Sprunt Lectures 2017: Cross-Cultural Friendship and Mission
For over 100 years, Union Presbyterian Seminary has hosted the James Sprunt Lectures, which invites speakers of outstanding quality to the seminary to discuss aspects of Christian thought and work. This year, UPS invited Dana Robert to deliver four lectures on “Cross-Cultural Friendship and Christian Mission: History and Practices.” Robert showcases how relationships, sometimes the most […]
Going Native or Remaining Foreign?
A conference on Catholic missionaries as Local Agents in Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries will happen in Rome May 30–June 1, 2017. Organized by the Deutsches Historiches Institut in Rom, École Française de Rome, Istituto Svizzero di Roma, Abteilung für Neuere Geschichte des Historischen Instituts der Universität Bern, the conference aims to assess […]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Dana L. Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission and Director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at the School of Theology, has been elected as a member of the 237th class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 12, 2017. Founded in 1780, the American […]
Call for Abstracts: Routledge International Handbook of Religion in Global Society
The study of religion is at a turning point, along with religion itself. This book will capitalise on the emergence of a new paradigm, which considers religion in the 21st century as globally interconnected and mediated by new geopolitical and market logics. This is a Call for Abstracts to contribute to the Routledge International Handbook of […]
World Christianity and the Fourfold Gospel
The third issue of World Christianity and the Fourfold Gospel came out in March 2017. Many CGCM alums and faculty associate are involved with this journal—Dr. Yeon-seung Lee as managing editor; Dr. Dana Robert, Dr. Sung-deuk Oak, Dr. Myung-soo Park, and Dr. Brian Clark on the advisory board. Dr. Yeon-seung Lee also contributed an article entitled “Korean […]
Explorations in Ecumenism, Missions and Pentecostalism
Dr. Jonathan Bonk, CGCM faculty associate, recently published a book chapter entitled “‘And They Marveled.’ Mammon as Miracle in Western Missionary Encounters” in A Light to the Nations: Explorations in Ecumenism, Missions and Pentecostalism, edited by Stanley M. Burgess and Paul W. Lewis. Dr. Bonk also chaired the meeting of the board of the Global […]
Religious Influences on Political Engagement
“Religious Influences on Political Engagement: Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa” Wednesday, March 22, 12pm in the African Studies seminar room (232 Bay State Rd., room 505) Gwyneth McClendon of Harvard will present “Religious Influences on Political Engagement: Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa” in the Research in Comparative Politics workshop. The presentation is based on a book manuscript […]
The Saints of Santa Ana: Ethnic Membership and Religious Identities in the Barrio
Dr. Jonathan Calvillo, CGCM faculty associate, has been awarded Louisville Institute’s First Book Grant for Minority Scholars. The title of his project is “The Saints of Santa Ana: Ethnic Membership and Religious Identities in the Barrio.” This project examines the influence of religious identities on the ethnic community membership of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. […]
Religion’s Imperial Pasts, Global Futures
“Religion’s Imperial Pasts, Global Futures.” David Chidester, professor of religious studies and director of the Institute for Comparative Religion in Southern Africa at the University of Cape Town, will give a a public lecture on March 29, 2017. When: Wednesday, March 29, 4:30-6:30 Where: Alumnae Lounge (40 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA)