Jean Ngoya Kidula, professor of music (ethnomusicology) and chair of ethnomusicology at Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia, explores the explosive growth of the Christian music industry in many African countries, and how many Christian musicians are altering the soundscape by drawing on previously rejected indigenous cultural styles and tones.

The Fuller Missiology Lectures is an annual conference held by the School of Intercultural Studies. Its 2018 theme, “Global Arts and Witness in Multifaith Contexts,” explored the role of the arts—song, dance, drama, narratives, and visual arts—as a means for cross-cultural understanding and new opportunities for Christian witness in multifaith contexts. The conference was hosted by Roberta R. King, Professor of Communication and Ethnomusicology; William A. Dyrness, Senior Professor of Theology and Culture and Dean Emeritus; and Amos Yong, Professor of Theology and Mission and Director of the Center for Missiological Research.

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