Research
The research agenda of the Center for Global Christianity is driven by the interests of the people who are part of its community. Reports about their ongoing work will be posted from time to time.
One-week course in Rome on the History of Religious Orders and History of Catholicism – June 13-17, 2022
One-week COURSE: “The Central Archives of the Religious Orders and their Educational Institutions in ROME: A New Perspective on Global Catholicism.” Lectures, workshops, guided tours (13-17 June 2022, Rome, Italy) Organized by the Sangalli Institute for Religious History and Culture (Florence) This course, taught in English, is a unique occasion for scholars researching the history of the religious orders and, more broadly, the history of Catholicism in the early modern, modern and contemporary eras and will be held from the 13th to the 17th of June, 2022, in Rome. The course will introduce junior scholars to the knowledge and the use of the central archives of the religious... More
Soga Studies Conference at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study – March 24-26
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study and the Tiyo Soga Community Museum, Mgwali, is excited to announce the Soga Studies Conference to be held both in-person and virtually at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study from March 24-26, 2022. Studies on the work, theology, philosophies, and dynasty of the Reverend Tiyo ‘Zisani’ Soga have recently gained prominence in numerous disciplines and facets of life, with local and international relevance. Theorists, artists, and family members all over the world are engaged in several exciting aspects of Soga scholarship. Sikhumbuzo Makandula of Rhodes University and Joanne Ruth Davis of JIAS have conceived of... More
The Dictionary of Christian Biography in Asia Online Launch
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... More
“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... More