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.
Call For Abstracts: Workshop on Forced Migration & Human Trafficking
The Pardee Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking, located at Boston University, is issuing a call for abstracts for their upcoming workshop, Mobility, Time and Political Possibilities. The workshop is year-long, running from early 2021 and culminating in an in-person event in early 2022. The group envisages a small but committed group of scholars meeting monthly, in camera, to share and critically engage each other's work-in-progress on a rotating basis. Their aim is to produce a provocative interdisciplinary edited volume or special issue, via a collaborative process.
The workshop is convened by Noora Lori of Boston University, Anne McNevin of the New School for Social Research, and Loren B. Landau of the University of Oxford & Witwatersrand.
See the call for abstracts here.
Conference Honoring the Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko
On November 21, Boston University and the University of Texas at Austin are hosting an online conference on "The Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko," covering the major themes of ethics, economy, society, religion, and African social traditions. A prolific author and thinker, Dr. Wariboko is the Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, as well as a faculty associate at the CGCM.
The conference celebrates a collection of essays on Wariboko's thought, edited by Toyin Falola, who holds the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at UT Austin. The collection, The Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko: Social Ethics, Economy, and Religion, will be published by Carolina Academic Press in November.
Conference speakers include Mark Lewis Taylor (Princeton Seminary), Femi Vaughn (Amherst College), and Ebenezer Obadare (University of Kansas).
Paper submissions are welcome in any of the following areas: economic ethics, economic philosophy, social ethics, pentecostal studies, philosophical theology, African religions, and African social traditions. Submissions are due by September 30.
The conference will take place from 5am-9pm (Eastern Standard Time), to accommodate the range of time zones represented by participants.
See further information on Wariboko's thought, the conference, and proposal submission here.
Contact Anna Lee Carothers (annalee.carothers@utexas.edu) with any questions.
Dana Robert to Deliver Public Address: “The Promise of Fractured Fellowship”
On September 9th, Dana Robert will deliver a public convocation address at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. The lecture, "The Promise of Fractured Fellowship: Lessons from 1920," will explore how a century ago, in the wake of world war, the flu pandemic, and the ongoing injustice of colonialism, Protestants pursued friendship and fellowship. Widespread destruction made urgent the pursuit of unity. The fractured fellowship of 1920, and efforts to overcome it, provides relevant insights for 2020.
The address will take place via Zoom at 4pm (central time). Attendance is open to all, but registration is required.
Alumnus Named Director of Practical Theology and Mission at Westcott House
The Rev. Dr. Julian Gotobed ('3, '11) has been named Director of Practical Theology and Mission at Westcott House, an Anglican theological college in Cambridge, England. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Gotobed served as Senior Lecturer at the University of Roehampton.
Gotobed completed his PhD dissertation, "Living with Jesus: Practical Christologies in Two Boston American Baptist Churches," in 2011 under the direction of Dean Bryan Stone and Dr. Nancy Ammerman.
Congratulations to Dr. Gotobed for taking on this new position!
Overseas Ministry Study Center (OMSC) Fall Online Events
Due to the pandemic and the difficulty of international travel, the Overseas Ministry Study Center (OMSC), located at Princeton Theological Seminary, will be offering many online events during the fall 2020 semester. The first online seminar will be jointly-led by Professors Andrew and Ingrid Walls on September 15-17.
CGCM Director Dana Robert will be speaking at a "Meet the Author" event to describe her recent book Faithful Friendships on December 10th.
CGCM Associate Director Daryl Ireland will be leading a webinar exploring the Chinese Christian Posters Project on November 12.
Jonathan Calvillo’s New Book on Faith & Ethnicity in Santa Ana
Dr. Jonathan Calvillo, CGCM faculty associate, has written new book, The Saints of Santa Ana: Faith and Ethnicity in a Mexican Majority City, published with Oxford University Press! Based on five years of participant observation, Calvillo compares and contrasts the experiences of Catholics and evangelicals in Santa Ana, California, revealing how faith and ethnic identity mutually inform each other.
The book is available for preorder through OUP, and will be available in October.
Congratulations to Dr. Calvillo for this exciting new work!
Conference: Catholicism in 20th Century Hong Kong
The Centre for Catholic Studies (CUHK), Kung Kao Po, and Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives are co-sponsoring a virtual conference entitled "The History of the Hong Kong Catholic Church in the 20th Century" from August 4-7, 2020. The conference brochure includes paper abstracts and lists session themes. "Maryknoll’s Work Among the Refugees in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s," "NOVA ET VETERA: The Inculturation of Church Music in Hong Kong Before and After Vatican II," and "Liberation as a Mission Aspect on Pastoral Ministry to Migrant Workers" are just a few of the papers which will be presented.
Join the live conference or view the recorded presentations through the Facebook page of the Centre for Catholic Studies.
The conference will be conducted mainly in Cantonese and English.
Call for Papers: Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism in Global Perspective
The journal Religions is issuing a call for papers for a special issue entitled "Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism: Contemporary Issues in Global Perspective." Proposals are due to the co-editors, Tim Grass and Brad Nassif, by August 31, 2020. See further information below.
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Since the 1990s, the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant Evangelical communities have had more direct contacts with each other than at any other time. This special issue of Religions will focus on current developments and issues relating to this encounter in specific regions of the world.
With the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, Western missionaries began flooding the former Soviet Union, Romania and other Eastern European bloc countries, often without consultation with existing Evangelical communities in those countries. Partly in response to this wave of Evangelical missions, a new paradigm of ecumenical relations emerged among professional theologians in America when the Society for the Study of Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism (SSEOE) was formed in 1990. Comparative theology, spirituality and missions formed the focus of the organization whose archives are now housed in Asbury Theological Seminary. In 1997, the World Council of Churches (WCC) began its first series of international dialogues between the Orthodox and Evangelical communities over concerns regarding Evangelical proselytism in Russia and Eastern Europe but also shared concerns regarding perceived theological trends within the WCC itself. Publications include Proclaiming Christ Today: Orthodox-Evangelical Consultation (1995); and Turn to God, Rejoice in Hope (1998). From 2000 to 2006, a second series of seminars resulted in the publication of Building Bridges: Between the Orthodox and Evangelical Traditions (2012). Theological and missiological subjects were explored, but financial constraints eventually ended these gatherings. In 2001, the Evangelical Alliance in the UK published Evangelicalism and the Orthodox Church. This was produced by a group of Evangelical and Orthodox theologians whose goal was to lay a foundation for mutual understanding by comparing and contrasting Orthodox and Evangelical beliefs and practices.
Since then, the main ongoing exchange between Orthodox and Evangelicals has been that initiated in 2010 by leaders within the Lausanne Movement and the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox churches, which resulted in the formation of the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative. Unlike other dialogues, this focuses on exploring how the two traditions can co-operate in the mission of God. A selection of past presentations appears in The Mission of God: Studies in Orthodox and Evangelical Mission (2015). However, in spite of all the work that has been done, there remains scope for further scholarly investigation: for example, few regional studies have examined areas outside the Anglophone world, or the political and legal aspects of relationships between these traditions.
The editors aim to assemble a collection of scholarly essays on current issues and/or developments in Orthodox-Evangelical relations, at both global and national levels, which will inform ongoing dialogue. Essays may consider:
- regional meetings or other encounters between these traditions
- the history of relationships between them
- current missiological challenges
- political and legal issues
- comparative theology
- or other topics.
They may focus on (but are not limited to) relations in Russia, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Australia and Greece. Sensitivity to the nuances of difference between Eastern and Western Evangelicals and Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox communities is especially welcome. The suggested length of essays is from 3,000-6,000 words, but this is flexible. Articles should be submitted in English; if necessary, we encourage you to have it checked by a native English-speaker before submission.
Contributors to this special issue will not be liable to any author charge.
Expressions of interest in submitting an article to be considered for publication should be submitted as a MS Word file attachment to both co-editors, Dr Brad Nassif, at blnassif@yahoo.com, and Dr Tim Grass, at ehseditorial@gmail.com. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 31 August 2020. A positive response to your expression of interest, and listing on the journal’s website, should not be taken as guaranteeing ultimate publication. If we respond positively to your expression of interest, you will need to submit your article by 31 January 2021. It will then be peer-reviewed, and if it is accepted you may be asked to revise it in light of the recommendations made.
When you express interest in writing for this issue, please include the following:
- Name
- Address
- Institutional affiliation, if any
- Title of the article you propose to submit (15 words maximum)
- Brief synopsis (200 words maximum)
Nationalism and Internationalism in the Young Ecumenical Movement
From Yale Divinity School Archives.
Dana L. Robert of Boston University and Judith Becker of Humboldt University are sponsoring "Nationalism and Internationalism in the Young Ecumenical Movement, 1985-1920s," a virtual conference taking place on October 8-10, 2020.
The conference program features several presenters affiliated with the Center for Global Christianity and Mission--Ada Focer, Yeongseung Lee, David W. Scott, and Benjamin Hartley.
Registration is limited and must be completed by September 10.
Mission Records as Method: Towards a Microhistory of Global China
A Virtual Workshop with Dr. Eugenio Menegon
Thursday, July 30, 2020
This event is part of the 2020 summer events hosted by the Humanities Unbounded MicroWorlds Lab at Duke University. The MicroWorlds Lab is a collaborative humanities research project with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. We have two years' experience in organizing a wide range of workshops and other activities in support of researchers learning and developing their skills in microhistorical analysis. We support researchers at all levels—from undergraduate to mature scholars—and in a variety of disciplines. Please find more information about our lab at: https://sites.duke.edu/microworldslab/.
This event is open to the public. No registration is required. Please join the event a few minutes early, so we can start on time. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Huijuan Li at hl180@duke.edu.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://duke.zoom.us/j/4120107408?pwd=UGQ5WW1xT0NOM1NvMWlWRlBlOVFoZz09
Meeting ID: 412 010 7408
Passcode: 954084