NAGEL LECTURES -- SPRING 2008
Cephas Omenyo
Cephas Omenyo is currently the John A. Mackay Professor of World Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary. He also teaches at the University of Ghana, Legon. He has published, among others, Pentecost Outside Pentecostalism: A Study of the Development of Charismatic Renewal in the Mainline Church in Ghana (Zoetermeer, 2002).
Professor Omenyo will give the following lecture while at Calvin:
African Christian Initiatives: Some Lessons for the West
Tuesday, May 6 @ 3:30 PM
Alumni Association Board Room
Cosponsored by: Byker Chair in Christian Perspectives on Economic, Social, and Political Thought; African and African Diaspora Studies; the department of Sociology and Social Work; and the Nagel Institute
The Rev. Dr. Chris Wright
Rev. Dr. Chris Wright, Langham Partnership’s International Director, is an Irishman who lives in London, with his heart firmly planted in the Majority World!
Lecture abstract:
The Bible challenges us with a robust affirmation that God is sovereign over the stories of all nations in history. But it also focuses on God's purpose for biblical Israel in particular. How are we to connect these two great themes? And what do they tell us about God's mission and our part in it?
God, Israel, and the Future of the Nations
in Biblical PerspectiveWednesday, April 23 @ 3:30 PM
Meeter Center Lecture Hall
The Inaugural Lectures of the Korean Lectureship
Speaker: Dr. Stephan Linton
What Should Christians Do about North Korea?March 26 @ 3:30 PM
Meeter Center Lecture Hall
Why Should Koreans Care about North Korea?
March 27 @ 3:30 PM
Calvin Seminary Auditorium
Jehu J. Hanciles
Jehu J. Hanciles, associate professor of mission history and globalization at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA, will give the following public lecture:
Don't Be Refugees, Be Missionaries!
African Immigrants & the New Missionary Encounter with American SocietyThursday, February 14 @ 3:30 PM
Commons Lecture Hall
POSITION OPENING:
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh has begun a search for the next Director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World. Applications from experienced scholars are invited for a post at Reader or Senior Lecturer level, although individuals who merit professional rank may be considered for appointment.
Contact: Professor L. W. Hurtado, l.hurtado@ed.ac.uk
CALL FOR PAPERS:
American Society of Church History (ASCH)
"Mission and Empire in the History of Christianity"
Montreal, Quebec
April 16-20, 2009
The biennial springtime meeting of the American Society of Church History will be held April 16-20, 2009, in Montreal, Quebec. We invite ASCH members to submit proposals for entire panels or for individual papers on any aspect of the history of Christianity. Our theme, however, will be "Mission and Empire in the History of Christianity."
We especially seek proposals that explore the ways that Christianity's expansionist impulses have shaped the structure and exercise of political, cultural, economic, and social power by states and empires, as well as the ways that such entities have shaped the people, institutions, and cultures of Christianity. As 2009 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin, we also seek proposals on Calvin's life, thought, and influence. True to the history of the ASCH, but not to that of Montreal, this will be an English-language conference.
Instructions for submissions--Due by September 30, 2008
Send submissions electronically to asch2009montreal@gmail.com no later than September 30, 2008.
Proposals for individual papers should include:
- A summary of the paper not to exceed 250 words with the subject, argument, and evidence clearly detailed
- CV including current mailing address, email address, and phone number
Proposals for entire sessions-which are strongly preferred-should include all of the above for each presenter as well as (1) the session's title; (2) a one-paragraph description not to exceed 250 words describing the session's theme or topic; and (3) biographical data for the chair and the respondent. Sessions normally feature a chair, three presenters, and a respondent, although other arrangements are possible. Applicants will be notified when their materials are complete. The program committee reserves the right to reconfigure sessions as needed. All program participants are expected to register for the spring meeting.
Spring 2009 Program Committee
Bryan Bademan, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Kenneth Minkema, Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University
John B. Roney, Sacred Heart University
Andrea Sterk, University of Florida
Marguerite Van Die, Queens University
Visit the ASCH website for more info »
Transformational Development Conference
Co-sponsored by Food for the Hungry & George Fox University
August 14-16, 2008, Newberg, Oregon
Presentation proposal deadline: May 15, 2009
We invite presentations from multiple disciplines to explore what it means to be
transformational in all aspects of development work. Possible presentation topics include (but are
not limited to):
- The qualitative and quantitative criteria used to specify program contribution to transformational outcomes.
- Approaches that have been evidenced to effectively foster transformational outcomes.
- Frameworks for understanding how the objects and subjects of development (and their relationships) contribute to transformational outcomes.
We welcome presentation proposals by established academics and graduate students, and poster presentation proposals by undergraduate students, which we will group by topic. Proposals of 250-300 words should be submitted by May 15, 2008, and should include your name, organization/university affiliation, mailing address and email.
Submit proposals of 250-300 words to:
Food for the Hungry
Attn:
Michael Pucci, Ph.D., International Director of Academic Programs
1224 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
or by email to TDconference@fh.org
We will notify applicants of their acceptance as a presenter by June 10, 2008.
Download the Call for Presentations 
SANACS 2008 Annual Journal -- Due June 30, 2008
The Society of Asian North American Christian Studies (SANACS) is receiving submissions for its 2008 annual journal. We seek:
- Full-length scholarly articles in the fields of Bible, Theology, Missiology, Praxis, History, and Sociology
- Book reviews
- Data to help us assemble directories of ANA Centers and Institutes, ANA seminary faculty, and ANA doctoral students and dissertation notices
Please contact the managing editor, Dr. Russell Yee ryee@isaacweb.org
Deadline for submissions: June 30. 2008 | More about SANACS
SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES & MEETINGS:
New Dynamics of Religious Expansion
in a Globalizing World
When: July 31-August 2, 2008
Where: Association for the Sociology of Religion Meeting,
"Religion Crossing Boundaries"
Conveners: Afe Adogame and Shobana Shankar
Abstract:
Religious revivals in the global South have been largely under-theorized, with scholars sometimes referring to postcolonial poverty, disempowerment, and crises of modernity as main motivations for religious revitalization, conversion, and organization. These intricate dynamics demand fresh analytical, empirical investigation. What forces enable the "reverse mission" dynamics as evident in the dramatic shift of Christianity's center of gravity to the "global South"? How do, for example, globe-trotting Nigerian evangelists secure funding, lodging, and constituents, and what can we say about the cultural capital that they garner from Kiev to Virginia? What makes new African immigrants in the West successful as religious leaders among communities with growing numbers of Euro-American membership as converts to Islam, Christianity and African-derived religions? Religious expansion has occurred across borders, concretizing different sets of boundaries and prompting us to rethink conventional cartographies. This session explores new, emerging theories and trajectories of religious globalization between the South-North and South-South.
For more information, please contact Afe Adogame: a.dogame@ed.ac.uk
Transformational Development Conference
Co-sponsored by Food for the Hungry & George Fox University
August 14-16, 2008, Newberg, Oregon
The Transformational Development Conference hopes to bring together a broad interdisciplinary group of participants to explore what it means to be transformational in all aspects of development work. We seek to move beyond definition to interpretation of transformational development, building sound academic foundations for both engaging in and educating for Christian development.
This conference will be held this first year on the West Coast, and our panel of speakers include: Dr. Bryant Myers, Dr. Evvy Campbell and Dr. Brian Fikkert.
More information on the Transformational Development Conference »
The East Africa Revival: History and Legacies
April 2008
When: April 25-26, 2008
Where: Cambridge, England
The Henry Martyn Centre and the African Studies Centre of the
University of Cambridge are pleased to announce a conference on the
theme The East African Revival: History and Legacies. Speakers
expected include John Gatu, John Karanja, Esther Mombo, Derek
Peterson, and Kevin Ward.
The conference is being held to mark the opening to researchers of
the private papers of Joe Church (1899-1989), the Anglican medical
missionary who was deeply involved in this movement which has so
profoundly shaped the character of Protestant Christianity in much of
East Africa.
Visit the Henry Martyn Centre website for more information and an application »
Instituting Calvin: Society, Culture & Diaspora
International Conference
June 18-21, 2009
Victoria College, University of Torronto
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Five Centuries of Global Calvinism(s)
Calvinism was one of the most extraordinarily revolutionary movements to develop in the Renaissance and Reformation, with an impact that Calvin himself could hardly have anticipated. Calvin’s inner tensions – between a driving activism for change and a deep-seated quest for order – defined the Calvinist legacy and have resonated down through the centuries. In its many manifestations, Calvinism has profoundly affected the cultural and social contours of the world since the sixteenth century.
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Templeton Grant
Calvin College received a $2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for a project called "Science, Philosophy and Belief: A Program for Chinese Scholars." This effort will include a three-year partnership between the Philosohpy Department at Calvin and the Society of Christian Philosophers (SCP). It is being managed by the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity at Calvin. More about "Science, Philosophy, & Belief »