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Soga Studies Conference at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study – March 24-26
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study and the Tiyo Soga Community Museum, Mgwali, is excited to announce the Soga Studies Conference to be held both in-person and virtually at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study from March 24-26, 2022.
Studies on the work, theology, philosophies, and dynasty of the Reverend Tiyo ‘Zisani’ Soga have recently gained prominence in numerous disciplines and facets of life, with local and international relevance. Theorists, artists, and family members all over the world are engaged in several exciting aspects of Soga scholarship. Sikhumbuzo Makandula of Rhodes University and Joanne Ruth Davis of JIAS have conceived of this conference as a means to enable dialogue and new avenues for continued Soga scholarship. We believe it will be of great benefit to all of the many stakeholders who are invested in this work.
Kindly RSVP on https://forms.gle/f1Rd4yrfP928QjFy7 to receive further details.
For more information, view the working program or visit the event website.
The Dictionary of Christian Biography in Asia Online Launch
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.
CCCW Hosts Dr. Calida Chu for March 2nd Lecture
The Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide will host its final seminar for the Lent Term this Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 1600-1730 GMT on Zoom.
Dr. Calida Chu, Teaching Fellow at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, will speak on the topic, ‘Networked Social Movements, Networked Public Theology: The Implications of the Hong Kong Protests to World Christianity.’
You are very welcome to join.
The Zoom link is below:
CCCW Zoom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Lent and Easter 2022 Seminars
https://theofed-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93136508607?pwd=QnRRcG55TkNndVJZbFcvUGZPMEdHdz09
Meeting ID: 931 3650 8607
Passcode: 568920
Chinese Theologies : Call for Papers Due March 7
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.
“Pentecostalism and Socio-Cultural Change” Conference April 1-2, 2022
The thirteenth conference of the European Research Network on Global Pentecostalism (GloPent.net) will be held in Cambridge, England on April 1-2, 2022.
The theme of the conference is "Pentecostalism and Socio-Cultural Change." The conference program is finalized and the keynote speakers will be Girish Daswani, Karen Lauterbach, and David Maxwell. There will be 45 papers presented in parallel panels.
Details can be found in the GloPent 13 Program and on the conference website. The conference is held in a hybrid format with options for attending in Cambridge or online.
Registration closes on March 20.
Alumnus Jean Luc Enyegue (’18) to Speak at the Jesuit Studies Café
February 17 | 9:20am–10am | U.S. Eastern
Jean Luc Enyegue, S.J.
The Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa
During the Spring Season, the Jesuit Studies Café will host conversations with the directors and archivists of Jesuit Archives and Research Centers around the world. Our first café presenter will be Jean Luc Enyegue, S.J., the director of The Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa.
The Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa (JHIA) is an institute geared to preserving memory and promoting historical knowledge. It was started in 2010 as an idea of the Superior General of the Jesuits, Most Rev. Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., to encourage the study of his Order’s largely unexplored involvement in the evangelization of Africa.
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