At Home in Exile
Russell Jeung, a leading sociologist of race and religion among Asian Americans, will be sharing from his spiritual memoir At Home in Exile. His story contextualizes the gospel from an Asian American perspective.
Religion, Nationalism, and Everyday Performance in Congo
This lecture will focus on two separate yet related instances in which embodiment related to spirituality was at the center of struggles for political and social power. In exploring these embodied expressions of Congolese agency, Covington-Ward provides a framework for understanding how embodied practices transmit social values, identities, and cultural history throughout Africa and the […]
Young Adult Mission Opportunities
Finding Religion
ASM Graduate Student Paper Award
The deadline for submission is September 1, 2017. Submitted paper should be sent to arun.w.jone@emory.edu and participants should expect an email reply confirming their submission. The prize will be awarded at the 2018 annual meeting and it is anticipated that the recipient be present to receive the award at this time.
Managing Difficult Conversations- Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
University of Massachusetts-Boston is offering a free workshop on managing difficult conversations around identity issues of race, religion, and ethnicity on campuses and communities. The workshop is on October 22, 2016 at the U Mass Boston Campus Center. More information on the event can be found here.
Sabbath, Sunday, and Renewal
Chinese Buddhist Charity
Migration, Exile, and Pilgrimage in Missions
“Migration, Exile, and Pilgrimage in the History of Missions and World Christianity” Yale-Edinburgh Conference will be held from June 29-July 1, 2017 at Yale Divinity School. Our theme for 2017 brings together three themes that are deeply rooted in Christian tradition but whose inter-relationship is perhaps insufficiently studied. Migration on a large scale is an inescapable feature […]