Conference Description
The globalization of Christianity in the twentieth century is one of the most significant events in Christian history. In the past century, the Christian faith rapidly spread and grew in places hitherto unrecognized as Christian regions and continues at a torrid pace into the twenty-first century. One of the premier spokespersons on the globalization of Christianity is Dr. Philip Jenkins, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities, Pennsylvania State University, and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University. His three volumes The Next Christendom, New Faces of Christianity, and God’s Continent, are authoritative works on trends in global Christianity. Dr. Jenkins will be the featured speaker at McMaster Divinity College’s Theology Conference on Global Christianity on 11 June 2011. The conference includes three plenary addresses by Dr. Jenkins and parallel sessions offered by local and international figures on issues related to global Christianity and ministry. All are invited to register for this event.
Globalization, Christian Faith, and Ministry
A conference hosted by the McMaster Divinity College Theological
Studies Focus
Saturday, June 11, 2011
McMaster Divinity College
Hamilton, Ontario
Plenary Sessions by Philip Jenkins
Philip Jenkins was educated at Cambridge University, where he obtained his doctorate in History. Since 1980, he has taught at Penn State University, where he holds the rank of Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of the Humanities. He is also a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. He has published 24 books, including The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South (2006), and The Lost History of Christianity (2008). His latest book is Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, And Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe For The Next 1,500 Years.
Philip Jenkins was educated at Cambridge University, where he obtained his doctorate in History. Since 1980, he has taught at Penn State University, where he holds the rank of Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of the Humanities. He is also a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. He has published 24 books, including The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South (2006), and The Lost History of Christianity (2008). His latest book is Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, And Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe For The Next 1,500 Years.