United Methodist Racial/Ethnic History Research Grant
The United Methodist Racial/Ethnic History Research Grant was awarded to Dr. Ben Hartley, Associate Professor of Christian Mission, College of Christian Studies, George Fox University in Newberg, OR, for his project entitled “Re-Assessing Methodist—Native American Encounters in the Oregon Territory, 1834-1844.” “It is with heartfelt gratitude that I receive this Racial/Ethnic History Grant from the General […]
UNCF/Mellon Programs International Faculty Seminar
The 2018 UNCF/Mellon Programs International Faculty Seminar in Portugal and Spain, July 2-12, 2018 will be facilitated by Linda Heywood, Professor of African American Studies and History at Boston University.
African Christian Biography
The centrality of African Christians inspired the creation of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography over 20 years ago. To celebrate 20 years of collecting African biographies, the DACB hosted a conference in 2015. The fruit of that conference is a new book: African Christian Biography. Published by Cluster books, the volume will be available in July 2018.
How do nonsecular democracies govern religion?
“Soft separation” is a term that Professor Jeremy Menchik uses to describe the ways some governments handle the dividing line between church and state. He insists that such democracies are not inadequate or underdeveloped, just less understood.
China Connection
Professor Eugenio Menegon (Chinese History) is spending a month in China (May 22-June 23) as an invited Visiting Scholar at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (Institute of European Studies), Sichuan Normal University (Department of History), and Shanghai University (Department of History). While in China, he is lecturing undergraduate and graduate students and giving public presentations about […]
New Perspectives on the Historiography of Christianity
In light of the global reality of Christianity, how might historians “provincialize Europe”? Humboldt University in Berlin sponsored an international workshop to consider the historiography of Christianity, especially in the West, and how it has not yet kept up with the development of world Christianity. How can historians do justice to the global nature of Christianity? Convened […]
Workplace Discipleship: The Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative Conference
The Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology will host the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative Conference, June 5-7, 2018. A special public event will be held on June 6th on Workplace Discipleship.
Call for Papers: Historical Monuments and Modern Society in China
Attached please find the call for papers for an international conference, “Historical Monuments and Modern Society,” to be held in Shanghai on December 1-2, 2018. This conference certainly bears relevance to missions and Christianity in the modern recovery of ancient sites around the world. Dong WANG, Ph.D., Ph.D. Director of Wellington Koo Institute for Modern […]
50 Years Later: The Impact of the United Methodist Union on Mission
The United Methodist Church is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding, which occurred with the 1968 merger of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren. Much of the celebration has been focused on the merger as an ecumenical achievement and a step forward in racial equality with the end of the segregated Central […]
Post-Doc Fellowships
The Global Research Institute program at Fuller Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Luce Foundation, is offering two six-month postdoctoral fellowships for two specific writing projects on mission topics in 2019-2020. One is on technology and the other on migration. Proposals are welcome. The deadline for applications is June 1st this year. For details visit https://www.fuller.edu/school-of-intercultural-studies/center-for-missiological-research/global-research-institute/ […]