New Faculty Publication: “Persisting in the Good: Thomas Aquinas and Early Chinese Ethics”
We’re proud to share that our own Peng Yin has recently published Persisting in the Good: Thomas Aquinas and Early Chinese Ethics with Oxford University Press. Engaging Christian theology in dialogue with early Chinese ethics, this book offers a rich and thoughtful exploration of intercultural philosophical and religious engagement. Learn more and order your […]
Cambridge Center for Christianity Worldwide Seminar, 17 February 2026
We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming CCCW Day Lecture on Tuesday, 17 February, featuring Professor Dana Robert of Boston University.Professor Robert will present a lecture titled “The Challenges of Sacred Charters for World Christianity,” offering timely and critical reflections on key developments shaping World Christianity and mission in the twenty-first century.This event […]
Cambridge Center for Christianity Worldwide Seminar, 3 February 2026
Lecture: Christianity, Class, and Masculinity in Late Colonial and Postcolonial Sri Lanka Join Dr. Jessica A. Albrecht (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen–Nuremberg) on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 4:00–5:30 PM GMT in Lecture Room 2, Faculty of Divinity, or online. This presentation analyses how these schools have produced and stabilized specific ideals of middle- and upper-class masculinity […]
Webinar on The Dictionary of African Christian Biography with Dr. Michèle Sigg
Since 2018, Africa has been the continent with the most Christians worldwide. In the next two decades, the growth of Christianity in Africa will far outpace that of every other continent. Since its conception in 1995, the mission of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB.org) has been to recover and preserve the history of […]
Celebrating Rodney L. Peterson’s “Book of Revelation” Book Launch
We are grateful to celebrate the book launch of Rodney L. Petersen’s new commentary on the “Book of Revelation” at Marsh Chapel on November 20, 2025. Now a visiting scholar at Duke Divinity School, Dr. Petersen has long been a valued member of the Center of Global Christianity and Mission community. We also want to […]
HDS Yang Visiting Scholars in World Christianity Now Accepting Applications for 2026-27
“Apply to the Yang Visiting Scholars Program in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School! Click here to see the full PDF Please note the following description and eligibility requirements: Responsibilities Each visiting scholar teaches one course (either in the fall or in the spring semester) and presents their research in a public lecture, panel […]
2025 ASCH Research Fellowships Winner
We’re thrilled to share that the 2025 American Society of Church History Research Fellowship has been awarded to Dr. Gina Zurlo (’17)! Her project explores “Irruption Within the Irruption: A Women’s History of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians, 1976–2000.” With a cash value of $1000, this competitive and prestigious award was adjudicated by […]
Dr. Gina A. Zurlo Delivers Keynote at 2025 Christian Scholars’ Conference
The Center of Global Christianity and Mission is excited to celebrate Dr. Gina A. Zurlo, Visiting Lecturer on World Christianity at Harvard University, who served as the keynote speaker at the 2025 Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference, held June 4–6 at Abilene Christian University. Congratulations, Dr. Zurlo! Photo: Gina Zurlo (left; BU STH Alum […]
Seminar with Dr. Kate Tilson: “Assembling Missionary Knowledge – Evangelical Periodicals in Britain and the South Pacific, 1793–1820”
We’re pleased to invite you to the final seminar of a strong term of discussions. This coming Tuesday, 27 May 2025, we welcome Dr. Kate Tilson (University of Cambridge) to present: Assembling Missionary Knowledge: The Making and Reading of Evangelical Periodicals in Britain and the South Pacific, 1793–1820 See flyer for more details. Location: Faculty […]