Highlights from CGCM Visiting Researcher, Dr. Rachel Bacon
The Center for Global Christianity and Mission celebrates the diverse and valuable contributions of our Faculty Associates. Here are some recent contributions from Dr. Rachel Bacon: Publication: McCarthy, Michael J., Morgan Hustead, Rachel Bacon, Yolanda E. Garcia, Dorothy J. Dunn, Heather J. Williamson, and Julie A. Baldwin. “Development and Validation of a Community Assessment Survey for Diverse […]
Call for Papers: Loyalties and Transloyalties in the History of Medical Missions
CALL FOR PAPERS LOYALTIES AND TRANSLOYALTIES IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICAL MISSIONS 20-22 October 2022 VID Specialized University, Stavanger, Norway This workshop explores new approaches to examine the history of medical missions from the perspectives of loyalties and transloyalties. Throughout the history of medical missions and World Christianity, tension persisted, for example between medicine and evangelism, between scientific […]
Dana L. Robert Awarded the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship
Hearty congratulations to the Center for Global Christianity and Mission’s Director, Dr. Dana L. Robert, on being awarded Boston University’s William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship! Read the full article and interview with Dana Robert published in BU Today, here.
Alumnus Rev. Canon Ted Karpf Presenting at “AIDS, Activism, and American Christianity: A Conversation”
BU School of Theology alumnus the Reverend Canon Ted Karpf (’74) will be presenting alongside other HIV/AIDS activists in “AIDS, Activism, and American Christianity: A Conversation.” This virtual event is presented by the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network and will be held on Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 pm EST. Register here to get the link […]
Highlights from Faculty Associate Dr. Jonathan Calvillo
The Center for Global Christianity and Mission celebrates the diverse and valuable contributions of our Faculty Associates. Here are some of Dr. Calvillo’s accomplishments from the last year: Publications Calvillo, Jonathan E. 2021. “Religión Comunitaria y Opiniones Divergentes del Barrio: Residentes y Feligreses en Santa Ana, California,” [“Community Religion and Diverging Opinions about the Barrio: […]
Manchester Wesley Research Center Annual Lecture, June 21, 2022.
MWRC Annual Lecture (June 2022) This year’s annual lecture will be given by Professor J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, President and Baëta-Grau Professor of Contemporary African Christianity and Pentecostal Theology, Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana. The lecture will be on Tuesday 21 June 2022 at 5 pm UK time (12/noon Eastern in North America). The title of the […]
China Christianity Studies Group 2022 Annual Meeting – May 14, 2022
The 2022 annual meeting of the China Christianity Studies Group will be held virtually one month from today, on Saturday, May 14 – 7:00-9:15 PM Eastern Time (US). The Zoom link is: bates.zoom.us/j/94047436545 The meeting is free and open to the public – no registration is required. Our time together will include presentations and special […]
Call for Papers: “Slavery, Law and Religion in the Early Modern Period”, UCLouvain, March 8-9, 2023
Call for Papers UCLouvain will host a workshop on “Slavery, Law, and Religion in the Early Modern Period” on March 8-9, 2023. See the full flyer here for more details and registration information. Colonial slavery and the global slave trade recently have received much attention in the historical disciplines. This interdisciplinary workshop seeks to bring […]
GEMN “Women in Mission” Conference May 12-14
Registration is ongoing for the 2022 Global Mission Conference that will be held May 12-14 online on the theme of Women in Mission. Sign up now to join with people around the world to celebrate and reflect on the vital role of women’s participation in God’s mission. Sponsored by the Global Episcopal Mission […]
Call for Papers from The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians (The Circle)
Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians (The Circle), U.S Chapter Circle and Womanist Theologians Sankofa Research Project Co-editors: Ericka Shawndricka Dunbar, Ph.D., and Yoknyam Dabale, Ph.D. Candidate Introduction: Musa W. Dube, Ph.D. The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians was founded in Ghana, West Africa in 1989 with the purpose of amplifying Pan-African […]