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Teaching the Story of the Church from the Margins of the Margins: Lessons from Saints Perpetua and Felicitas for the Latin American Church

Kathleen Griffin, adjunct assistant professor of church history, shows how church history offers lessons for the church today, as it engages with the systems and structures of power in our world.

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Enseñar la Historia de la Iglesia desde los márgenes de los márgenes: Aprendizajes de las Santas Perpetua y Felicitas para el Pueblo Cristiano Latinoamericano

Kathleen Griffin, profesora adjunta de historia de la iglesia, muestra cómo la historia de la iglesia ofrece lecciones para la iglesia hoy en día, en su interacción con los sistemas y estructuras de poder en nuestro mundo.

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Dangerous Women and the Promise of Purity

In her lecture “Dangerous Women and the Promise of Purity,” delivered at the 2023 Missiology Lectures, Jessica Wai-Fong Wong talks about patriarchy across Christian history and about the holy reordering of relationship and society that Jesus offers.

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Response | Lessons from the Church Growth Movement

In response to Len Tang’s lecture on “Church Planting as Evangelism,” Daniel Yang looks back at the impact of Donald McGavran and the Church Growth Movement, drawing lessons for church planting work today.

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Healing and Generativity in the Church in China | Ping-cheung Lo

Ping-cheung Lo shares about the painful history between Western missionaries and the Chinese people, and he reflects on the story of healing happening in and through the church in China.

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Race and the Evangelical Church, with Jemar Tisby

Jemar Tisby reflects on Tom Skinner’s impactful speech “Racism and World Evangelism,” delivered at the 1970 Urbana Missions Conference, and considers the ways it resonates with the reality of the American church today.

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Emerging Christianity | Richard Rohr

Richard Rohr discusses historical developments within the Protestant and Catholic churches, the limitations that come with black-and-white thinking, and how contemplative practice helps to expand our faith.

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Korean Christianity and the Korean War

In her lecture “Korean Christianity and the Korean War,” Helen Jin Kim considers how Korean Christianity’s past—particularly the impact of the West and of the Korean War—shapes the present and future of the Korean church in Korea and the diaspora.

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한국교회의 갱신을 추구하며: 부흥적 신학과 저항적 신학의 연관성 시도

Sebastian Kim, academic dean for the Korean Studies Center, writes about the historical formation of different Korean theologies and the importance of dialogue between these traditions for shaping the church today.

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Towards The Renewal Of The Church In Korea: Interaction Between Revival And Protest Theologies

Sebastian Kim, academic dean for the Korean Studies Center, writes about the historical formation of different Korean theologies and the importance of dialogue between these traditions for shaping the church today.

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The Legacy of Edward Carnell | John A. Sims

John A. Sims shares about Fuller Seminary’s second president, Edward John Carnell, his belief in reforming Evangelicalism, and his influence on shaping the seminary’s character.

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An Ecumenical Experiment | David Allan Hubbard

David Allan Hubbard takes a deep dive into Fuller’s history of becoming a leading institution in a new evangelical movement—with its commitment to ecumenism and to the church at large.

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A Brief History of Fuller Theological Seminary | David Allan Hubbard

David Allan Hubbard surveys the history of Fuller Theological Seminary and reflects on the school’s formative figures and its key values.

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Teaching and Learning, with Todd Shy

Todd Shy discusses the encounter between teachers and students, cultivating a classroom community and culture, and the power of passion in teaching.

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The Evangelical Pursuit of Truth

Soong-Chan Rah, Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism, looks to the pursuit of truth—rather than the focus of possessing truth—as the way forward for Christians and the church.

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Kimberly Alexander on Healing in the History of Christianity

In this session of the 2021 Missiology Lectures, “Healing in the History of Christianity,” Kimberly Alexander gives an overview of the theology and ministry practices associated with healing in the long history of the Christianity.

2021 MIssiology Lectures

The Mission of Health

At Fuller’s 2021 Missiology Lectures, practitioners and scholars from around the world explore the church’s role in forming healthy individuals, families, and communities across the globe and throughout history.

Anthea Butler

Evangelicalism and Race, with Anthea Butler

Anthea Butler discusses the history of US evangelicalism, looking particularly at the ways oppressive and racist structures have taken hold within and through it.

Critical Race Theory and Our Nation’s Future

In this season’s final episode of Centering, the Asian American Christian podcast, Daniel and Alexander talk about the future of race in America: Where will conversations around race go? What will be the issues that continue to arise around race, power, and inequity? And how can the Christian church bear faithful witness amidst it all? Listen now on Soundcloud Or search “Centering Asian American Christian” on your favorite podcast app or directory.   Centering is… Read more »

Critical Race Theory and Schools

This week on our podcast, Dr. Daniel D. Lee and Dr. Alexander Jun speak about Critical Race Theory and the academy: how is history told, whose voices are included, and what does a “Christian” history mean? Listen now on Soundcloud, or search for “Centering Asian American Christian” on your favorite podcast app or directory. Centering is produced by Jason Chu, edited by Alexander Catedral, with music by Mark Redito  

Christians and Cancel Culture

  What IS cancel culture, and how does – and doesn’t – it fit into a Christian imagination of justice?   On today’s episode of Centering, Daniel and Alex speak about the roles of accountability, forgiveness, and power in the current conversation around “cancel culture”. Listen now on Soundcloud Or search for “Centering Asian American Christian” on your favorite podcast app or directory.   Centering is produced by Jason Chu, edited by Alexander Catedral, with… Read more »