Yale-Edinburgh Meeting

June 29 – July 1, the Yale-Edinburgh Group on the History of Christian Mission and World Christianity met in New Haven, Connecticut. The topic addressed at this annual meeting was “Migration, Exile, and Pilgrimage in the History of Missions and World Christianity.” It was the largest gathering in the group’s history, which included a significant contingent from Boston University. Michele Sigg presented on “Women Missionaries, Intercultural Marriage, and Exile: Desert or Promised Land for the Early Work of the Lesotho Mission?” Daryl Ireland delivered a paper on “Migration and Conversion: An Exploration in the Journals of John Sung.” Tyler Lenocker spoke about “The Impact of Post-World War II Immigration on American Evangelical Christianity in Boston.” The Center for Global Christianity & Mission was also able to announce that the Old & New in Shona Religion website is complete, and that the Dictionary of African Christian Biography is being upgraded.

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