25 Years of the UMC Order of Deacon
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the creation the Order of Deacon in the United Methodist Church, Dr. Benjamin Hartley (’05) recently reflected on The Deacon: Ministry through Words of Faith and Acts of Love, a book he co-authored with Paul E. Van Buren in 1998. This discussion between the two authors appeared in […]
Call for Essay Proposals: Methodism & American Empire Project
Dr. David W. Scott and Dr. Filipe Maia are leading the Methodism & American Empire Project, a forthcoming collection of essays on the connections between Methodism (or churches in the Wesleyan tradition) and US imperialism. Dr. Scott is the mission theologian for the United Methodist Church and a visiting researcher with the CGCM, and Dr. […]
Dr. Jesse Ciccotti on “Christian Theology in a Chinese Idiom”
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Bulhoek Centenary Symposium
On May 24, 2021 (8:00-12:50 SAST), the University of Pretoria Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship and the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Study are hosting a symposium which will remember the Bulhoek Massacre of 1921, in which members of the Israelites Church were killed by Union police and in which its leader, Enoch Mgijima, was […]
In Memory of C. René Padilla (1932-2021)
On April 27, C. René Padilla, the influential Ecuadorian theologian and publisher, passed away. Padilla is best known for his articulation of misión integral, a theology of mission which emphasizes the equal and interrelated importance of evangelism and social engagement. Padilla was an influential speaker at the First Lausanne Congress of 1974, and he served […]
In Memory of Joanne P. Anderson (1935-2021)
Joanne Pemberton Anderson (1953-2021) died on Friday, April 30, in Hamden, CT. She was a generous supporter of the Center for Global Christianity & Mission, and we mourn her passing. Mrs. Anderson was a leader alongside her husband Dr. Gerald H. Anderson at the Overseas Ministry Study Center (OMSC) for 26 years. The following obituary […]
“Transfiguring World Christianity” 2021 Lecture Series
The Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide is hosting a series of lectures, “Transfiguring World Christianity,” during April-November 2021. The lectures are in celebration of the Centre’s Silver Jubilee. The first of the five lectures is on the topic ‘Solidarity: Figuring out World Christianity and the Pandemic’, to be delivered by Prof Joanildo Burity, Lead Researcher and Professor at […]
Upcoming Conference on “Christianity & Empire Revisited”
On May 27-28, the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life and the Faculty of Theology & Religion at the University of Oxford will host an online conference on the theme “Christianity, Commerce and Civilisation? Christianity and Empire Revisited: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.” During the Modern period the study of patterns of colonialization and […]
Spiritual Seeking among Ghanaian Immigrants to the US
Dr. Nicolette Manglos-Weber, CGCM faculty associate, was recently featured in the podcast series sponsored by the journal Sociology of Religion. In the conversation, Dr. Manglos-Weber shares about one of her latest articles, “The Contexts of Spiritual Seeking: How Ghanaians in the United States Navigate Changing Normative Conditions of Religious Belief and Practice.” The article itself […]
“Standing with Women Leaders from Africa and Latin America” Virtual Event
On Monday, May 10, at 10am (EDT), United Methodist Women will host a virtual event, “Standing with Women Leaders from Africa and Latin America,” which is the organization’s “Voices from the Field” event of this quarter. The discussion will feature four Regional Missionaries: Catherine Akale, Elmira Sellu, Finda Quiwa, and Andrea Reily Rocha Soares. The […]