Former Missionary in Residence Laments Severe Flooding in Niger
Joel Gray, a former Missionary in Residence with the CGCM, describes devastating flooding in Niamey, Niger. Joel and his wife Karen evacuated their home at the end of August, and had to evacuate again at the beginning of September. They write, Thousands of people in Niamey have lost their houses and their food. Our places […]
Michele Sigg Named DACB Executive Director
Congratulations to Dr. Michèle Sigg, who has recently been appointed the Executive Director of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB). Formerly, she had been serving as Associate Director of the DACB, and she also serves as Editor of the Journal of African Christian Biography (JACB). Dr. Sigg has written several articles on women in […]
Conference Honoring the Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko
On November 21, Boston University and the University of Texas at Austin are hosting an online conference on “The Philosophy of Nimi Wariboko,” covering the major themes of ethics, economy, society, religion, and African social traditions. A prolific author and thinker, Dr. Wariboko is the Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, […]
New Book Showcasing Zimbabwean Religious Life and Art
Gillian Atherstone and Duncan Wylie have compiled many striking photos of Zimbabwean religious life in a new book entitled Zimbabwe: Art, Symbol and Meaning. The book seeks to preserve religious practices, philosophy, and a way of living which is rapidly passing away. The photography work of CGCM co-founder Dr. Inus Daneel, showcased in one […]
CGCM Graduates Receive African Studies Certificate
Congratulations to Anicka Fast (’20) and Dima Hurlbut (’20), who are among those students who earned the Graduate Certificate in African Studies!
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects Two More CGCM Faculty
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected seven historians to become members in 2020. Two of them, Linda Heywood and John Thornton, are faculty associates at the Center for Global Christianity and Mission. They join Dana Robert, as the second and third professors in the CGCM given this high honor.
New Book: Handbook of African Social Ethics
This handbook, edited by Nimi Wariboko and Toyin Falola, provides a robust collection of vibrant discourses on African social ethics and ethical practices. It focuses on how the ethical thoughts of Africans are forged within the context of everyday life, and how in turn ethical and philosophical thoughts inform day-to-day living. The essays frame ethics as a […]
Call for Papers: COVID-19, Disease, and the World Church
In the midst of a pandemic that is shaking the globe we call for papers for a special issue of Studies in World Christianity that analyse immediate responses to COVID-19 and that give some historical perspective on pandemics or epidemics. We do this in order to resource further response to pandemic whose effects will be with us for some […]
New Book: A History of West Central Africa to 1850
In his latest book, John Thorton has done substantial new research in primary sources and archives, to create an accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest times to 1852. He gives comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the region with equal focus given to both internal histories or inter-state interactions and external dynamics and relationships. […]
Call for Submissions: Religious Conversion in Africa
Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, This is a call for essays for a special issue of the peer-reviewed international journal Religions on the topic of religious conversion in Africa. Over the past decade, scholarly attention has focused on the “explosive” expansion of Pentecostalism across the African continent and its narrative of discontinuity with the pre-Pentecostal […]