In Memory of Historian Andrew Walls
A great historian and pioneer of the study of world Christianity, Andrew Walls, has recently passed away. Walls spent his career as a teacher in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Scotland, where he established the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World at the University of Aberdeen (today the Centre for the Study […]
Dana Robert to Speak at New Wilmington Mission Conference
Dr. Dana Robert will be speaking at the New Wilmington Mission Conference, which will take place on July 16-19, 2021. First held 115 years ago, the Conference is one of the oldest continuing mission-related gatherings taking place in the United States and is connected to the Presbyterian church. Find the conference schedule here, and learn […]
Honoring Brian Stanley, Leading Historian of World Christianity
At this year’s meeting of the Yale-Edinburgh Group on World Christianity and History of Mission, a special gathering was held to honor the historical work of Dr. Brian Stanley, Professor in World Christianity at the University of Edinburgh. The gathering also celebrated the publication of a volume co-edited by Dr. Emma Wild-Wood and Dr. Alexander […]
OMSC Moves to Princeton Theological Seminary
The CGCM congratulates the Overseas Ministries Study Center for its move, after 99 years, to Princeton Theological Seminary. Boston University School of Theology graduates and faculty have had a close relationship with the OMSC for many years. Alumnus and distinguished missiologist Dr. Gerald H. Anderson was the Director of the OMSC from 1976 to 2000. […]
Panel on Pursuing Unity in Church and World
On April 21, 12:00-1:30pm (CDT), North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, is hosting a panel on the topic “Pursuing Unity in Church and World.” CGCM Director Dr. Dana Robert will speak on the panel alongside Rev. Dr. Kevin Blue and Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah. Learn more about the panel theme in North Park’s event […]
Dana Robert to Speak on “Constructing World Fellowship” at Knox College, Toronto
On March 3, CGCM Director Dr. Dana Robert will give a public lecture entitled “Constructing World Fellowship: Christian Practices and Insights from a Century Ago” at Knox College, one of the member colleges of the Toronto School of Theology. The event will take place from 4:00-5:30pm EST. The event is free, but registration is required […]
Dana Robert Featured in Interview Series on History as Christian Vocation
Dr. Mark Hutchinson, Professor of History at Alphacrucis College (Sydney, Australia), has recently hosted a series of podcasts on the practice of history as a Christian vocation. So far, the interviewees include Mark Noll, Tim Larsen, Beth Allison Barr, Rick Kennedy, and BU CGCM Director, Dana Robert. In her contribution to the series, Robert describes […]
Dana Robert to Deliver Public Address: “The Promise of Fractured Fellowship”
On September 9th, Dana Robert will deliver a public convocation address at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. The lecture, “The Promise of Fractured Fellowship: Lessons from 1920,” will explore how a century ago, in the wake of world war, the flu pandemic, and the ongoing injustice of colonialism, Protestants pursued friendship and fellowship. Widespread destruction made urgent […]
Overseas Ministry Study Center (OMSC) Fall Online Events
Due to the pandemic and the difficulty of international travel, the Overseas Ministry Study Center (OMSC), located at Princeton Theological Seminary, will be offering many online events during the fall 2020 semester. The first online seminar will be jointly-led by Professors Andrew and Ingrid Walls on September 15-17. CGCM Director Dana Robert will be […]
Nationalism and Internationalism in the Young Ecumenical Movement
Dana L. Robert of Boston University and Judith Becker of Humboldt University are sponsoring “Nationalism and Internationalism in the Young Ecumenical Movement, 1985-1920s,” a virtual conference taking place on October 8-10, 2020. The conference program features several presenters affiliated with the Center for Global Christianity and Mission–Ada Focer, Yeongseung Lee, David W. Scott, and Benjamin […]