Lifetime Achievement Award
On June 17th, Dana L. Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Missiology. She was recognized for her many contributions to mission studies, including her pioneering studies on women and mission, her work on the global expansion of Christianity, and for uncovering […]
Missions, Religion, and Culture
Brazilian scholars Carlos André Silva de Moura, Eliane Moura da Silva, and Harley Abrantes Moreira, have recently edited a volume on Missões, Religião e Cultura. The volume consists of two roughly equal parts. The first section examines Catholic missions, administration, and intellectuals. The latter portion is devoted to Catholic and Protestant missions in Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique. The […]
Sprunt Lectures 2017: Cross-Cultural Friendship and Mission
For over 100 years, Union Presbyterian Seminary has hosted the James Sprunt Lectures, which invites speakers of outstanding quality to the seminary to discuss aspects of Christian thought and work. This year, UPS invited Dana Robert to deliver four lectures on “Cross-Cultural Friendship and Christian Mission: History and Practices.” Robert showcases how relationships, sometimes the most […]
Dictionary of African Christian Biography Captures “Amazing Stories” of African Church Leaders
Dr. Jonathan Bonk, CGCM faculty associate, was interviewed by the President of the Food Grains Bank about the Dictionary of African Christian Biography on April 15, 2017. The interview article mentions the purpose and goal of DACB, which is to collect, preserve and make freely available the previously-unrecorded biographies of African Christian leaders like Bhengu—and […]
Works of Hanserd Knollys
Dr. Roldán-Figueroa, CGCM faculty associate, recently published the first volume of the Collected Works of Hanserd Knollys: Pamphlets on Religion (Mercer University Press, 2017). Together with Dr. William Pitts (Department of Religion, Baylor University), Roldán-Figueroa has collected, edited, and annotated some of the seminal pamphlets that defined seventeenth-century English Baptists. Hanserd Knollys was a Baptist minister who […]
World Christianity and the Fourfold Gospel
The third issue of World Christianity and the Fourfold Gospel came out in March 2017. Many CGCM alums and faculty associate are involved with this journal—Dr. Yeon-seung Lee as managing editor; Dr. Dana Robert, Dr. Sung-deuk Oak, Dr. Myung-soo Park, and Dr. Brian Clark on the advisory board. Dr. Yeon-seung Lee also contributed an article entitled “Korean […]
Explorations in Ecumenism, Missions and Pentecostalism
Dr. Jonathan Bonk, CGCM faculty associate, recently published a book chapter entitled “‘And They Marveled.’ Mammon as Miracle in Western Missionary Encounters” in A Light to the Nations: Explorations in Ecumenism, Missions and Pentecostalism, edited by Stanley M. Burgess and Paul W. Lewis. Dr. Bonk also chaired the meeting of the board of the Global […]
The Saints of Santa Ana: Ethnic Membership and Religious Identities in the Barrio
Dr. Jonathan Calvillo, CGCM faculty associate, has been awarded Louisville Institute’s First Book Grant for Minority Scholars. The title of his project is “The Saints of Santa Ana: Ethnic Membership and Religious Identities in the Barrio.” This project examines the influence of religious identities on the ethnic community membership of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. […]
Race, Immigration, Ethnicity, and Religion in America
Dr. Jonathan Calvillo, CGCM faculty associate, and Dr. Russell Jeung recently published an article entitled “Race, Immigration, Ethnicity, and Religion in America.” This is an encyclopedia entry within the Oxford Research Encyclopedia series featured in their volume on Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology of Religion. Their article first provide an overview of the ethnic, racial, and religious […]
Migration, Human Dislocation, and Mission Accountability
The theme of the Korean Global Mission Leadership Forum this year is “Migration, Human Dislocation, and Mission Accountability.” Research Professor Jon Bonk will chair the executive meeting in New Haven on February 20th in preparation for the fourth meeting of the Korean Global Mission Leadership Forum, scheduled for Sokcho in South Korea, November 7-10. The papers […]