On March 6, 2018, we will be launching Alexander Chow’s new book, Chinese Public Theology (Oxford University Press, 2018).
The event is co-sponsored with the Centre for Theology and Public Issues and will be held in the Martin Hall, New College. It will include a discussion with Edmond Tang (University of Birmingham) and James Eglinton (University of Edinburgh).
The event will be followed by a reception and is open to the public. For more details, please see the advertisement flier.
Scripture, Prayer, and Worship
in the History of Missions and World Christianity
Annual Meeting of Yale-Edinburgh Group
on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity
New College, University of Edinburgh, June 28–30, 2018
Deadline: March 12 March 28, 2018
Scripture, prayer, and worship have been basic activities in almost all missions and manifestations of World Christianity, which should ensure a plentiful fund of material for reflection, comparison and discussion and give hope of illumination and deeper understanding of our field. Continue reading
This guest post was written by Dr Jason Bruner, assistant professor of religious studies at Arizona State University, as a reflection on the recent conference “Currents, Perspectives, And Methodologies In World Christianity” held at Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr Bruner’s most recent book is entitled Living Salvation in the East African Revival in Uganda. He can often be found on Twitter @jason_bruner.
Is World Christianity a field, a sub-discipline, an analytical disposition? What are its methods, if any? And where is research in relation to it going at present? I will reflect on these questions in light of the proceedings of a recent conference, convened at Princeton Theological Seminary from January 18-20, 2018, which gathered a remarkable group of scholars from around the world who saw their work as intersecting with World Christianity. Continue reading
Migration, Exile, and Pilgrimage
Annual Meeting of Yale-Edinburgh Group
on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity
Yale Divinity School, June 29 – July 1, 2017
Deadline: 5 March 2017
For more information, see the official 2017 meeting page.