Rethinking Methodism
In a recent essay, Chris Evans explored important questions scholars need to raise when they think about American Methodism, particularly after the Civil War. One way to reconsider the role of Methodism, Evans argued, would be to look at the role of Methodist young people, citing the motive magazine as a rich and untapped source. The Center for Global […]
Conversion, Overlapping Religiosities, Polemics, and Interaction: Early Modern Iberia and Beyond
On June 19th, Professor Rady Roldan-Figueroa will be in Madrid, Spain presenting his research on “Anticlericalismo, filosemitismo e identidad prostestate en el Carrascón.” Details about the conference can be found below.
Alumnus Chris James gives media interviews on church innovations in Seattle
The Pacific-Northwest has some of the highest rates in the country of religious “nones,” people who claim no particular religious affiliation. Yet cities like Seattle are also home to a number of innovative Christian churches. In two media interviews, alumnus Christopher James of Dubuque University discusses his research on new church formations in Seattle and what […]
Orthodoxy & Humanitarianism conference, live webcast
In a time of political instability, war, and growing fundamentalist sentiment and policies in many parts of the Middle East, Orthodox Christians find themselves under increasing pressure and uncertainly. The conference Orthodox Christianity and Humanitarianism: Ideas and Actions in the Contemporary World held tomorrow May 7th through the 8th, explores theological, historical, and contemporary responses […]
The Making of Korean Christianity
The award winning book, The Making of Korean Christianity: Protestant Encounters with Korean Religions, 1879-1915 was recently reviewed in the Africanas Journal. The publication is doubly significant for the Center for Global Christianity & Mission, as the author of the book, Sung-Deuk Oak, graduated from the Boston University School of Theology in 2002. The review was […]
New Doctoral Dissertations in World Christianity and Mission
In April, two doctoral students in the School of Theology successfully defended dissertations in world Christianity and mission. Daryl Ireland wrote his dissertation on the preeminent twentieth century Asian revivalist John Sung, Christian Revitalization in China and Southeast Asia. And Travis Myers wrote his thesis on John Eliot, a pioneer missionary among the Native Americans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, “Get as […]
A look into the Life of Archbishop Oscar Romero
The Boston University community will hold reception in honor of Archbishop Romero’s anticipated beatification on May 23, 2015. The reception will be held at School of Theology Community Center, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, May 11th, 5-630pm. with an exhibition on display May 1st-20th.
Alumnus Shawn Daggett Visits Massachusetts with Mission Students
(Above: Shawn Daggett and Students) Dr. Shawn Daggett, professor of mission at Harding College, has been in Massachusetts on a mission trip with 26 students, looking at historical mission sites. Harding College has a robust missions program, with over 300 undergraduate minors. Daggett earned his Bachelors and Masters at Harding before entering the Th.D. program at […]
Election Violence in Burundi
When the President of Burundi announced his decision to pursue a third term in office, protests erupted across the country. Opponents of the president point out that the move is unconstitutional. Police have responded to the demonstrations with tear gas and live ammunition shot into the air. Daewon Moon, a PhD student in Mission Studies at Boston University, […]
Church Networks Respond to Earthquake in Nepal
Numerous churches have mobilized to respond to the devastation in Nepal. One, in the Boston area, is pastored by an alum of the Boston University School of Theology. In the Boston Globe, the Rev. Dan Pokharel has explained how the local Nepalese community is responding to the crisis.