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Women Missionary-Ethnographers in 19th Century China? A Field for Further Research

By Naomi E. Thurston – The Chinese University of Hong Kong   Naomi E. Thurston teaches the history of Christianity in China and researches contemporary Chinese Christianities at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her recent research traces the theological reception of the German Reformed theologian Jürgen Moltmann in Chinese scholarship. She also writes on comparative themes […]

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The Public Presence of Latin American Pentecostal Communities in a Pandemic Stricken Madrid

By Marten van den Toren-Liefting – PhD researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Groningen, The Netherlands   Marten was trained as an anthropologist at the University of Utrecht before becoming a PhD candidate in the Department of Intercultural Theology/Missiology at the Protestant Theological University in Amsterdam|Groningen. Marten strives to incorporate theological and anthropological approaches in

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World Christianity, Mission and Laylayan Theology

By Fides del Castillo – De La Salle University, Philippines  The article World Christianity and Mission 2021: Questions about the Future (2021) by Gina A. Zurlo,  Todd M. Johnson, and Peter F. Crossing provides a recent overview of global Christianity and mission statistics. [1]  The authors assert that Christianity will continue to shift from the

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Walking a Middle Path: OMSC’s Historical Quest for Ecumenism in Splintering Times

By Stephen Di Trolio – Doctoral Candidate – Princeton Theological Seminary   Editor’s Introduction:  Stephen is a PhD student in the Department of History and Ecumenics at Princeton Theological Seminary, specializing in “Religion in the Americas.” Stephen was born in Costa Rica and grew up in Argentina, where he returned to live after university in

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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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From Nairobi to the World: The Story of David Barrett

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.   In

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Copies of the Occasional Bulletin from the Missionary Research Library laid out with its masthead featured.

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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