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Digital Symposium Commemorating the 125th Year of the Death of Seven Civilians from Leipzig Mission
Digital Symposium “Climbing High Mountains. Colonial entanglement & postcolonial reflections” 29 – 30 October, 2021.
Commemorating the 125th year of the death of seven civilians from Leipzig Mission – Karava, Mrio, and three other Chagga people, as well as the two missionaries Ewald Ovir and Karl Segebrock – at Mount Meru October 20, 1896, Leipzig Mission invites to participate in a digital symposium. Please find details in the file attached, or check our website https://www.leipziger-missionswerk.de/symposium-climbing-high-mountains.html
Kindly register yourselves by Monday October 25, 2001 at info@LMW-Mission.de to receive the link for your digital access. Participation is free of charge.
Fr Luke Veronis to Give IOTA Missiology Group Lecture on Thursday, October 28th
“Still Mining the Forgotten: Black Catholic Nuns in United States History” Lecture by Shannen Dee Williams
The Cultures of American Religion group - with co-sponsorship from the Center for Research on Global Catholicism - is excited to announce that Dr. Shannen Dee Williams Associate Professor of History at the University of Dayton, will give a talk on November 11th, 2021, at 6pm CST entitled “Still Mining the Forgotten: Black Catholic Nuns in United States History.” All are invited and encouraged to attend.
Dr. Williams chose to speak on November 11th in celebration of Black Catholic History month, and in honor of the fourth anniversary of the death of Sister Mary Antona Ebo, FSM.
Dr. Williams is a noted scholar of African American history, who has published work in the Journal of African-American History, the Journal of Africana Religions, and American Catholic Studies, as well as popular articles in America, the National Catholic Reporter, and Religion Dispatches, among others. Her talk will draw on the research for her forthcoming book, Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Duke, 2022).
This talk will be presented as a webinar: all attendees can register in advance here.
Also, Dr. Williams is also hosting a Zoom mentoring lunch with any interested students. The lunch will take place on November 11th, at noon CST. Please email kate.moran@slu.edu to receive an invitation.
Journal of African Christian Biography Latest Issue Pays Tribute to Prof. Andrew F. Walls
The latest issue of the Journal of African Christian Biography honors the memory of Professor Andrew F. Walls and Father Benedict Ssettuuma, Jr. It also highlights the contribution of Dr. Michael Adeleke Ogunewu to the work of the DACB both as an author and a mentor-teacher.
Visit the Journal of African Christian Biography e-journal to learn more and read the issue.
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2nd Annual Walls-Oden-Bediako Lecture in Early African Christianity
United States Catholic Mission Association Conference on Mission and Migration, October 25-29, 2021
Join USCMA’s national dialogue on how the Church – and the missionary community within the church – can be in solidarity with the immigrant, migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker. Angels Unaware – Mission with People on the Move is an opportunity for FOCUS, REFLECTION, COMMUNITY, SPEAKERS, and COMPANIONS. The schedule provides the FOCUS for 13-hours of REFLECTION over five days.
Monday, October 25th – SEE: From Noon ET to 5 pm (5 hours); Two Sessions, Networking, breaks.
Wednesday, October 27th – HEAR: From Noon ET to 5 pm (5 hours): Two Sessions, Networking, breaks.
Friday, October 29th – ACT: From Noon ET to 3:15 pm (3.5 hours): Two Sessions and Networking.
For more information and to register: Angels Unaware - Registration Flyer
Hymnody Mini-Conference, Monday, November 8th.
The BU School of Theology has a long history of involvement with hymnody in both its practical and academic aspects. The Reverend Dr. Carl P. Daw, Jr., retired Lecturer of Hymnology, and Curator of the Hymnological Collections at STH, wrote a history of some of the notable people associated with BU who were prominent in the field, demonstrating STH’s historic involvement and contribution.
To begin a new period in the history of the discipline at STH a group of faculty and staff have been meeting to determine how best to honor our legacy and collection, and to move forward with a deeper engagement with aspects of global hymnody.
The first event is a mini-conference to be held in person and via zoom in November, hosted by Professors Westerfield Tucker and Shenton. This will feature several distinguished alumni including David Bjorlin and Stephanie Budwey. The conference will include a discussion on the pedagogy surrounding hymnology, the BU/STH legacy, and initial planning for a larger conference on global hymnody scheduled for 2022.
Date: Monday, 8 November 2021
Time: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: STH 325 and by Zoom [https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/3070203534]
Leaders/Presenters:
Dave Bjorlin
Cheryl Boots
Steph Budwey
Amy Limpitlaw
Dana Robert
Andrew Shenton
Karen Westerfield Tucker
Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History Moving to Boston College
The Ricci Institute is moving to Boston College from the University of San Francisco. The internationally acclaimed Institute, founded in 1984, is scheduled to open in Boston early in 2022.
