“A Rite for All Souls” 50th-Anniversary Commemoration
The Boston Globe has featured Mark Harvey (STH ’71, GRS ’83), Peter Bloom (CAS ’71), and the music of the Mark Harvey Group in an article published on Oct.25, 2021. See the Boston Globe article here. Harvey, a School of Theology alumnus, is known for his work as the director of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra […]
Fr Luke Veronis to Give IOTA Missiology Group Lecture on Thursday, October 28th
The IOTA Missiology Group extends a warm invitation to join their series of online IOTA Missiology Webinars this autumn 2021. The first speaker will be Fr Luke Veronis, Director of the Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Fr Luke has written extensively on missiological topics and has served as […]
Sung-Deuk Oak to Speak about Majority World Responses to Healing & Mission
Sung-Deuk Oak Speaking on Healing & Mission Dr. Sung-Deuk Oak (’02), Associate Professor of Korean Christianity and the holder of the Dongsoon Im and Mija Im Endowed Chair at UCLA, will speak on a panel discussing the Majority World’s response to Healing and Mission at Fuller Seminary’s Annual Mission Conference. Dr. Oak will be speaking […]
Announcing the Endowment of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission
The 20th Anniversary of the CGCM On October 1st, Boston University announced the endowment of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission. The milestone was revealed on the 20th anniversary of the Center’s founding. Opened in 2001 under the leadership of Dana L. Robert and Inus Daneel, the CGCM was the first Center of its […]
Announcing the Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Dana L. Robert
The CGCM is pleased to announce the publication of a festschrift in honor of Dana L. Robert: Unlikely Friends: How God Uses Boundary-Crossing Friendships to Transform the World. The volume is co-edited by David W. Scott (’13), Daryl R. Ireland (’15), Grace Y. May (’00), and Casely B. Essamuah (’03). The editors chose to honor […]
Commemorating Professor Andrew F. Walls – October 5
The Centre for the Study of World Christianity (School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh) is hosting an online event commemorating the life and work of Professor Andrew Walls, in a seminar held next Tuesday, October 5th at 4:10pm (UK time). It will include contributions from Margaret Acton, Dr Barbara Bompani, Professor James L. Cox, and […]
Prof. Anthony E. Clark to Lecture on “The Making of Jesuit Saints in Late Imperial China”
You are invited to attend a talk by Prof. Anthony E. Clark, Combe Trust Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 1:00-2:00 pm in Edinburgh, Scotland (5:00 am in Seattle/8:00 am in New York) Zoom Link: https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/81322391722 Passcode: Vr8f3ew2 Title: The Theater of Canonization: The Making of Jesuit Saints in Late […]
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 Memory of Historian Wilbert R. Shenk
The CGCM remembers the life and legacy of Wilbert Shenk. He shaped the study of world Christianity in its early years and continued to be a mentor, model, and inspiration to many. His groundbreaking research and writing, particularly his work on historical figures and missiologists Henry Venn and Lesslie Newbigin, have been influential in the […]
Ruth Padilla DeBorst (’16) on the Legacy of John Stott
Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst (’16) was recently featured in a podcast series with Langham Partnership on the legacy of John Stott. Listen to her interview with Mark Meynell here! Dr. Padilla DeBorst, a longtime leader with IFES and the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana, is currently on the leadership board at the Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios (CETI) […]