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.
“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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International Orthodox Theological Association – 2023 Call for Papers
Association of Professors of Mission : Call for Papers
Association of Professors of Mission Call for Paper Proposals
Deadline: March 11, 2022
2022 Annual Meeting
St. Mary's College - University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
&
Online vie ZOOM and WHOVA
June 16, 2022
Issues of Power and Mission/Missiology
The Association of Professors of Mission extends an open call for paper presentation proposals for its annual meeting
Theme:
The concern about issues of power has become increasingly prominent in recent years. Issues of political, social, and economic power as natural processes as well as the abuse of various types of power have been prominently and repeatedly noted. Less obvious in current discussions of missions is the understanding and awareness of these issues of power within mission, a missiological context, or mission pedagogy/andragogy. It is likewise noteworthy that throughout Church History, missionary activity frequently had been tied to political (e.g., the latter Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, or the colonial powers) or economic power which informed the missological thinking and implementation of the mission at their respective times. Understanding these dynamics can impact the teaching of mission history as well as our contemporary engagement and teaching of missiology, mission, and their respective implementation. The focus of the APM 2022 Conference is to engage the issues of power in relation to mission and missiology especially for teachers of mission. The goal of this conference is to intentionally provide appropriate, proactive, and positive engagements with the issues of power related to mission for the expressed purpose to be better professors of Mission.
Projected Sub-themes:
- Biblical and theological engagement of power issues
- Issues of power and its demonstration(s) in mission
- Mission agencies and institutions with issues of power
- Teaching about Issues of Power in Missions
- Doctoral Student Track (doctoral students who have their proposal accepted will receive a scholarship for the registration fee)
Please direct all questions to Paul W. Lewis, APM President (2021-22), at lewisp@evangel.edu .
The detailed Call for Papers and Registration materials will be available on the website in Spring 2022.
For more details on the ‘Call to Papers’ please go to the APM website: https://www.asmweb.org/apm
Paper proposal deadline: March 11, 2022
Notification of accepted papers: March 31, 2022
Registration materials will be available on the website in Spring 2020.
Dana Robert to give the Gerald H. Anderson Lectures at OMSC@PTS June 9, 2022
The Gerald H. Anderson Lectures
Each year OMSC@PTS will invite one or two leading scholars in Mission Studies, World Christianity, Intercultural Theology, or a cognate discipline to deliver public lectures at the annual PTS World Christianity Conference. These lectures are named in honor of Gerald H. Anderson.
OMSC is delighted to announce that Dr. Dana Robert (Boston University) will be giving this inaugural lecture on June 9, 2022, in conjunction with OMSC’s Centenary Celebration, here at Princeton Theological Seminary. More details on the lecture and Centenary Celebration are forthcoming. In the meantime, please save the date and plan to join us!
“Homogeneity and Hybridity: Revisiting HUP” ~ 2022 Ralph D. Winter Lectures, March 3-5
The 2022 Ralph D. Winter Lectures (March 3-5) will focus on "Homogeneity and Hybridity: Revisiting HUP."
The homogeneous unit principle (HUP) was an influential and controversial aspect of the church growth missiology of Donald McGavran, highlighted by a Consultation moderated by John Stott and sponsored by Lausanne in 1977.
Today multiculturalism and hybridity appear ascendant, particularly in megacities around the world. How do both homogeneity and hybridity impact the birth and growth of fellowships of Jesus followers, and of movements to Jesus which were the core concern of HUP theory? Click the link for the schedule of speakers and papers. Virtual and in-person options are available.
Alumna Ruth Padilla DeBorst ('16) will speak on "The Church: An Intercultural Poem" on March 4 at 4:30 pm PST.
Bishop Ian Douglas (’93) to Retire
Bishop Ian Douglas ('93) plans to retire from the Connecticut Episcopal Diocese in the fall of 2022.
An announcement was posted on the Episcopal News Site last Spring detailing Bishop Douglas' service in the diocese since his ordination as bishop in 2010.
Bishop Douglas shared this announcement in a video message and in a letter.
Alumnus Michel Chambon’s New Article
Michel Chambon's ('19) new article, "Catholicism's Overlooked Importance in Asia," was recently published online.
Be sure to check it out and learn about how Catholicism has influenced Asian identity.