Demographic Mosaic of World Christianity
At the third gathering of the Global Christian Forum, Gina A. Zurlo (’17) explained to the leaders of twenty two Christian traditions from 64 countries, some of the new factors that are reshaping the look of Christianity around the globe. She placed particular emphasis on the emergence of Independent Christian groups, whose identity is neither […]
Sacred Children and Colonial Subsidies
Anicka Fast, CGCM student affiliate, recently published an article entitled “Sacred children and colonial subsidies: The missionary performance of racial separation in Belgian Congo, 1946-1959” in Missiology: An International Review. Below is the description of the article: While most Protestant missions in Belgian Congo gladly accepted the colonial state’s offer of educational subsidies in 1946, […]
Ministry in Bujumbura, Burundi
Daewon Moon, CGCM student affiliate and instructor at International Leadership University (ILU) located in Bujumbura, Burundi, was featured in Christian Today. Since 2014, Daewon and his wife Jeonghwa Park have been serving at ILU as missionaries. The articles gave detailed reports about various ministries including their teaching ministry, humanitarian project for pregnant women in the […]
Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies Colloquium
Korean Global Mission Leaders Forum
Dr. Jon Bonk, CGCM faculty associate, has been serving as the president of the Korean Global Mission Leaders Forum (KGMLF). KGMLF demonstrated a model of vigorous cross-cultural interaction and produced multilingual publications that address complex but overlooked issues bedeviling missions regardless of the sending or receiving country, mission society, or denomination involved. In February 10-14, […]
African Humanist Theology
Derrick Muwina, CGCM student affiliate, successfully defended his dissertation. The dissertation develops an African humanist theology as a basis for concrete engagement with social problems (dehumanization, violence, and poverty) by drawing from Kenneth Kaunda’s concept of Christian humanism. Kaunda’s concept of Christian humanism is a valuable, multidimensional concept that, properly understood can serve as a […]
Cross-Cultural Friendship, Spiritual Practices, and Witness to World Christian Community
Duke Divinity School will sponsor the 2018 David C. and Virginia Steinmetz lecture featuring Dr. Dana L. Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission and also the director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission. Her lecture will be titled “Cross-Cultural Friendship, Spiritual Practices, and Witness to World Christian Community: […]
The Procurators of the Propaganda Fide Papal Congregation in Canton and Macao
Dr. Eugenio Menegon, CGCM faculty associate, recently published an article entitled “Interlopers at the Fringes of Empire: The Procurators of the Propaganda Fide Papal Congregation in Canton and Macao, 1700-1823” in Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review. The article can be found here. Abstract: The office of the procurator of the papal Sacred Congregation […]
Challenges and Prospects: Christianity in India
The Orthodox Christian Network, a media ministry associated with the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, recently interviewed Jesudas Athyal regarding the growth and health of Indian Christianity as well asa closer look at the religious situation in India today. The conversation can be listened to online.
Sexual Politics and Christianity in Africa
In his most recent book, Christianity, Globalization, and Protective Homophobia, Visiting Researcher Kapya Kaoma illuminates the complex and contested nature of sexual politics in sub-Saharan Africa. He examines the way competing understandings of sexuality collide and intermingle, and seeks a way beyond the impasse.