American Academy of Religion Call for Papers Available
The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is now accepting paper proposals for the annual meeting, which will take place in San Antonio, Texas, from November 20-23, 2021. The full call for proposals and submission instructions are available at the AAR proposal submission site. Submissions are due by March 1. Several of the units may be […]
Prof. Roldan-Figueroa’s New Book on “The Martyrs of Japan”
Dr. Rady Roldan-Figueroa has a new book coming out with Brill in June 2021. Entitled The Martyrs of Japan: Publication History and Catholic Missions in the Spanish World: Spain, New Spain, and the Philippines, 1597-1700, the book not only discusses the various accounts of the Christian martyrs in Japan in the late 16th century, but […]
Virtual Event: “Re-Mapping Pentecostal Mission: Data, Networks, and Hong Kong”
On February 25, PhD candidate Alex Mayfield will present his dissertation research at a virtual event entitled “Re-Mapping Pentecostal Mission: Data, Networks, and Hong Kong.” The story of pentecostal mission is usually one of sweeping, global expansion. On the ground, however, pentecostal mission was a complex, often fraught, interplay of local, regional, and transnational dynamics. […]
Casely Essamuah Interviewed in Latest Issue of JACB
The Rev. Dr. Casely Essamuah, executive officer of the Global Christian Forum, was recently interviewed in the January issue of the Journal of African Christian Biography. Entitled “Accidental Missionary: Called to a Life of Building Bridges for Christ and His Kingdom,” the interview describes the challenges and obstacles Essamuah faced in becoming who he is […]
Anneke Stasson (’13) Co-Authors “Women in the Mission of the Church”
Dr. Anneke Stasson (’13) has recently co-authored Women in the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski. Their historical survey extends from the early church of the 1st century all the way through the mission movements of the 20th century. Dr. Stasson is associate professor of humanities […]
BU Alum’s Editorial Work Highlights Christian Growth in Nepal
Dr. George Harper (GRS ’92), editor of the Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology (JAET), has recently co-edited a joint issue of JAET and the Journal of Asian Mission (JAM), which is edited by his wife, Dr. Anne Harper. The joint issue documents the history of Catholic and Protestant Christianity in Nepal and describes current initiatives […]
Negotiating the Good Life in Times of Crisis
This international conference** on the good life will be held in Amsterdam, and it is organized by the Protestant Theological University. The event seeks to create a platform for reflecting together on the good life in the face of the interrelated crises of today’s world. It aims to explore what constitutes a ‘good life’ and in […]
China-Europe Relations in Late Imperial Times
2021 Yale-Edinburgh Group Meeting on “Oral, Print, & Digital Cultures”
The Yale-Edinburgh Group will be meeting virtually on June 22-24, 2021. See the announcement below from Drs. Emma Wild-Wood and Alex Chow. We are delighted to announce the 2021 Yale-Edinburgh Group annual meeting will take place in a virtual environment. The meeting will be held June 22 to June 24, 2021 and will be hosted […]
Digital Humanities: Mapping Christianity in China
On November 19-21, 2020, the Center for Global Christianity and Mission convened a workshop on “Mapping Christianity in China, 1550-1950.” The Center launched the China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) project in 2018 to map where every Christian church, school, hospital, monastery, orphanage, publishing house, and the like were located in China between 1550 and 1950. […]