New Book
Nimi Wariboko, the Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics, has recently published a new volume: Ethics and Society in Nigeria: Identity, History, Political Theory. This pathbreaking book constructs a socio-ethical identity of Nigeria that can advance its political development. Its method is based on the rediscovery of the practices and principles of emancipatory politics and a […]
Methodist Mission Bicentennial
April 8-10, Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church will sponsor a conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Methodist missions. The theme of the conference is “Answering the Call: Hearing God’s Voice in Methodist Mission Past, Present, and Future.” The event will celebrate Methodism’s mission heritage and look to the future of Methodist mission. It […]
Aspiring to Be an Three-Mile-an-Hour People
“Aspiring to Be a Three-Mile-an-Hour People,” is the latest article from Visiting Researcher Jon Bonk. It recently appeared ion Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology.
What is Truth: Lenten Preaching Series
Pilate’s question to Jesus, “What is truth?” (John 18:38), resonates through the ages, as we each stand before God wrestling with questions of meaning and identity. In our time, the idea of truth is under attack in new ways, challenging our coherence as a society and the witness of the church. This Lent, the annual […]
Salvation Army Posters in China
The recent collaboration between the CGCM and other institutions to create a digital repository of Chinese Christian posters has spurred some wonderful new historical work. The Salvation Army International Heritage Centre has created a post about the work of the Salvationist’s in China, drawing together both the posters images and other photographs and artifacts from […]
Call for Papers: Dynamics of Indigenization
A Special Issue of the Journal of Presbyterian History The Journal of Presbyterian History (JPH) invites submissions for a special issue on “The Dynamics of Indigenization”, which will consider the history of global Christian communities that arose within the Presbyterian and Reformed traditions or through contacts with Presbyterian missions. This special issue will approach indigenization […]
II International Conference on Bartolomé de Las Casas
The first International Conference, “Bartolomé de Las Casas, O.P.: History, Philosophy, and Theology in the Age of European Expansion,” held in 2016, was a landmark event for Lascasian scholarship. In response to this success, Providence College is pleased to invite interested scholars to our next gathering: “II International Conference on Bartolomé de Las Casas.” Moreover, […]
Call for Papers: Yale-Edinburgh Group
This is the official Call for Papers for the Yale-Edinburgh Group on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity conference, which will be held at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut June 27 – June 29, 2019. We are accepting proposals for papers on any aspect of the conference theme: Diversity and […]
World Christianities Essay Prize
Submissions are now open for the new World Christianities Essay Prize 2019 The Journal of Ecclesiastical History is pleased to announce a new World Christianities Essay Prize of £500, funded in part by a generous donation from the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide. The prize will be awarded each year to the author of an […]
In Praise of Greatness: Nimi Wariboko and Africa’s Leading Public Intellectuals
Nimi Wariboko is featured in a new book on Africa’s leading public intellectuals and living legends. The book, In Praise of Greatness, by the famous historian Professor Toyin Falola of the University of Texas chronicles the life and scholarship of Africans who have made substantive contributions to knowledge. Wariboko is cited as one of Africa’s intellectual […]