Michel Chambon (’19) Appointed Research Fellow at National University of Singapore
Dr. Michel Chambon, who earned his PhD in anthropology from BU in 2019, has recently been appointed a Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. As part of his work on “Religion and Globalisation,” his research will focus on Chinese Christians and Asian Catholics. Chambon is the author of […]
Call for Papers: Conference on Chinese Theologies
The second of three conferences on Chinese Theologies will be held at Yale Divinity School (New Haven, Connecticut) on June 2-4 2021. Scholars are invited to submit abstracts for papers discussing any aspect of theological thought/ individual theologians from a range of non-mainstream churches (i.e. independent Chinese churches or house churches of all denominations, pre- […]
Toleration in Comparative Perspective
The Center for Democracy, Toleration and Religion is pleased to work in conjunction with Reset Dialogues on Civilizations to host the conference“Toleration in Comparative Perspective: Concepts, Practices, Documents” from January 19-23, 2021, over Zoom. The conference gathers scholars to talk about the ways in which religious toleration has been articulated and practiced in places and […]
China-Europe Relations in Late Imperial Times
Dr. Daryl Ireland Featured in Series on Prominent Historians of Christianity in China
Dr. Daryl Ireland, Associate Director of the CGCM, recently was interviewed for a video series entitled “Christianity in China: Recollections on the Field by Prominent Scholars,” sponsored by the Whitworth University Library and the China Christianity Studies Group. The series includes talks with other well-known scholars of the field such as Drs. Wu Xiaoxin, Chloë […]
Christian Hymns in Central Yunnan: Discussion with Film Director Hu Jie
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is hosting a discussion with documentary film maker Hu Jie. This event would be of interest for any person whose work intersects with Christianity among ethnic minority groups in China, anthropological or sociological studies, or documentary film! ‘Songs from Maidichong’ 1st Prize, Yage Prize (Visual Arts) Winning Works, 2020 […]
Call for Abstracts from the US-China Catholic Association
The US-China Catholic Association is currently accepting paper abstracts for its conference on “China, Christianity, and the Dialogue of Civilizations,” to take place August 6-8, 2021 on the campus of Santa Clara University. The theme of this conference is the engagement between Christianity and Chinese civilization. Panels may examine this theme in light of recent […]
Digital Humanities: Mapping Christianity in China
On November 19-21, 2020, the Center for Global Christianity and Mission convened a workshop on “Mapping Christianity in China, 1550-1950.” The Center launched the China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) project in 2018 to map where every Christian church, school, hospital, monastery, orphanage, publishing house, and the like were located in China between 1550 and 1950. […]
New Videos: Political and Popular Theology in Chinese Christian Posters
At the Overseas Ministry Study Center at Princeton Seminary, Dr. Daryl Ireland recently gave two rich visual presentations using Chinese Christian evangelistic posters to uncover the political and popular theology of revivalistic Chinese Protestantism in the mid-20th century. These two presentations are now available at the CGCM’s YouTube page. Check them out below!
BU Undergrad Earns Prize for Work on China Historical Christian Database
Solomon Shuangyu Liang, a BU undergrad history major, has just received the Outstanding Student Researcher Award for his excellent work with the China Historical Christian Database. Liang has received 4 grants from the BU undergraduate research program (UROP) over his years at the university. Liang will also be helping to facilitate the workshop highlighting the […]