Prof. Dana Robert honored by Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary
The following is an excerpt from the article “Honoring Dana L. Robert, Scholar and Teacher of World Christianity” by Joel Carpenter, which features William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor Dana L. Robert, published early July 2024.
We have the task here of honoring Dana Robert as a scholar and teacher of world Christianity, and of recognizing, in particular, her contributions to understanding the role of women in the modern missions movement and the rise of world Christianity. Over an academic career spanning some forty years she has published more than a dozen books and more than 120 articles, while either directing or reviewing 85 doctoral dissertations at Boston University. I do not think any of us would argue with the late Andrew Walls for calling Prof. Robert “America’s premier mission historian.
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