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.
The 2019 Im Conference of Korean Christianity
Colonialists, Missionaries, and Nationalist in Korea and Beyond The University of California Los Angeles held a conference for scholars in all Korea-related and world-Christianity fields, so they could present their researches on Korean Christianity, especially on the topics related to (1) Christianity in North(ern) Korea (2) Colonialism and Christianity, 1910-1945, and (3) Christianity, Nation Building, and US-Korea Relations, 1945-1965. Among those gathered were three scholars who passed through the CGCM. The host of the event, Dr. Sung Deuk-Oak, Dr. Yeonseung Lee, and Dr. Soojin Chung.
Costas Consultation
On April 5th, the Boston Theological Institute held its annual Costas Consultation on International Mission and Ecumenism. This year, the event was held at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, and the theme was World Christianity and the Arts. Talks included "Icons and World Christianity," by Fr. Maximos Costas of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, "Chinese Christian Poster Art," by Daryl Ireland of Boston University School of Theology, "World Christianity and Architecture," by Karla Britton of Dine College, and "Ethnodoxology," by James Krabill. Four students were also awarded certificates and prize money for outstanding essays in World... More
Interpreting Campaign Posters
Riding around on the back of a motorcycle in 2009, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Jeremy Menchik snapped photos of hundreds of Indonesian campaign posters. That number has now grown to over 10,000 images, which Menchik and his co-author Colm Fox have painstakingly coded and analyzed to better understand the politics of identity in Indonesia. Election poster campaigns are the most prominent form of campaign advertising in Indonesian elections. These posters are usually large, colorful, featuring a large image of a candidate dressed in a suit, Islamic, or indigenous clothing, and packed with... More
150th Anniversary of Methodist Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
On March 23, 1869, eight women gathered at Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston and founded the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. To commemorate the event, the School of Theology held a dedication ceremony of the stain-glass windows that came from the Tremont Street church that memorialized the women who started the society. Dana L. Robert gave a lecture about the "First Women of Theology," and how they were intertwined with the beginning of Boston University. In fact, she explained, on the same day Massachusetts Governor William Claflin chaired the first public meeting of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society in Boston... More
Methodist Mission Bicentennial
April 8-10, Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church will sponsor a conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Methodist missions. The theme of the conference is “Answering the Call: Hearing God’s Voice in Methodist Mission Past, Present, and Future.” The event will celebrate Methodism’s mission heritage and look to the future of Methodist mission. It will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, at the Emory University Conference Center Hotel. The dates for the conference were chosen to coincide closely with the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Missionary Society on April 5, 1819, formed to support the work of John... More