Dr. Willy L. Mafuta is a Theologian, social ethicist and scholar of African Religions, migration and globalization. He holds two doctorate degrees, a Th.D in Theology and Ethics, University of South Africa and a Ph.D in Religious Studies (University of Ottawa, Canada) and a chaplaincy certificate in Clinical Pastoral Education, Level 4 (University of Iowa). Dr. Mafuta will be joining the faculty at Princeton Theological Seminary as an adjunct professor. He is currently the Pastor at Hopewell UMC, New Jersey.

He has two adult children, Candy, 20, Danny, 26. He is a College Football fan; He likes hiking and traveling internationally to new places. Dr. Mafuta speaks French and several African languages.