Dr. Dana Robert to Speak at Candler’s Prophetic Voices Conference
CGCM director Dr. Dana Robert will be speaking at Emory’s Candler School of Theology’s Prophetic Voices Conference. The aim of the conference is to consider some of the major challenges that Christianity will be facing in the next century. The conference will be held March 18-20. The following comes from the conference’s website: Candler is […]
Gina Zurlo’s Work on Middle Eastern Christianity Cited by CNN
As Assyrian Christians face increased violence and uncertainty, CGCM student and associate director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity Gina Zurlo insight and expertise helped CNN answer the question “Can Christianity in the middle east survive?” We strongly encourage you to read the article!
Hye Jin Lee’s Televised Lectures
CGCM doctoral student Hye Jin Lee will be delivering lectures on the history of Christianity on television in the Atlanta area. He is giving the lectures on behalf of the Atlanta Bible School, and they are being produced by the Korean-language Christian Broadcasting Service (CBS). The lectures air on Wednesday and Saturday in the Atlanta […]
‘In the Midst’: a multimedia autobiography of a missionary life
The CGCM offers its resources, materials, and personnel to support a variety of unique and interesting websites. In conjunction with an international network of libraries, universities, and interested individuals, the center gathers hard-to-find materials and makes them easily accessible. Among its newest projects, the center is now hosting CGCM Visiting Researcher Catherine Corman’s “In the […]
Call for Papers: 5th International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation, Who is My Neighbour?
5th International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation Who is My Neighbour? Crossing Boundaries of Prejudice and Distrust 22-24 June 2015, York St John University Many of the conflicts between various groups of people and of the difficulties of restoring relationships between people are due to the lack of understating and accepting others. When Jesus reminded […]
Call for Papers: Religion and Religions in the History of Missions
The Yale-Edinburgh Group on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity is calling for papers for a conference at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut on June 25 – 27, 2015. Offers of short papers are welcome on any aspect of the conference theme: Religion and Religions in the History of Missions and […]
Mission Photography Workshop at Drew University
The General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church will be hosting a workshop on mission photography at Drew University on June 10th-12th, 2015. A couple of spots are still open for historians of missions as well as visual studies scholars who would like to discover the Methodist missions photo archive. The application […]
Teaching World Christianity in Burundi
CGCM student associate and PhD candidate Daewon Moon is now teaching church history and World Christianity at International Leadership University – Burundi (ILU-Burundi) in East Africa. For the next few years, Daewon will be supervising the bachelor’s and master’s programs in the School of Theology at ILU-Burundi. His wife, Jeonghwa, is working as Director of […]
Call for Papers: Assessing Mission Studies Program Titles
APM Association of Professors of Mission Call for Paper Proposals Deadline: February 13, 2015 2015 Annual Meeting Wheaton College – Wheaton, IL June 18-19, 2015 What’s in a Name? Assessing Mission Studies Program Titles The Association of Professors of Mission extends an open call for paper presentation proposals for its annual meeting. Anyone interested in presenting […]
Working with Migrants and Human Trafficking
The Face to Face programme of the Council for World Mission will host a gathering for theology students and anyone preparing for church leadership to engage with the complex issues surrounding migrants, undocumented workers, and people who have experienced trafficking. The program me will take place April 12th to May 23rd 2015 in the Netherlands. […]