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Engaging Theological Education Among Africa’s Pentecostals

By Andrew Mkwaila – OMSC@PTS Global Partner 2022-23     Editor’s Note:  This week’s post is written by one of OMSC@PTS’s 2022-23 global partners, Dr. Andrew Mkwaila, who joins us from Malawi.  During this sabbatical year of study in Princeton, Andrew is exploring new paradigms for missiology from an African standpoint that recognizes the foundational …

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Tracking $62 Billion in Ecclesiastical Crime

By Todd Johnson – Co-Director – Center for the Study of Global Christianity   This post is part of The Occasional’s “Numbers and Trends” series, dedicated to sharing  work, analysis, and perspectives from our friends and partners at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity based at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   Every year, billions …

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“Emmaus” by Emmanuel Garibay

By Eric Barreto – Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament – Princeton Theological Seminary   This is the fourth in a series of eight posts that spotlights paintings from our Artist in Residence program in dialogue with Christian scripture to offer spiritual windows for reflection and prayer.  These reflections are based on Princeton Seminary’s Summer 2022 Chapel …

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Exploring Theology, Displacement, and Lived Poetics w/ OMSC@PTS

By Xiaoli Yang – OMSC@PTS Global Partner 2022-23     Editor’s Note:  This week’s post is written by one of OMSC@PTS’s 2022-23 global partners, Dr. Xiaoli Yang, who joins us from Australia by way of her home country of China.  During this sabbatical year of study in Princeton, she is doing research on the concept …

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Highlight of the Year: The Annual Statistical Table!

by Gina A. Zurlo, Ph.D. – Co-Director – Center for the Study of Global Christianity   This post is part of The Occasional’s “Numbers and Trends” series, dedicated to sharing  work, analysis, and perspectives from our friends and partners at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity based at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   Every …

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The Garden of Eden

“The Garden of Eden” by Jae Im Kim

By Heath Dewrell – Assistant Professor – Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin.   This is the third in a series of eight posts that spotlights paintings from our Artist in Residence program in dialogue with Christian scripture to offer spiritual windows for reflection and prayer.  These reflections are based on Princeton Seminary’s …

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The 2022 Eastern Fellowship of Professors of Mission Meeting

By Easten Law – Assistant Director of Academic Programs – OMSC@PTS   After a long Covid-induced delay, the Eastern Fellowship of Professors of Mission (EFPM) gathered on November 4-5, 2022 for fellowship and learning in Stony Point, New York.  OMSC@PTS’s global partners and staff joined professors, graduate students, pastors, and mission agency leaders to explore …

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Studying Christianity as a Global Phenomenon 

By Todd Johnson – Co-Director – Center for the Study of Global Christianity   This post is part of The Occasional’s “Numbers and Trends” series, dedicated to sharing  work, analysis, and perspectives from our friends and partners at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity based at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   As an academic …

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Historical Connections between Indonesia and Princeton

By Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta Ph.D – OMSC@PTS Global Partner 2022-23     Editor’s Note:  This week’s post is written by one of OMSC@PTS’s 2022-23 global partners, Dr. Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta.  During her residence here at Princeton, she is doing research on global historical interactions and their influence on contemporary Christian-Muslim interfaith relations and sustainable development in Indonesia.  …

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Why “The Occasional?” – A New Medium for a Time-Tested Legacy

By Easten Law – Associate Director for Academic Programs – OMSC@PTS   Welcome to The Occasional, OMSC@PTS’s new blog and digital magazine. As you begin to peruse our offerings, you might be asking yourself: why is this new digital periodical called “The Occasional?” Sure, it’s descriptive.  We’ll be posting occasionally, this much is true. But …

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