Yale-Edinburgh Group on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity Consultations sponsored by the Centre for the Study of World Christianity at the University of Edinburgh, Yale Divinity School, and the Overseas Ministries Study Center

The Yale-Edinburgh Group on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity is an informal group of scholars, which was formed to facilitate discussion and exchange of information about historical aspects of the missionary movement and the development of world Christianity, with special emphasis on the sources for documentation. It is a forum where viewpoints from the fields of political, social, diplomatic, and religious history can converge to reassess the significance of the missionary movement and its worldwide effects.

Themes of prior meetings of the Yale-Edinburgh Group: March 1992 at Yale: "From Christendom to World Christianity" September 1992 at Edinburgh: "Intercontinental Connexions" September 1993 at Yale: "Language, Culture, and Translation" September 1994 at Edinburgh: "The Churches and the Missionary Movement" June 1995 at Yale: "World Christianity and the Teaching of History" June 1996 at Edinburgh: "Missions and Ethnicity" June 1997 at Yale: "Missions and Consequences: The Historical Impact of the Missionary Movement" July 1998 at Edinburgh: "War and Peace in the History of Missions" July 1999 at Yale: "Youth and the Leadership of the Missionary Movement: Inter-Generational Challenge and Opportunity" July 2000 at Edinburgh: "Representations and Misrepresentations of Missions" July 2001 at Yale: "Missions and Human Rights" July 2002 at Edinburgh: "Missions and the Powers: Seen and Unseen" July 2003 at Yale: "Conversion and Converts" July 2004 at Edinburgh: "Missions, Money, and Privilege" July 2005 at Yale: "Identity, Ethnic and Christian, in the History of Christian Missions" July 2006 at Edinburgh: "Sight, Sound, and Touch: Visual, Musical, and Material Aspects of Christian Mission" June 2007 at Yale: "Liberty, Slavery, and Christian Missions" July 2008 at Edinburgh: "Perceptions and Portrayals: heroes and villains in mission historiography" July 2009 at Yale: "Missions, Law, and Custom" July 2010 at Edinburgh: "Consultation and Cooperation in the History of Missions" June/July 2011 at Yale: "Missions and Education"