On Wednesday 26^th April, we began our Silver Jubilee lecture series on the theme Transfiguring World Christianity.

Prof. Joanildo Burity (Lead Researcher and Professor at the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation and the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil) delivered a wonderfully insightful and challenging presentation on solidarity amidst the pandemic.

The lecture and discussion was chaired by Rt Revd Dr Graham Kings, Hon. Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ely and a research associate of CCCW.

Prof. Burity highlighted the relationship between Christianity and politics in the Brazilian context, and left us with these questions:

‘How can we come to see the stranger as neighbour?’

‘Who confronts us with the nearness of their needs, vulnerability, and difference?’

For those who weren’t able to attend, you can catch the recording on our Youtube channel here.

The next lecture will be given by Dr. David Muir (University of Roehampton) on Christian mission and social engagement, Wednesday, 26th May 2021, 4-6 pm BST. To register, email centre@cccw.cam.ac.uk

For our full programme of lectures and seminars, click here.

If you would like to make a regular or one off donation to the the work of the CCCW please click here

Your generosity  will allow us to continue develop our work in new and exciting directions:
£2,500 will allow a global south scholar to  attend our annual summer school
£5,000 will fund a global south scholar to spend a 10-week sabbatical at CCCW
Support for postgraduate research will enable MPhil and PhD students from the global south to undertake research in World Christianity and mission.

And many other exciting initiatives.

On Tuesday 26 January the ‘Friends of CCCW’ was launched. It was a wonderful event, with 62 of our old and new friends of CCCW joining the launch from around the world.

To find our more about the event click here.

Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide

Celebrating Silver Jubilee in 2021

You are warmly invited to join the launch of

The Friends of the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide

Tuesday 26 January 2021, 3.00-4.00 pm (GMT), on Zoom

Since the founding of CCCW in 1996, and the inception of the Henry Martyn Trust (HMT) that runs CCCW in 1881, numerous friends have played a huge and active role in different ways in supporting the work of the
Trust and the Centre.

As we celebrate the Silver Jubilee of CCCW in 2021, and 140 years of HMT, we are delighted to launch
the ‘Friends of CCCW’ to continue their support and actively engage with the work of the Centre.

Hosts:

Canon Sarah Snyder, Chair of the Henry Martyn Trust & Director, Rose Castle Foundation

Rt Revd Dr Graham Kings, Chair of the Friends of CCCW & Hon. Asst. Bishop, Diocese of Ely

Revd Dr Muthuraj Swamy, Director of CCCW

Short interviews will be conducted with the following Friends including some who are former Directors of CCCW:

Prof Kirsteen Kim, Paul E. Pierson Chair in World Christianity, Fuller Theological Seminary, California

Prof Sebastian Kim, Robert Wiley Chair of Renewal in Public Life, Academic Dean, Korean Studies Center, Fuller Theological Seminary, California

Prof Brian Stanley, Professor in World Christianity, University of Edinburgh

Revd Dr Jesse Zink, Principal, Montreal Diocesan Theological College

Revd Dr Lydia Mwaniki, Director, Gender, Women and Youth, All Africa Conference of Churches, Nairobi

Dr Emma Wild-Wood, Senior Lecturer in African Christianity and African Indigenous Religions & Co-Director, Centre for the Study of World Christianity University of Edinburgh

Dr Jörg Haustein, Lecturer in World Christianities, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge

The discussion will include break-out groups, and for those who may have time to mingle afterwards, an extra half hour of interaction after the formal ending at 4.00pm.

For registration and a Zoom link, please get in touch with us at centre@cccw.cam.ac.uk

On 8th – 9th December 2020, over twenty scholars from many different WCC member churches and ecumenical partners around the world met online for a webinar entitled ‘Christians Studying Other Religions: Surveying the Field, Encouraging the Vocation’.

Organised by the team for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation at the WCC working in partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide, this event grew out of the network of interfaith officers launched by the WCC in 2019.

Click here to find out more.

The CCCW has launched a new YouTube channel so you can keep up with our webinar talks.  We will also be uploading audio files from past seminars and lectures.

You can check it out by clicking on the following link.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has announced an essay competition for youth who want to reflect on the theme “The Future of Interreligious Dialogue.” The contest marks the 50th anniversary of the WCC’s Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation.

The contest aims to encourage people under the age of 30 with interests in the field of interreligious relations and engagement to develop and share their ideas on different subjects such as: Christian theologies of interreligious engagement; some aspect of another religious tradition which is relevant to its relationship to Christianity; religious pluralism more widely; or the theory or

The deadline for the competition is 15 January 2021. For further information click here

Click here to read about CCCW Partnership with the World Council of Churches in Interreligious Dialogue Initiative which was held on 8-9th December 2020.

We are very pleased to announce our new Encounter Coordinator, Dr Jenny Leith, who actually started in September!

Although the Centre has been closed over these past several months, Jenny has been getting to know the new role, which is being adapted this year to work more closely with the CCCW Director,

To find out more about Jenny, visit our Staff web page.

The CCCW will reopen virtually from Mon 2 November.  This means staff will be working online and appointments to collect or return library books will be available.

To arrange an appointment re library books, please contact Ruth MacLean: library@cccw.cam.ac.uk

To discuss matters relating to the CCCW archive repository, please contact Dr Philip Saunders: archive@cccw.cam.ac.uk

To discuss matters relating to the Encounter Programme, please contact Dr Jenny Leith, encounter@cccw.cam.ac.uk

The actual Centre will remain closed until further notice, but we will bringing a new range of webinars and publications over the coming months which we are sure you will find interesting! Keep an eye on the website and our social media pages for updated information