Gerald West
Impact in
- Religious studies top 0.1%
- Christian Theology and Mission
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Development top 5%
- Development, Ethics, and Society
Papers in
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- Biblical Studies and Interpretation 38
- Christian Theology and Mission 31
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies 13
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- Religion, Society, and Development 31
- Theological Perspectives and Practices 9
- South African History and Culture 6
- Co-authors
- Musa W. Dube (3 shared papers)Hans de Wit (2 shared papers)Charles Villa‐Vicencio (2 shared papers)Denys Turner (2 shared papers)Christopher Rowland (2 shared papers)Valpy FitzGerald (2 shared papers)Oliver O’Donovan (2 shared papers)Mary Grey (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Old Testament Essays (9 papers)Neotestamentica (5 papers)HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (4 papers)Biblical Interpretation (3 papers)The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited KingdomUnited States
In The Last Decade
Gerald West
62 papers receiving 379 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 53
- Religious studies 315
- Development 28
- Sociology and Political Science 281
- Education 136
- General Social Sciences 15
Countries citing papers authored by Gerald West
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerald West
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Co-authors
The 18 scholars most cited alongside Gerald West, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | 55 | |
| 2 | Biblical hermeneutics of liberation : modes of reading the Bible in the South African context | 1995 | 52 |
| 3 | The Bible in Africa : transactions, trajectories, and trends | 2000 | 46 |
| 4 | 2014 | 26 | |
| 5 | 2016 | 22 | |
| 6 | 2007 | 22 | |
| 7 | 2016 | 19 | |
| 8 | Do Two Walk Together? Walking with the Other through Contextual Bible Study | 2011 | 14 |
| 9 | Reading other-wise : socially engaged biblical scholars reading with their local communities | 2007 | 13 |
| 10 | 2016 | 13 | |
| 11 | Reading the Bible in the Global Village: Cape Town | 2002 | 12 |
| 12 | African and European Readers of the Bible in Dialogue: In Quest of a Shared Meaning | 2008 | 11 |
| 13 | Indigenous exegesis: Exploring the interface between missionary methods and the rhetorical rhythms of Africa: Locating local reading resources in the academy | 2002 | 10 |
| 14 | 2005 | 9 | |
| 15 | The Vocation of an African biblical scholar on the margins of biblical scholarship | 2006 | 9 |
| 16 | 2008 | 8 | |
| 17 | The ANC's deployment of religion in nation building from Thabo Mbeki, to "The RDP of the Soul", to Jacob Zuma | 2010 | 8 |
| 18 | 2003 | 8 | |
| 19 | "Reading with" : an exploration of the interface between critical and ordinary readings of the Bible : African overtures | 1996 | 7 |
| 20 | 2005 | 7 |
About Gerald West
Gerald West is a scholar working on Religious studies, Sociology and Political Science, Education, Development and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 77 papers that have together received 491 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biblical Studies and Interpretation (38 papers), Christian Theology and Mission (31 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (31 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (16 papers), Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (13 papers), Theological Perspectives and Practices (9 papers), Development, Ethics, and Society (8 papers) and South African History and Culture (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Religious studies (315 citations), Development (28 citations), Sociology and Political Science (281 citations), Education (136 citations) and General Social Sciences (15 citations). Gerald West has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Musa W. Dube, Hans de Wit, Charles Villa‐Vicencio, Denys Turner, Christopher Rowland, Valpy FitzGerald, Oliver O’Donovan, Mary Grey, Andrew Dawson and Peter Hebblethwaite. Their work appears in journals such as Old Testament Essays, Neotestamentica, HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, Biblical Interpretation and The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
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