An Analysis of Paul Knitter\u27s Correlational, Globally Responsible Model for Interfaith Dialogue :With Implications for Constructive Interaction Between Christians and Non-Christians

This monograph considers how people of different belief systems can interact in a productive way. Historically, Christians have displayed several models for encountering and coping with other religions. In an increasingly pluralistic context, Paul Knitter\u27s Correlational, Globally Responsible Model for dialogue is a viable option. I attempt to demonstrate that Knitter\u27s model is a valuable and constructive way to take the religious Other as seriously as one\u27s own belief system

Bishop Stephen Neill, the IMC and the State of African Theological Education in 1950

From April to July of 1950, Bishop Stephen Neill (1900-1984) took a sweeping tour of East and West Africa to assess the state of African theological education. He visited Egypt, Sudan, and the six British territories in tropical Africa: Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Gold Coast (Ghana), and Sierra Leone. Employed by the World Council of Churches at the time, Neill was appointed by the International Missionary Council to spearhead the project. The overall objective was to shed light on what could be done to improve the quality of theological education and the training of ministry in Africa. Neill produced a considerable amount of material during and after the trip including a 120-page ‘travel diary’ and a 51-page confidential report. Arising out of the Whitby World Missionary Conference of 1947 and spearheaded by Bengt Sundkler, Norman Goodall, Kenneth Scott Latourette, Neill’s tour of East and West Africa was part of an ambitious attempt to understand the state of the worldwide ecumenical church in the aftermath of war. This paper has three goals: Explain how and why this tour of African theological education came together; Provide an overview of Neill’s research trip through his diary entries; and Reflect on Neill’s conclusions and suggestions for what ought to be done

BJP and Donyi-Polo: New Challenges to Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh and Northeast India

Located on the disputed border with China, Arunachal Pradesh is the most remote of India’s northeastern states. Christianity is growing there—from 1 percent in 1971 to 30 percent in 2011—but that number may have reached a plateau. Arunachal Pradesh is undergoing rapid sociocultural change. While Hinduism is not well-established in the region, there is tremendous interest in a relatively new religion called Donyi-Polo. Some Hindus argue Donyi-Polo is actually a branch of Hinduism, and they are having some success in making this claim. This article explores the changing religious, political, and cultural dynamics of Arunachal Pradesh

Program: Featured Lecture, Rising: The Amazing Story of Christianity\u27s Global Resurrection.

Program for the Thirty-Ninth Annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Lecture Program with featured lecturer Dr. Dyron Daughrity, Professor of Religion at Seaver College, Pepperdine University

A Dissonant Mission: Stephen Neill, Amy Carmichael, and Missionary Conflict in South India

In 1924, eminent Church historian and missiologist Stephen Neill began his career as a missionary to south India under the supervision of the celebrated Amy Carmichael. What seemed like a match made in heaven resulted in a bitter parting of ways. How could such a promising mission partnership go so wrong? This paper draws upon primary research in order to examine this intriguing case study of conflict in the mission field. The paper will also introduce questions and implications that arise from the study of this incident. The paper is comprised of two components. We will first unpack the incident, and then assess some of the larger historical and missiological implications that arise from the study, particularly within the context of world Christianity