Dr. Rady Roldan-Figueroa will hold the Rev. Robert Randall Distinguished Professorship in Christian Culture
Dr. Rady Roldan-Figueroa, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity at Boston University School of Theology, and a CGCM Faculty Associate will be Rev. Robert Randall Distinguished Professor in Christian Culture in the fall. The Randall Professorship is held by a recognized scholar whose work concentrates on an understanding of culture that embodies a Christian view of […]
New Book Release: Portraits of Global Christianity
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book, Portraits of Global Christianity, which we contributed to in honor of Dr. Todd Johnson! It was released on 29 March 2023.
Spreading the Gospel: Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China
Between 1919 and 1949, posters were the most common Christian visual imagery in China. They were printed by the millions and hung in tea rooms, on city walls, and on temple gates. Posters were put up in houses and churches; they were unfolded for street evangelism. They were extremely popular because they were aesthetically pleasing, […]
The Annual Bartlett Lecture at Yale Divinity School
A panel of three distinguished scholars—Haruka Umetsu Cho, Stephanie Wong, and Peng Yin (a CGCM faculty associate) — will present this year’s Bartlett Lecture on Monday, March 6, at Yale Divinity School. More info here.
Prof. Karen Westerfield Tucker Presented with Berakah Award by North American Academy of Liturgy
In early January, Karen Westerfield Tucker, Professor of Worship and a CGCM faculty associate, officially received the Berakah Award in Toronto, Canada, presented by the North American Academy of Liturgy. For more info, read here.
Center for Global Christianity and Mission Speakers Spring 2023
Schedule
Frankfurt-Bad Homburg South-South Conference
The Frankfurt-Bad Homburg South-South Conference on “Early South-South Links in the History of World Christianity (16th – 19th Centuries)” John Thornton (CGCM Faculty Associate) will be on of the presenters.
Appointment of Dr. Phillip Haberkern as Director of UROP
Professors Daryl Ireland and Eugenio Menegon to present on the CHCD
On September 29, 2022, Professors Daryl Ireland and Eugenio Menegon will present on the China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) at the Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Science.
WCC Publishes Missional Collaborations 2021: A Report from North America
The Center for Global Christianity and Mission at the Boston University School of Theology guided a year-long study on missional collaboration in North America to mark the Centenary of the International Missionary Council. The North American study was one of sixteen regional studies, most of which have been compiled together in one published volume for the 2022 General […]