North American Conference May 2025

The Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network is a global community of scholars working at the intersections of theology and ethnography. Together with Emmanuel College in Toronto, Canada we will be holding our third annual North American conference in May 2025. This conference will be intimate and dynamic, fostering creative conversations across diverse specialisms and learning at the intersection of qualitative research, theology, and the world church.

A sibling to the annual conference in Durham UK (which can often be difficult for North American scholars to attend due to its location and timing), we keep the community spirit of that meeting alive by prioritizing the work of doctoral students and early career scholars. This will be an excellent place to workshop one’s project as a post graduate student, early career researcher, or pastor/scholar in ministry in conversation with prominent senior scholars including Pete Ward, Durham University; Natalie Wigg-Stevenson, Emmanuel College; and Christian Scharen, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago.  Expect a collaborative space of generous learning and supportive critique.

A Call for Papers will be out in early December.

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Conference Organizing Group

Rev Dr Christian Scharen, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; Dr Natalie Wigg-Stevenson, Emmanuel College; Dr Easten Law, Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr Rachelle Green, Fordham University.

Hosts

Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology in Toronto, CA and the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network.