Call for Papers

We here at the Center for Global Christianity and Mission sometimes get calls for papers that might be of interest to some of our viewers. They will be posted on this page as we get them. If YOU get a Call for Papers that you do not see appear here but that you think people in this community might be interested in, please email it to cgcm@bu.edu for posting.

Upcoming Conference on “Christianity & Empire Revisited”

On May 27-28, the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life and the Faculty of Theology & Religion at the University of Oxford will host an online conference on the theme "Christianity, Commerce and Civilisation? Christianity and Empire Revisited: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives." During the Modern period the study of patterns of colonialization and the development of empires has focussed on the expansion of the Western mercantile powers. A perennial question in reviewing these processes of history, commerce and politics has been the question of the role of religion and more particularly the place of Christian Missions. It is... More

Bible & Conscience: International Online Conference on Martin Luther’s Impact

Bibelseminar Bonn, which has an extension center of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, presents an online event on the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s courageous speech at the Diet of Worms. With Luther’s reference to the Bible and his conscience as his guiding principles, the Reformation gained tremendous momentum. The modern understanding of conscience can be traced back to Luther. "Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason – I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other – my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will... More

Registration for Regional AAR Symposium

The New England-Maritimes Region of the American Academy of Religion is hosting a virtual symposium on April 9, 2021. Registration is now open, and the schedule is available. Dr. Mayra Rivera of Harvard Divinity School and Dr. Marla F. Frederick of Candler School of Theology will serve as keynote speakers. Current BUSTH PhD candidates Shaunesse' Jacobs and Sheila Otieno are serving on a panel at 10:15am to discuss "Graduate Study in Times of Crisis."

Eugenio Menegon to Deliver Lecture in “Keys to Understanding Early Modern Christianities” Series

On April 20 at 10am (Central European Time), CGCM faculty associate Dr. Eugenio Menegon will deliver one of the Frankfurt Lectures on "Keys to Understanding Early Modern Christianities." His topic, local religion in late imperial China, is one of several interesting themes explored by the lecturers, such as polycentricity in global Catholicism, tolerance in the Iberian Atlantic, and connected histories in Eastern Christianities. Prof. Menegon's presentation will examine the notion of "local religion." As a specific academic concept in English, the expression found one of its earliest and most articulate expressions in William Christian's 1981 book Local Religion in Sixteenth Century... More

CFP from the Conference on Faith & History: “Protest, Resistance, and Transformation”

Historians study and teach history because of the need to understand causation, contingency, and context. Christian scholars add to those traditional factors our faith-based reasons as well--a love for humans as made in the image of God, the mandate to care for Creation, to love our neighbors as ourselves, and to tell the Truth. In a world in which our students, communities, churches and wider public are seeking to find ways to address the problems around them, historians can tell stories about the past that encourage, inform, and prophetically engage their audiences. We solicit papers that help us all do... More

Registration Open for Yale-Edinburgh Group, June 2021

Registration is now open for this year's Yale-Edinburgh Conference on World Christianity and the History of Mission! As the conference will be entirely online this year, we are planning to take full advantage of the digital medium to deliver a memorable experience. A few of the things you can expect are: - There will be synchronous and asynchronous sessions - We will be highlighting some interesting projects from Yale-Edinburgh partners across the globe through video -We will have both live and pre-recorded presentations - Opportunities to present papers and posters of research - Virtual Coffee & Chat … and more. We expect that#YaleEdin2021 will epitomise the theme: Oral, Print, More

2021 Orlando E. Costas Consultation

On March 12, 1pm-4pm, the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium will host the annual Orlando E. Costas Consultation. This year's theme is "Mission Spiritualities in a Time of Global Trauma." The event is open to all, and the link for registration is available in the event flier. You can direct any questions to info@globalchristianity.org.

Journal Organizes Special Issue on “Research with Religio-Cultural Heritage in Africa”

The open-access journal Religions is pleased to announce that we have launched a new Special Issue entitled "Research with Religio-Cultural Heritage in Africa." Prof. Maluleke and Prof. Kaunda are serving as Guest Editors for this issue. Papers may be submitted from now until 31 December 2021 as papers will be published on an ongoing basis. Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. We also encourage authors to send a short abstract or tentative title to the Editorial Office in advance (david.ren@mdpi.com). Guest Editors Chammah J. Kaunda The United Graduate School of Theology, Yonsei University ckaunda@yonsei.ac.kr Tinyiko S. Maluleke The Centre for Advanced Scholarship and... More

American Academy of Religion Call for Papers Available

The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is now accepting paper proposals for the annual meeting, which will take place in San Antonio, Texas, from November 20-23, 2021. The full call for proposals and submission instructions are available at the AAR proposal submission site. Submissions are due by March 1. Several of the units may be of interest to students in the study of World Christianity and Mission history, including Catholic Studies, Comparative Studies in Religion, Eastern Orthodox Studies, Evangelical Studies, History of Christianity, Latina/o Culture and Society, Global Lutheran Traditions, Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, Religion and Migration, World Christianity, as well... More