News of the extended network of faculty, alumni, students, visiting researchers, and mission partners is regularly updated, and some of the big ideas or major events in Global Christianity are covered in the CGCM News.

The Dictionary of Christian Biography in Asia Online Launch

Dictionary of Christian Biography in Asia poster
On March 1, 2022, the DCBAsia team started a free online website -Dictionary of Christian Biography in Asia (dcbasia.org). They began by posting 56 stories of Malaysian and Singaporean heroes and heroines. They have another 120 stories which will be uploaded in weekly installments. The initial response has been overwhelming.
Their soft launch is on April 17th, 2022, (Sunday) at 8.00 pm Malaysia time (UTC +8.00) through Zoom (see flyer).
The DCBAsia team invites scholars to participate in the launch and also to collaborate in this project. They seek regional representatives in different parts of Asia to join their budding team to collect stories that will inspire and instruct believers in their walk with Christ. If you are interested to explore further, please write to Dr. Tai Kim Teng, DCBAsia Executive Director, tai@dcbasia.org.

Alumna Ruth Padilla DeBorst (’16) to Receive Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology

Padilla DeBorst Kuyper Award 2022

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.’

Dr. Calida Chu

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

Chinese Theology: Call for Papers
中国神学研讨会论文征集通告
The final conference in a series of three conferences on Chinese Theologies will be held at Yale Divinity School (New Haven, Connecticut) 1-3 June 2022 with the theme of “Academic and Diasporic theologies.” The conference is hybrid: paper-givers are welcome to come in person, but may also present online if travel is difficult.
Scholars are invited to submit abstracts for papers discussing:
1) any aspect of theological thought or thinkers in “academic theology” or the “Sino-Christian theology” movement in mainland China
2) or to explore theological thought or thinkers among diasporic Chinese theologians (including Malaysia, North America, Singapore, and Taiwan etc.)
Hong Kong theologians Economy air travel and accommodation will be paid for participants who come in person. Please send paper topics and 200-word abstract (in Chinese or English) by March 7, 2022, to chloe.starr@yale.edu. All conference participants are expected to offer new, original papers for inclusion in an edited volume.
我们关于中国神学的三场系列会议的最后一场会议将于 2022 年 6 月 1 日至 3 日在耶鲁大学神学院(康涅狄格州纽黑文市)举行,主题为“学术和离散神学”。我们欢迎学者亲自来,但如果旅行有困难,也可在线出席。此次会议有两个平行的主题: 1)中国大陆“学术神学”或“汉语神学”运动的神学思想或思想家; 2)非大陆华人神学家(包括马来西亚、北美、新加坡、香港和台湾等)的神学思想或思想家。 如果您的论文被接受,主办方将承担您的往返旅费(经济舱)及住宿费。与会者未曾发表的原创论文最后将结集出版。请有意参加的学者将论文题目和200字摘要(中文或英文)在2022年03月07日之前发送至chloe.starr@yale.edu

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

 

GCF and Pope FrancisThe 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

Jean Luc Enyegue

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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International Orthodox Theological Association – 2023 Call for Papers

The International Orthodox Theological Association is accepting paper proposals for their January 2023. This second mega-conference of the IOTA will take place in Volos, Greece on January 10-15, 2023. The format of the conference is in-person only (no papers will be delivered virtually or remotely).
Follow this link to the IOTA website where you can find further details and submit your paper proposal.
The IOTA Missiology Group will be accepting proposals for three panels:
1) Orthodoxy and Inculturation
2) Orthodox mission and diaspora
3) Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Discipleship and Spiritual Formation (held jointly with the Lausanne Orthodox Initiative)
The overall theme of the conference will include aspects of the Mission of the Orthodox Church and many of the IOTA Groups’ panel themes are connected with issues of mission and missiology.  Please review all the Groups’ Call for Papers before submitting your proposal.
Proposals must be submitted before April 15th, 2022.