Podcast appearances and mentions of Dana L Robert

Clementina Rowe Butler (1820-1913) was a Methodist missionary who helped start the American Women's Missionary Movement. This woman knew what it was like to deal with the complicated concept of "home". We are joined by Dr. Laura Chevalier Beer as she brings her expertise and experience in sharing about Clementina's life. Learn more about Velvet Ashes Follow Velvet Ashes on Facebook or Instagram  Featured music is "Daughters and Sons" by Eine Blume. Check out more from them on iTunes or wherever you get music! Clementina Rowe Butler Episode Transcript Learn more about Clementina Article about the life of Clementina American Women in Mission by Dana L. Robert

This is one you guys have been asking for! Ann Judson (1789-1826) was one of the first American female foreign missionaries. She and her husband first went to India with the American Board and then to Burma (Myanmar) as a Baptist missionary. While her story is full of suffering, her trust in Jesus and resiliency has inspired courage in others for many years. This month we are joined by Dr. Laura Chevalier Beer as she brings her expertise and experience in sharing Ann's story. Learn more about Velvet Ashes Follow Velvet Ashes on Facebook or Instagram Featured music is "Daughters and Sons" by Eine Blume. Check out more from them on iTunes or wherever you get music! Ann Judson Episode Transcript Learn more about Ann Judson Short article from BU School of Theology Ann Judson Memoir American Women in Mission by Dana L. Robert

M. L “Inus” Daneel and Graham Hill discuss the growth, dynamism, challenges, and contextualization of African Initiated Churches (AICs) and African Earthkeeping Movements.M. L. “Inus” Daneel is a professor of missiology at the Boston University School of Theology. Dr. Daneel has developed contextualized ecumenical ministries in theological education, community development, and earthkeeping for and with the African Initiated Churchs in Zimbabwe.He served for 16 years as senior professor in missiology at the University of South Africa, Pretoria. His widely acclaimed publications focus mainly on African Traditional Religion and indigenous African Christianity. His book Guerilla Snuff was selected one of the 75 Best Zimbabwean books of the twentieth century.Dr. Daneel was employed as a senior research officer at both the Free University of Amsterdam and the African Studies Center, Leiden. He has held research fellowships at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare; the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University; and the African Studies Center at Boston University. Daneel has lectured widely in Europe, North and South America, and Africa. With Dana L. Robert, he edits the book series “African Initiatives in Christian Mission.”Dr. Daneel’s publications include God of the Matopo Hills (1970), Zionism and Faith-healing (1970), Old and New in Southern Shona Independent Churches, Vols. 1-3 (1971, 1976, 1988), Quest for Belonging (1987), Fambidzano–Ecumenical Movement of Zimbabwean Independent Churches (1989), Christian Theology of Africa (1989), Guerrilla Snuff (a novel, 1995), African Earthkeepers: Interfaith Mission in Earth Care, Vols. 1-2 (1998, 2000), African Christian Outreach, Vol. 1 (2001), and Fullness of Life for All (co-editor, 2003).Over the past few years, Prof. Daneel has been conducting field-based research into the high god religion of the Shona. This research follows up studies done in the 1960s in which Daneel was the first outsider to be admitted to the high god oracle in the Matopo Hills.Born on a Dutch Reformed mission station, Dr. Daneel is a well-known ecumenical figure who functions as a bishop in an African-Initiated Church, the Ndaza (Holy Cord) Zionists. A patron of the Network of Earthkeeping Christian Communities in South Africa, he is committed to environmental preservation, African contextual theology, fishing, and watching rugby and cricket. Daneel spends six months a year in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, and six months a year in Boston.

The brand of secularism that held sway in the 1960s misconceived the future in the way it idealized cultural homogeneity, ignored the pluralism of non-Western societies, and devalued religion, according to Hanciles. In reality, the American religious landscape has been transformed in the last 50 years by massive non-white immigration that has brought a multiplicity of faith traditions into close contact. What is the significance of this global pluralism from a biblical perspective, and what are its implications fro the church and theological education? Speaker: Jehu Hanciles, Candler School of Theology, "Fish of Every Kind: The Kingdom of God and Global Pluralism Panelist:Daniel Jeyaraj, Liverpool Hope University, "Back to the Ephesian Moment: Euro-American Contexts as Testing Grounds of World Christianity" Arun Jones, Candler School of Theology, stood in for Dr. Jeyaraj. Panelist: Dana L. Robert, Boston University, "Common Witness and the Kingdom" Moderator: Elizabeth Corrie, Candler School of Theology

Dana L. Robert, Truman College Professor of World Christianity and History in Mission at Boston University School of Theology and Director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission, lectures on the need for commonality and community in a growing global Christianity. This lecture took place on March 13, 2012 in the Westbrook building of Duke Divinity School.