Papers & Publications
Call for Papers – “Decolonizing Churches”
Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network's 14th Annual Conference
June 22-25, 2022
Universidad Interamericana de Puetro Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
in collaboration with Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico
The Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches
For more information on the conference topic, "Decolonizing Churches," details on registration, and more, visit the Ecclesiological Investigations website. See the attached PDF announcement: 2022 EI Decolonizing Churches announcement and call for papers.
Ecclesiological Investigations Zoom Gathering, September 24th
Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network invites members, friends, & others to gather by Zoom on Friday September 24th, 2021 from 4-6pm (EST) to celebrate the Ecclesiological Investigations past and to look ahead to the Ecclesiological Investigations future.
Join the Zoom Meeting at
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Please join us on September 24, 2021, at 4 pm Eastern Time (USA) as we celebrate EI’s past (14 international conferences, sessions at both the American Academy of Religion and the European Academy of Religion, publication series, and a year of Zoom webinars), and as we look ahead to EI’s future.
• Share memories of your involvement in the EI Network events over the years
• See highlights of EI conferences over the years
• Hear about “Decolonizing Churches” to gather in person at the Universidad Interamericano de Puerto Rico (UIPR) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 22-25, 2022
• Meet some of the Planning Team for the San Juan Conference, and the leadership at UIPR, to hear more about this event, including the call for papers
• Offer ideas about where the EI Network might go in the future
Please share the Zoom link for Sept 24 with others in your networks interested in EI
This will be an open-access event - No prior registration is required
For questions or more information email Dale Irvin, Chair of EI, at dirvin1@gmail.com
Margaret Bendroth’s New Article
Visiting Researcher Margaret Bendroth recently published a new article in The Review of Faith & International Affairs.
Bendroth looks at how the legacy of the Pilgrims shaped religion in the United States up to the early twentieth century. To read the interesting article, check out “Who Owns the Pilgrim Fathers? American Protestants and a Contested Legacy,” in The Review of Faith & International Affairs 19, no. 3 (July 3, 2021): 46–54, https://doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2021.1954404
Daryl Ireland to Speak on Chinese Revivalist John Song
This fall, Dr. Daryl Ireland, CGCM associate director, will be giving a presentation about his recent book, John Song: Modern Chinese Christianity and the Making of a New Man (Baylor University Press, 2020). The event is part of the fall semester events being hosted by the Overseas Ministry Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr. Easten Law will host the conversation. Ireland's book was selected as one of "Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, Intercultural Theology, and World Christianity" by the International Bulletin of Mission Research for 2020!
Event date: October 7, 9:30-11:00am.
You can register for the event here. For doctoral or postdoctoral students in world Christianity, mission studies, intercultural theology, and related fields, registration is free!
25 Years of the UMC Order of Deacon
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the creation the Order of Deacon in the United Methodist Church, Dr. Benjamin Hartley ('05) recently reflected on The Deacon: Ministry through Words of Faith and Acts of Love, a book he co-authored with Paul E. Van Buren in 1998. This discussion between the two authors appeared in UM & Global, a blog that highlights the global connections in the UMC. Hartley discusses the impact of faculty members at STH in the progress of his thinking about the work of the diaconate.
In fall 2021, Hartley will become Associate Professor of Mission and World Christianity and Director of Strategic Initiatives at Seattle Pacific University. He is an expert on the mission leader John R. Mott, and his essay, "Pragmatic Internationalist: John R. Mott’s Negotiation of Nationalisms and Racism, 1895-1925," will appear in a forthcoming essay collection edited by Drs. Dana Robert and Judith Becker.
Prof. Roldan-Figueroa’s New Book on “The Martyrs of Japan”
Dr. Rady Roldan-Figueroa has a new book coming out with Brill in June 2021. Entitled The Martyrs of Japan: Publication History and Catholic Missions in the Spanish World: Spain, New Spain, and the Philippines, 1597-1700, the book not only discusses the various accounts of the Christian martyrs in Japan in the late 16th century, but also reveals what these accounts teach us about the history of book publication in the years following. The book is divided into two parts: "Spirituality of Writing, Publication History, and Japano-martyrology" and "Jesuits, Discalced Franciscans, and the Production of Japano-martyrology in the Early Modern Spanish World." The work will be of interest to anyone working on the history of Japanese Christianity, the history of Catholic missions, or the history of publishing.
Associate Director Daryl Ireland’s New Book on Chinese Revivalism
Dr. Daryl Ireland, Associate Director of the CGCM and Research Assistant Professor of Mission, has written a new book on revivalist Christianity in 20th-century China entitled John Song: Modern Chinese Christianity and the Making of a New Man (Baylor University Press, 2020). This work is now available for pre-order, and will be available in August 2020. See Chloe Starr's praise of Ireland's work and learn of a discount code for purchasing the book here. Congratulations to Dr. Ireland for this great achievement!
John Parker Awarded Franciscan History Fellowship
John Parker was recently awarded a dissertation fellowship by the Academy of American Franciscan History. Mr. Parker's dissertation is tentatively entitled, "Libertas est Bonum Ordinis Superioris Omnium Bonorum: Perfect Obedientia in Epifanio Moirans O.F.M. cap's Iusta Defensio." He also has a chapter in the forthcoming, The Dominicans as Participants, Witnesses, and Critics of the Colonization of Early Latin America (Routledge).
Expanded Bios
The History of Missiology Biographies Project is grateful to announce the addition of nearly 200 new mission biographies to our digital collection. This increase was made possible through collaboration with the Methodist Mission Bicentennial project. The new biographies feature women and men from the past two centuries whose lives and mission work emanate from and touch diverse cultures, communities and contexts in Global Methodism.
The History of Missiology Project welcomes these additions, as they showcase the worldwide reach of Methodism, and can stimulate more scholarship on Christian mission for the future.
10 Outstanding Books on Mission 2019
The International Bulletin of Mission Research recently published its ten outstanding books in Mission Studies from 2019. It was exciting to see a number of people connected to Boston University on the list: Gina Zurlo ('17), William Gregory, Dana Robert, and Amos Yong.
