In 1982 he took a position heading a project focused on Southern Africa, and in 1986 founded a research group on Southern Africa involving researchers, academics, doctoral students, anthropologists, sociologists and economists. In the 2000s he worked on a critical anthropological study of the Bible, with a focus on kinship ties.
From 1982 to 1986, he led a project centered on Southern Africa and established a research group involving researchers, academics, doctoral students, anthropologists, sociologists, and economists. In the 2000s, he conducted an anthropological study of the Bible with an emphasis on kinship ties.