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.
Between Hindu and Christian
Kerry P. C. San Chirico, who intersected with the Center for Global Christianity and Mission when he was a PhD student at Boston College, recently published, Between Hindu and Christian: Khrist Bhaktas, Catholics, and the Negotiation of Devotion in Banaras (OUP, 2023). Among others, he specifically thanks Dana L. Robert for her role in writing the book.
“Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China” on YouTube
Dr. Daryl Ireland's lecture on "Spreading the Gospel: Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China" is now available on YouTube.
Online Conference on Women’s Intercultural Leadership
Methodist Studies Seminar
Methodist Studies Seminar
Friday 12 May 2023
Manchester Wesley Research Centre and Online.
Organized by Cliff College and the Manchester Wesley Research Centre.
2023-05 MSS MWRC-Cliff Programme
More details here: http://www.mwrc.ac.uk/methodist-studies-seminars.
Alum Dr. George Harper passed away
CGCM mourns the loss of Dr. George Harper, a Ph.D. alum (DRTS 1992) who worked with Dr. Carter Lindberg and Dr. Dana Robert. A church historian, he was a missionary in the Philippines for many years.
More details about Dr. George Harper are here.
Dr. Soojin Chung Promoted to Associate Professor
Alum Dr. Soojin Chung ('18) is promoted to Associate Professor. She teaches at Azusa Pacific University.
Bio Updated: Since August 1, 2023, Dr. Chung has been the Director of the Overseas Ministries Study Center and Editor of the International Bulletin of Mission Research at Princeton Theological Seminary. More on her profile and academic interests here.
Antipas Harris awarded the Young Adult Influencer Award
The Alliance for Black Pentecostal Scholarship awarded the high honor of the Young Adult Influencer Award to Antipas Harris at the Gala at Oral Roberts University.
Dr. Rady Roldan-Figueroa will hold the Rev. Robert Randall Distinguished Professorship in Christian Culture
Dr. Rady Roldan-Figueroa, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity at Boston University School of Theology, and a CGCM Faculty Associate will be Rev. Robert Randall Distinguished Professor in Christian Culture in the fall.
The Randall Professorship is held by a recognized scholar whose work concentrates on an understanding of culture that embodies a Christian view of human achievement. The selected individual contributes to undergraduate instruction in the theology, philosophy, history, literature, or social sciences departments, directs student research, and delivers public lectures.
The Korean Church of Boston 70th Anniversary Symposium
The Korean Church of Boston (PCUSA) looks back on the past as we welcome our 70th anniversary in 2023 as an immigrant church planted in the United States, and we thank God for God's great love bestowed upon us. Therefore, we have prepared events to commemorate our 70th anniversary under the title "Gratitude," and a meaningful symposium as below:
Two Tales of a City upon a Hill:
- Unlocking the Past for a Better Future Together:
Stories of Native Americans & Korean American Churches
2023. 4.24-26
The Korean Church of Boston (PCUSA)
32 Harvard St. Brookline, MA 02445
Dr. Eunil David Cho, a CGCM faculty affiliate, will be speaking.
More details on the event here.
More on the Korean Diaspora Project here.