World Christianity Conference

Join us for the Seventh International, Interdisciplinary Conference Co-organized by the World Christianity and History of Religions Program (Dept. of History and Ecumenics) and the Overseas Ministries Study Center, Princeton Theological Seminary.

Relevant topics may include but are not limited to: religious boundary-making, entanglements, conviviality, ecumenism, ecumenical networks, intra- and inter-faith relations, cross-border networks, borderlands, power dynamics, and social justice across the lines of gender, sexual orientation, poverty, cultures, identity, ethnicity, race, media, environment, Indigenous peoples, indigenous churches, marginalized communities, hybridity, interculturality, intersectionality, nationalism, transnationalism, migration and diaspora. We seek to address interrelated questions such as: How do religious communities construct, contest, and negotiate boundaries in various cultural, social, and geopolitical contexts? How do religious entanglements foster or hinder conviviality and mutual understanding within and across different religious traditions? How do processes of boundary-making influence identity formation, authority, exclusion, marginalization, or social cohesion within and among religious communities and movements? How do contemporary phenomena such as mass migration, social media, hybridity, nationalism, interfaith dialogue, and fundamentalism impact religious boundary-making and entanglements? How important are matters of justice, fair-play, civility, freedom, and equity in broadening conviviality and fostering broader entanglements?

We welcome panel and paper proposals from any discipline on any topic relevant to the conference theme, whether contemporary or historical. While proposals from ethical, theological, and missiological perspectives are welcome, we particularly encourage studies grounded in historical, ethnographic, and other empirical methods.

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