Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that after a one-year break we will resume the World Christianity Conference in 2023 in a hybrid format, in-person and online. Please save the date and find information below on the conference theme and call for proposals. We look forward to connecting again soon!
CALL FOR PAPERS 2023
WAR, PANDEMIC, AND CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL CRISES—PAST AND PRESENT—AND THEIR PLACE IN WORLD CHRISTIANITY SCHOLARSHIP
Fourth International, Interdisciplinary Conference
co-organized by
the World Christianity and History of Religions Program (History & Ecumenics Dept.)
and
the Overseas Ministries Study Center
Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey, USA
March 14 (Tuesday) – March 17th (Friday) 2023
In the last two decades, the study of world Christianity has significantly expanded its horizons. A testament to that is the growth of academic programs, chairs, conferences, and publications devoted to studies of Christianity’s kaleidoscopic local and global manifestations. Privileging lived experiences, world Christianity scholarship nowadays mainly focuses on concrete contexts, in the belief that faith should not be isolated from the rest of life. World Christianity scholarship, therefore, encourages approaches attentive to interactions across fluid borders—cultural, economic, existential, political, and religious—to promote embodied interpretations of these complex and interrelated realities. Whereas previous conferences asked questions about theory and methodology, our 2023 conference calls for fresh inquiry into the nature and responsibility of world Christianity scholarship at a time of overlapping crises of such ominous magnitude that the very ecology of life on planet earth looks increasingly imperiled. In short, in circumstances like today’s, what should we as concerned public scholars be doing differently, how, and why, with an eye on the past as well as the present? Accordingly, we welcome panels and papers on any and all topics relevant to our conference theme, whether contemporary or historical. As in previous conferences, in 2023 the Global South will remain our primary although not exclusive frame of reference. We particularly encourage case-based studies grounded in historical/empirical research, while proposals from ethical, theological, and missiological perspectives will also be considered.
For a fuller description of the theme CLICK HERE
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL HERE!
Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2022
Notification of successful proposals: October 31, 2022
This is a hybrid conference with both in-person and virtual options.
An email on fees, registration, accommodations, and related matters will be forthcoming.
Limited travel subsidies will be available for participants from the Global South with accepted paper/panel proposals.
For questions please contact us at: worldchristianityconference@ptsem.edu
Conveners: Afe Adogame, Raimundo Barreto, Thomas Hastings, Richard Fox Young
