Dr. Kyama Mugambi’s Upcoming Lecture
As part of the CGCM Spring Lecture series, Dr. Kyama Mugambi, Assistant Professor of World Christianity, Yale Divinity School, will lecture on “Kenyan Pentecostalism” on April 4, 2023, at 3.30 pm at the Boston University College of General Studies, Room 421.
More Universal than Catholicism?
This conference, organized by The Centre for Marian Studies, will touch on essential issues related to Marian devotions across contemporary Asia, religious boundaries, inter-religious dialogue, etc. More info here: https://www.isac-research.org/asianmary2023
Newest volume of “The Future of Mission Cooperation” to be released
The World Council of Church’s Commission on World Mission and Evangelism will present the book launch of “The Future of Mission Cooperation. The Living Legacy of the International Missionary Council.” The CGCM spearheaded the research on North America for this volume.
Mustafa Akyol’s Upcoming Lecture
Mustafa Akyol is a Turkish journalist, author, public speaker, and senior fellow at the CATO Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity in Washington, D.C. His TED talk on “Faith versus Tradition in Islam” has been watched by more than 1.2 million viewers. We are excited to host him this Tuesday, March 14, at 3.30 […]
Spreading the Gospel: Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China
Between 1919 and 1949, posters were the most common Christian visual imagery in China. They were printed by the millions and hung in tea rooms, on city walls, and on temple gates. Posters were put up in houses and churches; they were unfolded for street evangelism. They were extremely popular because they were aesthetically pleasing, […]
The Annual Bartlett Lecture at Yale Divinity School
A panel of three distinguished scholars—Haruka Umetsu Cho, Stephanie Wong, and Peng Yin (a CGCM faculty associate) — will present this year’s Bartlett Lecture on Monday, March 6, at Yale Divinity School. More info here.
‘Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement’
On March 1, 2023, Wednesday, 16.00 GMT, Dr. Gina Zurlo will speak on ‘Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement.’ The seminar will take place at the Faculty of Divinity, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP and on Zoom. You are very welcome to join. Abstract: This seminar will discuss findings from Dr. […]
Spring 2023 Events: Chinese Christianity
CUHK – Bringing Together China and the West – Exhibition and Symposium
Bringing Together China and the West: A Symposium to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Friday 10 February 2023 14:00 pm – 17:30 pm, Hong Kong Time ( = same day 7:00 am-9:30 am, Central European Time; 1:00 am ØC 3:30 am US EAST; previous day 22:00-24:30 US Pacific) […]
Lisa Bitel to deliver the Boston University Department of Religion Annual Lecture
The Department of Religion of Boston University is delighted to welcome Professor Lisa Bitel of the University of Southern California to give our annual Religion lecture. Her talk Converting the Religious Supernatural: A Fairy Tale will take place on Monday, February 6 th , 2023, at 6pm. Professor Lisa Bitel will address the persistence of the Otherworld […]