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. […]

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 […]