Methodist Mission Bicentennial
Over the next two years a series of celebrations will recognize Methodism’s bicentennial of mission, which will occur in 2019 in accord with the 1819 founding of the Missionary Society by the Methodist Episcopal Church, a forerunner to The United Methodist Church. It is exciting that the year 2019 will also recognize the 150th anniversary of […]
Religion and Health
“Going Viral: Religion and Health” will be the theme for the third annual Graduate Student Conference on Religion at Boston University. Dr. Ellen Idler from Emory College will serve as the keynote speaker for the event, which will also feature health professionals and graduate students. The conference will be held from 9:00am-6:00pm, October 14th, 2017. Register […]
Augustinian Monks in the Qing Imperial Court
Cultural and religious exchange between China and the West is not something unique to recent history. This summer, CGCM faculty associate Eugenio Menegon visited Druento, Italy, home of Discalced Augustinian Sigismondo Meinardi da San Nicola (1713-1767). Sigismondo spent 30 years in the Qing Imperial Court in Beijing. Menegon has found hundreds of Sigismondo’s letters, many of […]
Migration, Human Dislocation, and Mission Accountability
“Migration, Human Dislocation, and Mission Accountability” will serve as the theme for the upcoming forum hosted by the Global Mission Leadership Forum, Nov. 7-10, in Sokcho, South Korea. Jonathan Bonk, CGCM faculty associate, chaired the meetings held this summer in preparation for this invitation only forum.
Engaging Theology, Theologians, Theological Education in (or from) Majority World Contexts
The Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) will be holding its annual meeting in Dallas, TX, from September 15-17. For registration information, see the EMS website: https://www.emsweb.org/
Inter-University Council for East Africa
Representing the private universities in Burundi, Daewon Moon attended the recent meeting of the Quality Assurance Committee of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) which was held in Kampala, Uganda. Established in 1970, the IUCEA has strived for improvement of higher education and promotion of academic research among its 115 member universities. Academic cooperation among them […]
Biography in Latin American Pentecostalism
In his recent book, Tales of Mutual Influence: Biography as Missiology in Latin American Pentecostalism, Angel D. Santiago-Vendrell (BuSTH alumnus and professor of evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary) explores the role of biography in the Pentecostal missionary endeavor in Latin America. Following the movement across the 20th century, Santiago-Vendrell describes its journey beginning with early American missionaries, its […]