Dr. Arun Jones “Christianity in Other Cultures:The Church in Africa, Asia and Latin America”

“Christianity in Other Cultures:
The Church in Africa, Asia and Latin America”

Dr. Arun
Jones, the Hankey Associate Professor of World vangelism at the Candler School of Theology, will conduct a five-week series of presentations on world evangelism at DFUMC during the month of October, 2011. Dr. Jones is one of the leading authorities on the growth of Christianity in developing countries and implications of that growth for major industrialized societies like the United States.

Specifically, he will discuss:
Christianity is growing in developing countries while losing numbers in the major industrialized societies. What does this mean for Christians in America? How does this affect our faith and connection with the rest of the world? Why is it important?

Schedule
Here is his schedule of presentations:

• Week 1 (October 2): Christian faith and enculturation
• Week 2 (Ocober 9): The Church in China and India
• Week 3 (October 16): The Church in the Congo
• Week 4 (October 23): Roman Catholicism and Pentecostalism in Latin America

The fifth and last session (Oct-30) will deal with implications for discussions at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2012.

Dr. Jones, who has chosen to worship at DFUMC and is a member of the Chancel Choir, will speak during the Sunday School hour beginning at 9:45 a.m. The location is to be determined.

Biographical Details
The son of Methodist missionaries in India, Dr. Jones was
raised in India and has also lived and worked as a missionary in the Philippines. He is the author of Christian Missions in the American Empire: Episcopalians in Northern Luzon, the Philippines, 1902-1946 (2003), and of several articles and book chapters on Christianity in Asia. Jones' current research includes the history of the church in North India in the 19th and 20th centuries. He is an ordained Elder in the New York Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church.

If you have questions or to let us know if you plan to attend call: 404-374-7596, or email Quinn Hudson at qhudson@hudsongroupinc.com.