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Highlights from CGCM Faculty Associate Dr. David Scott
The Center for Global Christianity and Mission celebrates the diverse and valuable contributions of our faculty associates.
Dr. David Scott, CGCM Faculty Associate and BU Alumnus, has recently published the following works:
- With Thomas Kemper, Methodist Mission at 200: Serving Faithfully Amid the Tensions. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2021.
- With Darryl W. Stephens, The Practice of Mission in Global Methodism: Emerging Trends from Everywhere to Everywhere. New York: Routledge, 2021.
- With Daryl R. Ireland, Grace Y. May, and Casely B. Essamuah, Unlikely Friends: How God Uses Boundary-Crossing Friendships to Transform the World. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2021.
- With Jerome Sahabandhu. “Study Paper—CWME Working Group on Mission from the Margins.” In Call to Discipleship: Mission in the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace, ed. by Risto Jukko, 59–69. Geneva: World Council of Churches, 2021.
In addition to these contributions, David Scott served on the North American panel during the WCC's "100 Years of the Founding of the International Missionary Council Centenary Online Conference," 16-18 November 2021.
He delivered a virtual presentation, “Mission and Migration, the Twin Antagonists of Geographically Based Church Structures,” at the American Society of Missiology Annual Conference on June 18, 2021.
And Dr. Scott has launched a book project with Filipe Maia on Methodism and American Empire. He anticipates the book to be published in late 2022 or 2023.
2022 GEMN Mission Conference on Women in Mission
Registration is now open for the “Women in Mission” conference sponsored by the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) online, May 12-14. Conference information is here, and the registration portal is here. Spanish interpretation will be available for all plenaries and for some of the workshops.
Four plenary speakers will highlight the work of women in mission:
- The Rev. Canon Hilda Kabia, dean of Msalato Theological College in Dodoma, Tanzania, will offer an African theological perspective on women’s work in mission and focus on the work of the Mothers Union in Anglican and ecumenical ministry in Africa.
- Ms. Elizabeth Boe, mission personnel officer in the Episcopal Church’s Office of Global Partnerships, will reflect on the work of women missionaries and facilitate a panel of current missionaries in diverse parts of the world.
- Dr. Dana Robert, professor of mission and world Christianity at Boston University School of Theology, will present an ecumenical overview of the history of women in world mission and identify current trends in women’s work globally.
- Ms. Lynnaia Main, the Episcopal Church’s representative to the United Nations, will speak on the church’s interaction with United Nations initiatives for women, especially through the annual meetings of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
Conference attendance is free and open to the public. Freewill donations are encouraged and can be made at registration. Zoom sessions will be held 1-4 p.m., Eastern U.S. Daylight Time on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the conference, May 12-14. The GEMN Annual Meeting will be held an hour earlier on Friday the 13th at 11:45 a.m.
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.