Jonathan Calvillo Recognized for Work on Southern Californian Latinx Protestantism
Dr. Jonathan Calvillo was named one of the Public Fellows in Religion and the American West due to his expertise in New Mexican Methodism and Southern Californian Latinx Protestantism. The Fellows program is sponsored by the New-York Historical Society, and the research of the Fellows will support the creation of a traveling exhibit in 2022 […]
Public Lecture with Prof. Philomena Mwaura on Mission in Africa
The University of Applied Sciences for Intercultural Theology Hermannsburg (FIT) is hosting a public lecture with Professor Philomena Mwaura on the topic of “Integrity of Mission in the Light of the Gospel. Witness of the Spirit Among Africa’s Gospel Bearers and Through Them Worldwide Beyond.” Learn more in the event flier. Prof. Mwaura is also […]
Summer 2021 Work from Current Students & Recent Alumni
Several of the current graduate students and recent alumni affiliated with the CGCM are doing exciting academic work during the summer of 2021. Check out some of the titles of their exciting new work below! (Additional titles will be added as the summer goes on.) Alex Mayfield (’21, Project Director, China Historical Christian Database): […]
Honoring Brian Stanley, Leading Historian of World Christianity
At this year’s meeting of the Yale-Edinburgh Group on World Christianity and History of Mission, a special gathering was held to honor the historical work of Dr. Brian Stanley, Professor in World Christianity at the University of Edinburgh. The gathering also celebrated the publication of a volume co-edited by Dr. Emma Wild-Wood and Dr. Alexander […]
Video Highlighting CGCM Digital Projects
For the 2021 meeting of the Yale-Edinburgh Group on World Christianity and the History of Mission, Dr. Daryl Ireland (CGCM Associate Director) and Dr. Michèle Sigg (Executive Director of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography) organized a video highlighting some of the Center’s digital projects. They highlight the Dictionary and the China Historical Christian Database […]
Christian Theology in a Chinese Idiom
Visiting researcher Dr. Jesse Ciccotti recently gave a lecture on “Christian Theology in a Chinese Idiom,” sponsored by ChinaSource. Watch the lecture video below! The lecture is also available for download, as is Dr. Ciccotti’s suggested reading list on the topic. Learn more about the lecture and Dr. Ciccotti’s research interests at the ChinaSource page.
Festschrift Honors Alumnus Rev. Dr. Heigo Ritsbek
A new festschrift, Scripta Amicis (Tallinn, 2021), with essays in Estonian and English, honors the life and work of Rev. Dr. Heigo Ritsbek, Patriarch of the Anglocatholic Church. Dr. Ritsbek studied under Prof. Dana Robert at the Boston University School of Theology, graduating in 1996 with a DMin. Dr. Ritsbek’s autobiography, Tagasivaade (2020), is also […]
OMSC Moves to Princeton Theological Seminary
The CGCM congratulates the Overseas Ministries Study Center for its move, after 99 years, to Princeton Theological Seminary. Boston University School of Theology graduates and faculty have had a close relationship with the OMSC for many years. Alumnus and distinguished missiologist Dr. Gerald H. Anderson was the Director of the OMSC from 1976 to 2000. […]
Lamin Sanneh Research Grants Available
The Overseas Ministry Study Center (OMSC) at Princeton Theological Seminary is now accepting proposals for two research grants established in honor of Professor Lamin Sanneh. The grants will fund work by scholars from the Middle East, Oceania, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa, or Asia in the field of mission studies, intercultural theology, or related fields. […]
Prof. Roldán-Figueroa Named Director of Center for Latin American Studies
Congratulations to Dr. Rady Roldán-Figueroa, who has just been named the new director for the Center for Latin American Studies at the Pardee School of Global Studies! Prof. Roldán-Figueroa, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity at the School of Theology and a CGCM faculty associate, is a specialist in the history of early modern […]