Margaret Rigg Collection Available at Boston University Theo Arts Gallery
Many pieces of artwork from the Margaret Rigg Collection are now available for virtual viewing through the Boston University Theo Arts Gallery. Dating back to the late 1950s and 1960s, the works explore theological themes like crucifixion, la pieta, and the holiness of the body through the lens of the beginning of the Cold War […]
Liberating the Ladies’ Aid: Public Lecture with Dr. Margaret Bendroth
Why did women’s ordination take so long to achieve? And how did churchwomen push for change before the advent of Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem? On Thursday, April 8, Dr. Margaret Bendroth will discuss the complicated search for ‘women’s role’ in mainline churches in the crucially important years leading up to second-wave feminism. Dr. Bendroth […]
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 […]
Visiting Researcher Dr. Man-Hei Yip Becomes Assistant Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Man-Hei Yip, who has just become Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Wartburg Seminary (Dubuque, Iowa). During the past two years, Dr. Yip has been a visiting researcher at the CGCM, working with the Chinese Christian Poster Project. Read more about her new appointment here.
Peggy Bendroth’s Work on Mid-20th Century US Women
Dr. Peggy Bendroth, CGCM visiting researcher, is working on a project entitled “Not Feminists, But…” This research focuses on US mainline Protestant women from the 1920s and 1970s, between women’s suffrage and the beginning of second-wave feminism. Watch her describe the surprises she has encountered along the way in this short video.
Remembering India’s Pioneering Missionary to Nepal
March 15, 2020 was Rev. C. K. Athialy’s birth centenary day. He was the pioneering Indian missionary in Nepal. To honor his life, a thanksgiving meeting was planned in Nepal, but has been postponed due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Rev. C. K. Athialy’s son, Jesudas Athyal, has been a Visiting Researcher at […]
Aristocratic Patronesses of the Chinese Catholic Mission
What do a Chinese élite lady in Shanghai, a Portuguese duchess in Madrid, an Austrian queen in Lisbon, and a Bavarian countess in Augsburg all have in common? These women, in spite of distance in time and space, all became revered patronesses of the Jesuit missions in China in the early modern period. Candida Xu […]
Methodist Mission Bicentennial
April 8-10, Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church will sponsor a conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Methodist missions. The theme of the conference is “Answering the Call: Hearing God’s Voice in Methodist Mission Past, Present, and Future.” The event will celebrate Methodism’s mission heritage and look to the future of Methodist mission. It […]
Christianity amidst Hindutva
Recently, the Archbishop of New Delhi wrote calling for a year of prayer before the 2019 general elections in India. Jesudas Athyal comments on the fear and threat experienced by the minorities in India especially as a Hindu nationalist government is in power in an article in the National Catholic Reporter.
Expanded Spelling of “Koinonia”
In a recent post for the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion, Visiting Researcher Jesudas Athyal wrote about an Indian debate about the meaning of koinonia that has new implications for Christians around the world.