Alumni
Jean Luc Enyegue (’18) has published a new book – “Competing Catholicisms”
Alumnus Jean Luc Enyegue ('18) has published a new book - Competing Catholicisms: The Jesuits, the Vatican and the Making of Postcolonial French Africa. Dr. Enyegue is the director of The Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa. His recent interview on the book can be read here.
Alumnus Travis Myers (’15) joining the Faculty of LCC International University
Alumnus Travis Myers (2015) is soon joining the faculty of LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania as Assistant Professor of Humanities in the core curriculum. He and his wife, Susan, are eager to share in the mission there of education for transformation through high-quality instruction and caring relationships with approximately 700 students from more than 50 countries. The non-denominational and ecumenical university’s connections with the Mennonite tradition are seen in a curricular emphasis on international relations and peacemaking. The campus has recently hosted Ukrainian refugee families.
Alumni Participate in China Christianity Studies Group Annual Meeting 2022
A range of participants, including alumni Anneke Stasson ('13) and Alex Mayfield ('21) attended the China Christianity Studies Group's 2022 annual meeting.
The meeting is now available to view here: youtu.be/5vhZNpKATxo.
Alumnus Titus Presler Appointed Executive Director of GEMN
The Rev. Canon Dr. Titus Presler ('95) has been selected as Executive Director of the Global Episcopal Mission Network.
Click here to read the full story.
Alumnus Daewon Moon (’18) Speaks at the Korean Lausanne Conference for Pastors and Mission Leaders
Dr. Daewon Moon, CGCM alumnus (’18), recently spoke on “The Lausanne Movement and World Christianity” at the Korean Lausanne Conference for pastors and mission leaders in the Daegu area. The conference was organized in order to promote and publicize the Fourth Lausanne Congress which will take place in South Korea in September 2024.
More than two hundred pastors and mission leaders gathered to learn the history and contribution of the Lausanne Movement in uniting evangelical Christians for holistic missions over the past five decades. Other speakers included Prof. Hyung-Keun Choi (Seoul Theological University) and Rev. Chulho Han (Vice-Chair of the Korean Lausanne Committee).
Dr. Moon has been involved in the Lausanne Movement since 2010 when he attended the Third Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an active member of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Group (YLG) and wrote an article on African Pentecostalism in the Lausanne Global Analysis.
Alumnus Rev. Canon Ted Karpf Presenting at “AIDS, Activism, and American Christianity: A Conversation”
BU School of Theology alumnus the Reverend Canon Ted Karpf ('74) will be presenting alongside other HIV/AIDS activists in "AIDS, Activism, and American Christianity: A Conversation."
This virtual event is presented by the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network and will be held on Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 pm EST.
Register here to get the link and visit this site for more information.
Article from Alumnus Michel Chambon (’19) on Chinese Christianities
CGCM alumnus Michel Chambon ('19) recently published, "How Do Chinese Christians Draw Boundaries among Themselves? Reassessing the Question of Chinese Christianities" in the online journal Religions.
To read the article, visit the web link here.
Alumna Ruth Padilla DeBorst (’16) to Receive Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology
On Wednesday, April 6, Ruth Padilla DeBorst ('16) will accept the 2022 Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life. She will receive the award during the Kuyper Conference hosted by Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary.
Padilla DeBorst, a theologian, missiologist, educator, and storyteller, has been involved in leadership development in her native Latin America for several decades.
For a more detailed description of Padilla DeBorst and the prize she will receive, read this article.
BU Alumna Named Associate Editor of Missiology: An International Review
Alumna Soojin Chung ('18), Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Azuza Pacific University, has been named the new Associate Editor of the journal Missiology: An International Review (SAGE Publishing).
Dr. Chung welcomes scholars and students of missiology and global Christianity to send along relevant articles and book reviews.
Congratulations Dr. Chung!
The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Hosts the Global Christian Forum in Rome
The Rev. Dr. Casely Essamuah ('03) and the expanded leadership of the Global Christian Forum held a hybrid meeting in Rome on February 6-8, 2022. The meeting included Boston University School of Theology alumni Ruth Padilla DeBorst ('16) and Gina Zurlo ('17),
The Forum was hosted by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and was privileged to receive a general audience with the pontiff.
To read the complete report by Rev. Dr. Casely Essamuah, the General Secretary of the Global Christian Forum, follow this link: GCF Group Meeting Report.