Whither and Whence the Anthropology of Christianity? A Brief Report on the State of the Field
- Starts:
- 4:00 pm on Thursday, October 16, 2014
- Ends:
- 6:00 pm on Thursday, October 16, 2014
- URL:
- http://www.bu.edu/cura
- Address:
- 121 Bay State Rd.
- Room:
- 1st Floor
- Contact Organization:
- CURA
- Contact Name:
- Arlene Brennan
- Contact Phone:
- 353-9050
- Fees:
- free
- Speakers:
- Brian Howell, Department of Anthropology at Wheaton College
- Audience:
- public
Dr. Howell is one of the most respected American researchers in the anthropology of Christianity today. He teaches on global Christianity, culture theory, and inequality, as well as on anthropology and popular culture. His research interests are in the intersections of culture, globalization and Christianity. Dr. Howell's books include Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective (Baker Academic, 2011), and Christianity in the Local Context: Southern Baptist in the Philippines (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).