Historical Notes

By Marten van den Toren-Liefting – PhD researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Groningen, The Netherlands   Marten was trained as an anthropologist at the University of Utrecht before becoming a PhD candidate in the Department of Intercultural Theology/Missiology at the Protestant Theological University in Amsterdam|Groningen. Marten strives to incorporate theological and anthropological approaches in […]

By Fides del Castillo – De La Salle University, Philippines  The article World Christianity and Mission 2021: Questions about the Future (2021) by Gina A. Zurlo,  Todd M. Johnson, and Peter F. Crossing provides a recent overview of global Christianity and mission statistics. [1]  The authors assert that Christianity will continue to shift from the

By Stephen Di Trolio – Doctoral Candidate – Princeton Theological Seminary   Editor’s Introduction:  Stephen is a PhD student in the Department of History and Ecumenics at Princeton Theological Seminary, specializing in “Religion in the Americas.” Stephen was born in Costa Rica and grew up in Argentina, where he returned to live after university in

By Easten Law – Associate Director for Academic Programs – OMSC@PTS   Welcome to The Occasional, OMSC@PTS’s new blog and digital magazine. As you begin to peruse our offerings, you might be asking yourself: why is this new digital periodical called “The Occasional?” Sure, it’s descriptive.  We’ll be posting occasionally, this much is true. But