Centre for the Study of World Christianity

This map shows the Church of Scotland's missions in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula circa 1880 and includes an insert of Scotland drawn to the same scale. The slide was meant to show audiences the enormity of the Kirk's undertaking and garner support. (CSWC47/LS2/1)

Have a read of reflections on Yale-Edinburgh 2026 written by Centre PhD student Kpanie Addy, SJ. ☺️

Reflections on Yale-Edinburgh 2026 This was written by our Centre PhD student, Kpanie Addy, SJ. Professor Emma Wild-Wood (Centre Co-Director) and Professor Jeremy Carette (Head of School) welcoming delegates to Yale-Edinburgh 2026. …

📢 Just out! Special issue of Studies in World Christianity on “Indigenous Theologies: Relationality and Lived Cosmologies on Land and Sea.”

https://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2026/06/studies-in-world-christianity-32-2/

Group photo from , on “Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission.”

The final Day 3 of began with a Nairobi panel, then paper panels, and a concluding session reflecting on the conference and planning for !

This street scene juxtaposing traditional Chinese buildings and clothing with automobiles and telephone lines in Beijing was captured around 1905 to 1914. The slide is part of a collection generated by the medical missionary Charles Somerville. (CSWC47/LS1/13)