Call for Abstracts: Women as Agents of Change
The Women’s Institue at William Carey International University is offering a call for abstracts with the aim of awarding an Excellence in Research Prize for papers that demonstrate the highest research standards on the following topics pertaining to Women as Agents of Change. Church Leadership Health Marketplace Education/Training Development Intercultural Studies Abstracts are due before […]
REMINDER: Call for Presentations ~ American Society of Missiology Annual Meeting 2022
PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED: NOW DUE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022 The American Society of Missiology will meet June 17–June 19, 2022 at St. Mary’s College, South Bend, Indiana. The theme for this year’s annual conference is: The Ongoing Conversion of the Missionary. For a full statement of the conference theme and details about the hybrid format, please […]
You Must Remember This
Recently, Anicka Fast (’20) was interviewed by the Mennonite Missionary Network for a podcast on “You Must Remember This.” Drawing on her dissertation, Fast reflects on how the stories of mission become the history of mission. She shares about why some stories get preserved and remembered, while others become forgotten. Plus, Rod Hollinger-Janzen gives insight […]
International Missionary Council Centenary
In November 2021, the World Council of Church’s Commission on World Mission and Evangelism sponsored a global event to commemorate the formation of the International Missionary Council on its 100th anniversary. The three-day event included three plenary sessions, which were recorded and available for viewing. The presentation on “What happened at Lake Mohonk at its […]
Ireland, Mayfield, and Menegon to Give Lectures for the Institute of Qing History at Renmin University of China
CGCM Associate Director Daryl Ireland, CHCD Project Director Alex Mayfield, and CGCM Faculty Associate Eugenio Menegon will each deliver a lecture for the Institute of Qing History at Renmin University of China. The Sino-Western Relations and Culture Exchange Series, No. 2 and No. 3 will take place between December 9th and 16th. For more information, […]
Alumna Ruth Padilla DeBorst (’16): “Fleeing the hot spots: Climate change, migration and mission”
On November 16, 2021, BU STH alumna Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst (’16) delivered the Alexander Duff Lecture as part of COP26, entitled “Fleeing the hot spots: Climate change, migration, and mission.” Her lecture is available on YouTube here and was followed by responses from two World Christianity Ph.D. students, Nuam Hatzaw and Alec Simpson, and […]
Revisiting East Asia through Mission Collections
Conference Panel on Missionary Archives: register for the Zoom meeting at this link. The event will be recorded and will be posted online later as well. See attached abstracts. New England Regional Association for Asian Studies Meeting Monday December 6, 2021, 10:30-11:45AM US EST (16:30-17:45 Central European Time; 23:30-24:45 China time; 24:30-1:45AM, Japan/Korea) at Harvard […]
Dana Robert’s Extended Interview from Jesus the Game Changer Season 2
Dana Robert is a featured guest in the second season of Jesus the Game Changer. Host Karl Faase speaks to over 50 guests around the world about how and why the gospel spread to become a global faith. View the trailer here. Dana Robert’s expertise contributes to the series overall, and Olive Tree Media recently […]
IMC Centenary Conference: Dana Robert’s Lecture and North American Panel
The IMC Centenary Conference concluded on Thursday, November 18th, after three days of virtual gatherings. The program included eight regional presentations on the history of missional collaboration and three public lectures. Dana Robert delivered one of the three public lectures to the global, virtual conference attendees. Her lecture, “What happened in Lake Mohonk and its […]
“Reconciliation: Figuring out World Christianity amidst Conflicts,” CCCW Lecture Wednesday 24 November 2021, 4 pm GMT, Online
The fifth and final lecture in the CCCW Silver Jubilee Lecture series on Transfiguring World Christianity will be delivered on the topic “Reconciliation: Figuring out World Christianity amidst Conflicts,” by Dr Irini Thabet, Assistant Professor, Ain Shams University, Cairo, & Member ofthe Egyptian Senate, tomorrow, Wednesday 24th November, 4pm, GMT, Online. The Session will be chaired by Canon Sarah Snyder, […]