Isaac Zokoué (September 17, 1944 — September 12, 2014) was a leading theologian in the

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. For 14 years was dean of the leading French-speaking evangelical seminary, Faculte de Theologie Evangelique de

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. Zokoué wrote a number of books and articles about harmonizing Christian ideas to African cultures, including “Jésus-Christ sauveur : le mystère des deux natures: perspective africaine,” his doctorate thesis in theology at the

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. Because of his prominence as a religious leader, he was asked to lead the Preliminary Committee for the National Debate in 2003, which was meant to find a way of ending the cycle of coups and civil war in the country.

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