Call for Papers: Prison and Religion in the Global South
The journal Social Sciences and Missions is now planning a special issue on Prison and Religion in the Global South. Prisons build an important interface of social and religious concern. They are communities operating with limited connection to the outside world and with their own resilient communal life. Penal communities are often dominated by prison […]
Call for Summer 2018 Research Fellowship Applications
The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at the University of San Francisco is accepting applications for summer 2018 research fellowships at both the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. For instructions on applying for these fellowships, see the following links: Doctoral Research Fellowship, Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship.
Call for Papers: Mission and Evangelism in a Secularizing World
“Mission and Evangelism in a Secularizing World” 2018 Evangelical Missiological Society Theme Call for Papers Secularization has typically been described as that process by which a society attempts to separate and marginalize religious values and institutions from the broader culture and public sphere. Secularization has been largely discussed in the context of the Enlightenment and […]
Call for Papers: Religion and the 21st Century City: Openings and Closures
DEPARTMENT FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS In Collaboration With SCHOOL OF ARTS Call for Papers for an International Conference on RELIGION AND THE 21ST CENTURY CITY: OPENINGS AND CLOSURES University of Ghana, 20th-22nd June, 2018 Background Faith communities and religious institutions have been pivotal in the growth of cities and urban communities in the world, usually […]
The Latinx Body and Pedagogy
What does it mean to be Latino/a and teach in the U.S. in higher education today? The Perkins School of Theology Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions is offering a one-day seminar to discuss issues related to this important question. The seminar is for Pre-Tenure Faculty and PhD Candidates led by Dr. […]
Eugene Carson Blake Scholarship
North American students wanting to study at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, Switzerland, may apply for the Eugene Carson Blake Scholarship. The scholarship covers the costs of attendance. It does not cover travel expenses or personal spending. Priority will be given to students under 40 who have at least an undergraduate degree in theology or […]
Call for Papers: Ecology and Mission
Anabaptist Witness In an age when environmental disasters and political discussions of climate change are a daily presence in the news cycle, the voice and actions of the church related to environmental issues has become even more urgent. Many mission efforts, both local and international, address environmental issues including climate change, environmental justice, and sustainable […]
Application: Global Ecumenical Theological Institute
Students may apply to attend the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI), which will meet in Tanzania March 8-13, 2018. The theme of the conference will be “Translating the Word. Transforming the World.” GETI is an ecumenical, global, short-term study and exposure programme, this time meeting in accompaniment with the World Mission Conference. GETI seeks to convey […]
Call for Papers: Hearing God’s Voice in Methodist Mission
On April 8-10, 2019, Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, in collaboration with Candler School of Theology of Emory University in Atlanta, GA, USA, will host a world conference of scholars and leaders to celebrate Methodism’s mission heritage and look to the future of mission among the people called Methodists. The conference will be […]
Torbet Prize for Best Essay in Any Area of Baptist History
The American Baptist Historical Society is receiving submissions for the Torbet Prize. The winner will receive $500 and have his or her paper published in the American Baptist Quarterly. No submission may already be published elsewhere, it should be 25 pages or less in length (excluding notes), and written in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style. Entries can be sent before September […]