Is there such a thing as global theology? What does it look like? What is its future?

To address these questions, a symposium will be held in connection with the public launch of The Global Dictionary of Theology. Edited by Fuller faculty members William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, with Simon Chan and Juan Martínez as associate editors, The Global Dictionary of Theology will be released this month by InterVarsity Press.

With the historic shift of Christianity’s center of gravity away from Europe and North America and toward the global south, questions naturally arise: What will theology look like in the coming generations? What is the future of Western-style academic theology?

The Global Dictionary of Theology was conceived to address these issues by proposing that theology is a growing worldwide conversation that connects with historic Christian traditions. This symposium will address the larger question of what future, if any, such global theology might have.