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Honoring Dana L. Robert, Scholar and Teacher of World Christianity

By Joel Carpenter Joel was the provost of Calvin from 1996 to 2006 and then was the founding director of the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity until retiring in 2019. He has enjoyed being a member of the history department all along. Joel has a longstanding interest in American religious and cultural history and […]

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Pursuing Lived Theology in the Context of World Christianity – Part 1: A Working Definition

By Easten Law Dr. Easten Law is Associate Director of OMSC, Co-Editor of the International Bulletin of Mission Research, and Lead Instructor & Designer for OMSC’s Online Certificate in Lived Theology & World Christianity. Easten’s research focuses on lived theology, religious pluralism, and public life in the context of contemporary China, the Global East, and

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The Missio Dei and the Church’s Witness in Poverty Alleviation in Africa

By Jones Otisi Kalu Rev. Dr Jones Otisi Kalu is a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN), ordained in 2009. Jones has served as a minister in several parishes and as a seminary tutor and administrator. Currently, Jones is the Minister in-charge of PCN, Ukwuakwu Parish, Ututu, Abia State. Rev. Kalu holds a

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Exploring Anti-Christian Policies in the History of Japan – Part IV: The Establishment of Emperor-style Human Rights

By Yutaka Morishima – Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan.  Dr. Yutaka Morishima is a professor and university chaplain at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan and a visiting scholar at OMSC in Princeton Theological Seminary (2023-2024). The subject of his Ph.D. dissertation was the Atonement Theology of P.T. Forsyth. He has served as a Protestant church pastor

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Exploring Anti-Christian Policies in the History of Japan – Part III: The Meiji government’s unease regarding Christianity

By Yutaka Morishima – Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan.  Dr. Yutaka Morishima is a professor and university chaplain at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan and a visiting scholar at OMSC in Princeton Theological Seminary (2023-2024). The subject of his Ph.D. dissertation was the Atonement Theology of P.T. Forsyth. He has served as a Protestant church pastor

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Exploring Anti-Christian Policies in the History of Japan – Part II: The Religious Policy of the Meiji Government

By Yutaka Morishima – Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan.  Dr. Yutaka Morishima is a professor and university chaplain at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan and a visiting scholar at OMSC in Princeton Theological Seminary (2023-2024). The subject of his Ph.D. dissertation was the Atonement Theology of P.T. Forsyth. He has served as a Protestant church pastor

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Exploring Anti-Christian Policies in the History of Japan – Part I: Introduction

By Yutaka Morishima – Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan.  Dr. Yutaka Morishima is a professor and university chaplain at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan and a visiting scholar at OMSC in Princeton Theological Seminary (2023-2024). The subject of his Ph.D. dissertation was the Atonement Theology of P.T. Forsyth. He has served as a Protestant church pastor

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Prayer Camps and Faith-Healing in a Wounded Society in Ghana

By Francis Ethelbert Kwabena Benyah – Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. Dr. Francis Ethelbert Kwabena Benyah is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department for the Study of Religions, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. Benyah also teaches in Åbo Akademi’s international masters programme in social exclusion. He has also served as a PhD guest researcher at

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“Visit Palestine” – American Christian pilgrimages and Palestinian Christians

By Tala Raheb – Doctoral Candidate – Emory University     Editor’s Introduction:  Tala Raheb was awarded OMSC@PTS’s inaugural Lamin Sanneh Research Prize in 2021.  This post reflects on the research she has pursued with this grant. Tala is a doctoral candidate in Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Religions (AAMER) at Emory University. In addition

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Breaking Down Barriers to Missions: Everyone Can Make a Difference

By Misael Cornelio-Arias – Director of the School of Mission Southern Pacific District of the Assemblies of God       Editor’s Introduction:  Misael Cornelio Arias is currently pursuing his doctorate in Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary focused on the Hispanic Church and its perception of the Holy Spirit guiding it toward holistic mission. 

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