Spiritual Seeking among Ghanaian Immigrants to the US
Dr. Nicolette Manglos-Weber, CGCM faculty associate, was recently featured in the podcast series sponsored by the journal Sociology of Religion. In the conversation, Dr. Manglos-Weber shares about one of her latest articles, “The Contexts of Spiritual Seeking: How Ghanaians in the United States Navigate Changing Normative Conditions of Religious Belief and Practice.” The article itself […]
John Thornton to Speak on Religion & Slavery in the Kingdom of Kongo
On April 21 at 4pm, Dr. John Thornton, CGCM faculty affiliate, will speak on “Religion, the Kingdom of Kongo and the Slave Trade” as a part of the W.E.B. DuBois lecture series at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M8YrmuXmSfGf9PdoPUBqqQ
New Africa-Focused Journal on Public Theology
The African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) has recently launched Faith in Public Life – a new Africa-focused non-specialist public theology journal. It addressed issues such as responses of the Christian community to the global pandemic, racial justice and leadership in times of crisis. Please click on the following link to download the digital version of the […]
Theology & the Arts in the African Context
On May 26-27, the Center for Primal and Christian Spirituality at the Akrofi-Kristaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture will hold a Theology and the Arts Symposium on the theme “Christian Faith and the Arts in Africa: Bridging the Cultural Divide.” Register here!
Remembering Fr. Vincent Machozi, Congolese Martyr
Five years ago on Palm Sunday, Fr. Vincent Machozi (’15) was shot to death as a result of his efforts to document, protest against, and end violence and exploitation of the people of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fr. Machozi, who was born in the village of Vitungwe-Isale in North Kivu, […]
Journal Organizes Special Issue on “Research with Religio-Cultural Heritage in Africa”
The open-access journal Religions is pleased to announce that we have launched a new Special Issue entitled “Research with Religio-Cultural Heritage in Africa.” Prof. Maluleke and Prof. Kaunda are serving as Guest Editors for this issue. Papers may be submitted from now until 31 December 2021 as papers will be published on an ongoing basis. […]
Casely Essamuah Interviewed in Latest Issue of JACB
The Rev. Dr. Casely Essamuah, executive officer of the Global Christian Forum, was recently interviewed in the January issue of the Journal of African Christian Biography. Entitled “Accidental Missionary: Called to a Life of Building Bridges for Christ and His Kingdom,” the interview describes the challenges and obstacles Essamuah faced in becoming who he is […]
Alumnus Appointed Executive Coordinator of Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission
Dr. Bruce Yoder (’16) has recently been appointed one of the two Executive Coordinators of Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission (AIMM), alongside John Fumana of the Mennonite Bretheren Church of the Congo. Presently a member of Listowel Mennonite Church in Ontario, Yoder has spent 26 years in mission work in West Africa and Latin America, most recently […]
Zimbabwean Gospel Music: Upcoming Presentation with Filmmaker Dr. Jim Ault
We are pleased to welcome award-winning documentary filmmaker Dr. Jim Ault, who will visit BU virtually to give a presentation on his new film, Machanic Manyeruke: The Life of Zimbabwe’s Gospel Music Legend, on November 24. The presentation will take place from 12:30pm-1:45pm EST. If you would like to attend Dr. Ault’s presentation, please email […]
Andrew Barnes to Speak on the Christian Black Atlantic & Ethiopianism
Dr. Andrew Barnes, Professor of History at Arizona State University, will give a virtual lecture entitled “The Christian Black Atlantic: Orishatukeh Faduma and the Ethiopianist Appropriation of Evangelization through Poor Relief.” The lecture will take place on Tuesday, October 20, from 2pm-3:15pm. If you would like to attend, please contact mcrago@bu.edu to request the Zoom […]