DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION “The truth must be taken wherever it is to be found, whether it be in the past or among strange […]

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION This spring semester I’m teaching a course “A History of Christian-Muslim Relations” in which we will be surveying interactions between […]

MARIA ALEJANDRA FONTECHA RESEARCH ASSISTANT, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY Colombia, the beautiful. Not for its cheap stereotype of narcotics and political unrest, what only outsiders may see as […]

Christmas in Ethiopia is both somber and wondrous and a deeply religious tradition. Worship is the core of Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, as the centerpiece of Ganna tradition lies in the dawn service.

MICHAEL HAHN RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY I never asked many questions about Korean Christmas in Southern California. While our rituals seemed as random as those […]

Seasons Greetings from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity! This month we’re featuring a series of blogs from our very own Research Assistants on some of their Christmas […]

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on religion around the world. This comes […]

Read today’s blog for an exciting sneak peek at an upcoming initiative from the Wilson Center for World Missions.

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on Christianity in Asia. This comes from […]

Like many parishioners, this question (or its more non-committal cousin, “Who was Jesus?”) makes seasonal appearances at Christmas and Easter, usually on the covers of news magazines looking for a holiday angle.