Testimony and Fellowship
The East African Revival emphasized the so-called conversion experience, including an individual’s conviction of sin and experience of forgiveness. The revivalists asserted that evidence of one’s conversion would be – and had to be – discernable at both the personal level and the communal level. Daewon Moon (projected ’18) argues in his latest article that […]
Sacred Children and Colonial Subsidies
Anicka Fast, CGCM student affiliate, recently published an article entitled “Sacred children and colonial subsidies: The missionary performance of racial separation in Belgian Congo, 1946-1959” in Missiology: An International Review. Below is the description of the article: While most Protestant missions in Belgian Congo gladly accepted the colonial state’s offer of educational subsidies in 1946, […]
Ministry in Bujumbura, Burundi
Daewon Moon, CGCM student affiliate and instructor at International Leadership University (ILU) located in Bujumbura, Burundi, was featured in Christian Today. Since 2014, Daewon and his wife Jeonghwa Park have been serving at ILU as missionaries. The articles gave detailed reports about various ministries including their teaching ministry, humanitarian project for pregnant women in the […]
Expressions & Encounters Exhibition
Mission and the Methodist Connexion in Southern Africa
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa installed the leader of its Mission unit, Rev. Dr. Kenaleone Ketshabile (’12), as the new bishop of the Kimberly, Namibia, and Bloemfontein District. The District is mostly rural and rich in many languages including Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, Setswana, etc. Its vision and mission is aligned with the Connexional one – that […]
Sexual Politics and Christianity in Africa
In his most recent book, Christianity, Globalization, and Protective Homophobia, Visiting Researcher Kapya Kaoma illuminates the complex and contested nature of sexual politics in sub-Saharan Africa. He examines the way competing understandings of sexuality collide and intermingle, and seeks a way beyond the impasse.
17th Century African Christian Queen Njinga
European powers expanding into southwest Africa in the 17th century confronted a cunning and capable leader in Queen Njinga. Linda Heywood has been uncovering the story of this complex figure, teasing out how she ruled and what role her faith played in her kingdom. Most recently, she gave lectures on the subject in London and […]
Call for Papers: Religion and the 21st Century City: Openings and Closures
DEPARTMENT FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS In Collaboration With SCHOOL OF ARTS Call for Papers for an International Conference on RELIGION AND THE 21ST CENTURY CITY: OPENINGS AND CLOSURES University of Ghana, 20th-22nd June, 2018 Background Faith communities and religious institutions have been pivotal in the growth of cities and urban communities in the world, usually […]
African Pentecostalism
The study of African Pentecostalism has blossomed in the last decade. In his recent essay for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History, “Pentecostalism in Africa,” CGCM faculty associate Nimi Wariboko surveys the current state of historical scholarship on Pentecostalism in different African contexts. He highlights the priorities of such scholarship and points toward important trajectories for future work in the […]
Call for Papers: Christianity and the Public Sphere in Africa and Asia
Conference theme: Christianity and the Public Sphere in Africa and Asia Conference date: From Sunday evening on 1 July to Tuesday noon on 3 July 2018 Conference venue: Hope Park Campus, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, L16 9JD, England The conference will generate informed discussions of issues pertaining to African and Asian Christians and their public […]