophy, Vol. 2
- Philosophy and Just Governance in Africa: An Existential Concern. In: Philosophy, Security and the Challenge of Development in Africa: Issues, Problems, Prospects
- Philosophy and Human Condition in Contemporary Nigerian Society: The Issue of insecurity. In: Philosophy and National Security: Interrogations in a Distressed nation
- Education and Women Empowerment in Edeh’s Practical Philosophy: Implications for Global Peace. In: Towards the Realization of World Peace.
BARR. FABIAN AGUDOSY
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Course(s) currently assigned: Introduction to Logic, Philosophy of Religion & Symbolic Logic
Academic Qualifications: M.A 2001, LLB.(Nsukka) 2008, Ph.D in progress
REV. FR. DR. GODWIN ORJI
Email: godwin.orji@bigardenugu.org
Course(s) currently assigned: Spiritual Theology
Academic Qualifications: B. Phil. (Rome), B. Th. (Rome), Licentiate (CIWA, Port Harcourt), P, G. D. E (UniPort, Port Harcourt), M. Ed. (UniPort, Port Harcourt), Ph. D. (Unical, Calabar)
MR. STANLEY IGWESHI
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Course(s) currently assigned: Mechanical and Production Engeneering Science, Industry and Mankind
Academic Qualifications: B. Eng.(ESUTH)
REV. FR. DR. MATTHIAS ODIGBO
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Post Analytic Philosophy
Academic Qualifications: Ph. D., Philosophy
SR. DR. ANCILLA K. UMEOBIERI
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Medicine and Reprodutive Health
Academic Qualifications: BBS (UNIZIK), 1998, MPH (UNN), 2013, FWACP, 2015
REV. FR. PROF. ANIEKE CHRISTIAN CHIKELU
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: English
Academic Qualifications: B. Phil. (Rome), B. Th. (Rome), M. Phil. (Austria), Ph. D. (Nsukka)
REV. FR. BAR. CHRYSANTHUS
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Philosophy in Practice and Philosophy of Law
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REV. FR. LAZARUS ANENE ALOR
Diocese: Enugu
Email: lazanene@bigardenugu.org, anenealor@yahoo.co.uk
Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Spiritual Theology
Academic Qualifications: B.Phil. (Rome) B.Th. (Rome)
REV. FR. MAGNUS IGWE
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Introduction to Philosophical Anthropology, Soc. and Political Philosophy
Academic Qualifications: M.A. (NSUKKA), M.A.C. (NOU), 2017, Ph.D. in Progress (ESUT)
BRO. HONORE M. GOMENOU
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: French
Academic Qualifications: PDE, French
BARR. MRS. C. AHAMBA
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Law and French
Academic Qualifications: B.A Hons. French Lang. (Enugu), LLB., M.A (Enugu) 1994
MR. RAYMOND OKONKWO
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Accounting and Business and Administration
Academic Qualifications: MBA Bus Admin. (Awka) 2005
DR. MR. JUSTIN ANYAROGBU
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Sociology, Philosophy of Language and Phenomenology, Existentialism and Hermeneutics
Academic Qualifications: M.A (Awka) 2017, Ph.D
DR. MR. GODFREY ASADU
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Philosophy
Academic Qualifications: M.A. (UNIZIK) 2019
MISS UKWUABA MODESTA OBIANUJU
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Course(s) Handled in Bigard: Agricultural Extention
Academic Qualifications: PGD (NOUN), 2018, PDE (ESCET), HND (UNN), 2007
REV. FR. LIBERATUS ISIFE
Diocese: Enugu
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REV. FR. DR. THEOPHILIUS UKORO IGWE
Diocese: Abakaliki
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REV. FR. DR. FORTUNATO ROMEO
Congregation: Somascan Fathers
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REV. SR. MARTHA UGWU
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REV. FR. HUMPHERY ASOGWA
Diocese: Nsukka
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REV. FR. JOHNPAUL NWACHUKWU
Diocese: Nsukka
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BARR. OLIVER NWODE
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