Gina A. Zurlo Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Global Christianity, Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary PhD Candidate, Boston University

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1 Gina A. Zurlo Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Global Christianity, Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary PhD Candidate, Boston University EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in History and Hermeneutics, expected May 2017 Boston University School of Theology, Boston, MA Dissertation (tentative title): From Missionary Statistician to Religious Demographer: David B. Barrett and the History of International Religious Demography ; Readers: Dana Robert and Todd Johnson Exam areas: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodologies; World Christianity and History of Mission; American Religious History Master of Arts in Religion, Summa Cum Laude Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA; May 2009 Bachelor of Music Education, Cum Laude Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; December 2006 RESEARCH AND TEACHING COMPETENCIES Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods (including methods of religious demography), Sociology of Religion, World Christianity, American Religion RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Center for the Study of Global Christianity: Assistant Director The Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary (South Hamilton, MA) is an academic research center that monitors worldwide demographic trends in Christianity and world religions. We produce global, regional, and country- level statistics that are presented in scholarly reference works such as the World Christian Database, World Christian Encyclopedia, and World Religion Database. Our data and publications detailing the past, present, and future of religious adherence help educate the public by serving as a resource to both secular and religious media outlets, including The New York Times, The Economist, National Geographic, and Christianity Today. January 2014 Present Personnel management and supervision of staff and volunteers, both local and remote Implementing office standard operating procedures and establishing short- and long- term research and publication goals Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs: Research Associate, International Religious Demography Project September 2012 Present Contributing to the World Religion Database, particularly on Judaism, the non- religious, Buddhism, and Hinduism Management and mentorship of undergraduate Research Assistants in research skills as of 5/22/2015 1

2 PUBLICATIONS Databases With Todd M. Johnson, eds. World Christian Database. Leiden/Boston: Brill, Johnson, Todd M., and Brian J. Grim, eds. World Religion Database. Leiden/Boston: Brill, (Data Contributor) Books Grim, Brian J., Todd M. Johnson, Vegard Skirbekk, and Gina A. Zurlo, eds. Yearbook of International Religious Demography Leiden/Boston: Brill, Grim, Brian J., Todd M. Johnson, Vegard Skirbekk, and Gina A Zurlo, eds. Yearbook of International Religious Demography Leiden/Boston: Brill, Johnson, Todd M., Rodney L. Peterson, Gina A. Bellofatto, and Travis L. Myers, eds. The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers, Reports Christianity in its Global Context, : Society, Religion, and Mission. Report presented by researchers at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton, MA. June With Todd M. Johnson. Lausanne Global Briefing: Furthering the Cape Town Commitment through Global Trends Analysis. Special report prepared for the Lausanne Biennial Leadership Meeting, June 20 24, 2011, Boston, MA. Boston.pdf. Articles and Book Chapters The Demographics of Global Evangelicalism. In Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21 st Century, edited by Brian Stiller and Karen Stiller, Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Johnson, Todd M., Gina A. Zurlo, Albert W. Hickman, and Peter F. Crossing. Christianity 2015: Religious Diversity and Personal Contact. International Bulletin of Missionary Research 39, no. 1 (January 2015): Douglass, Harlan Paul ( ): Pastor, Mission Administrator, and Social Scientist. Boston University School of Theology History of Missiology website. biography/c- d/douglass- harlan- paul /. The Social Gospel, Ecumenical Movement, and Christian Sociology: The Institute of Social and Religious Research. The American Sociologist. Published online 12 July DOI /s z. The Emigration of Christians from the Middle East and Some Implications. Lausanne Global Analysis 3:4 (July 2014): With Todd M. Johnson. Ongoing Exodus: Tracking the Emigration of Christians from the Middle East. Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy III ( ): as of 5/22/2015 2

3 With Todd M. Johnson. Christian Martyrdom as a Pervasive Phenomenon. Society 51:6 (2014): With Todd M. Johnson. The Holy Spirit and Global Christianity. In Holy Spirit: Unfinished Agenda, edited by Johnson T.K Lim. Armour Publishing, With Todd M. Johnson. Global Christianity and Global Diasporas. In Global Diasporas and Mission, edited by Chandler H. Im and Amos Yong. Oxford: Wipf & Stock, 2014 With Todd M. Johnson. Key findings from Christianity in its Global Context, : Society, Religion, and Mission. International Bulletin of Missionary Research 37, no. 3 (June 2013): With Todd M. Johnson. Highlights of Christianity in its Global Context, : Society, Religion, and Mission. Lausanne Global Analysis (June 2013). People and Their Religions on the Move: Challenges and Opportunities of International Migration. Lausanne Global Analysis (November 2012): Religious Belief in the Year The Futurist. 46:5 (September October 2012). With Todd M. Johnson. Migration, Religious Diasporas, and Religious Diversity: A Global Survey. Mission Studies 29 (2012): With Todd M. Johnson. Upon Closer Examination: Status of World Christianity. In River of God: An Introduction to World Mission, edited by Stephen Burris and Doug Priest, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, Report on Boston 2010 A Global Mission Conference. Connections: The Journal of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission 10:1 (April 2012): With Bradley A. Coon. A Review of 2010Boston: The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity. Evangelical Missions Quarterly 47:2 (April 2011). Evangelicals and Interfaith Dialogue: A New Paradigm. Lausanne World Pulse (January/February 2010). Religion in the Occupied Territories. In Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, edited by J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann. ACB- Clio, FORTHCOMING (in press) With Michele M. Sigg and Eva M. Pascal. Indigenous and Vernacular Christianity. In The Wiley- Blackwell Companion to World Christianity, edited by Lamin Sanneh and Michael McClymond. Oxford: Wiley- Blackwell. Addams, Jane. In Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, edited by Mark A. Lamport and George T. Kurian. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Eddy, Mary Baker. In Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, edited by Mark A. Lamport and as of 5/22/2015 3

4 George T. Kurian. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Smith, Amanda Berry. In Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, edited by Mark A. Lamport and George T. Kurian. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. With Todd M. Johnson. Demographics of Religion in the United States. In Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, edited by Mark A. Lamport and George T. Kurian. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Migration, Diasporas, and Diversity: A Demographic Approach. In Lausanne Diaspora Missiology Compendium. FORTHCOMING (in progress) With Todd M. Johnson. World Christian Encyclopedia, 3 rd edition. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. With Todd M. Johnson. Estimating the Size of the World s Non- Religious Population. Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. With Todd M. Johnson. Demographics of Global Anglicanism. Ashgate. Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity series. Demographic editor. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. The World s Cities and Frontier Missions: 1910, 1985, and International Journal of Frontier Missions. EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS Johnson, Todd M., and Brian B. Grim, eds. (with Gina Bellofatto). The World s Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography. Malden, MA: Wiley- Blackwell, Johnson, Todd M., and Kenneth R. Ross, eds. Atlas of Global Christianity. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, (Senior Editorial Assistant) Parrett, Gary A., and S. Steve Kang. Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful: A Biblical Vision for Education in the Church. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, RESEARCH PROJECTS Propensity for Religious Change Among College Students. Spring 2014 Spring Qualitative and quantitative (SPSS) project conducted at, under the direction of Michael Elasmar and Bruce Fraser. Seek and Ye Shall Find? The Humanist Community at Harvard. Fall Qualitative project conducted at the Humanist Hub, Cambridge, MA, under the direction of Bruce Fraser. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Boston University School of Theology: Co- taught with Todd Johnson The Rise of Global Christianity, as of 5/22/2015 4

5 Spring 2015 Boston University School of Theology: Teaching Assistant for Todd Johnson, The Rise of Global Christianity, Fall 2010, Spring 2013 Harborlight- Stoneridge Montessori School: Music Teacher & Private Music Lesson Coordinator Beverly, MA October 2007 June 2013 WORK EXPERIENCE Boston University School of Theology: Research Assistant for Dr. Rady Roldan- Figueroa Fall 2014 Center for the Study of Global Christianity: Research Associate Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA May 2009 January 2014 Center for the Study of Global Christianity: Research Assistant Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA December 2007 May 2009 Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary: Byington Scholar for S. Steven Kang and Gary A. Parrett South Hamilton, MA June 2008 May 2009 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Demographics of Religious Change, presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 1, Christianity in the Middle East: A Demographic Perspective, presented at the Costas Consultation for Global Mission, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, March 28, Methods and Sources of International Religious Demography, presented at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 24, World Religion Database and World Christian Database: Academic Rigor with Multi- Media Delivery, presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion annual meeting, Boston, MA, November 9, Demographics of World and Asian Christianity, presented at the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute of the World Council of Churches, Busan, South Korea, October 30, Christian Sociology in Transition: The Institute of Social and Religious Research, presented at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, New York City, New York, August 11, as of 5/22/2015 5

6 Christian Sociology in Transition: The Institute of Social and Religious Research, presented at Reenvisioning the History of Sociology: A Symposium for Junior Historians of Sociology, sponsored by the History of Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association at its annual meeting, New York City, New York, August 10, Highlights from Christianity in its Global Context, : Society, Religion, and Mission, presented at the Lausanne Global Leadership Forum, Bangalore, India, June 17, Forced Migration: District 9, presented at the Costas Consultation on Global Mission, Mission at the Borders: Encountering Migration in World Cinema, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, February 18, Shifting Paradigms in Ecumenical and Interfaith Dialogue, presented at the New Challenges in Faith and Order Graduate Student Conference, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, April 4, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Academy of Religion Foundation for Religious Diplomacy American Sociological Association American Association for Public Opinion Research Society for the Scientific Study of Religion MEDIA Michael Gryboski, Christian Anti- Fraud Group Goes Global to Investigate Religious Fraudsters Who Bilk Believers Out of $50 Billion a Year, The Christian Post, March 6, Greg Botelho, Amid Killings and Kidnappings, Can Christianity Survive in the Middle East? CNN.com, February 27, Canonization and Christian Persecution, The Catholic Channel (Sirius XM Radio), Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York. May 3, The Future of Ecumenism: BTI Conversations, with Rodney Peterson. Boston Theological Institute. September 13, COMMUNITY SERVICE School of Theology Doctoral Student Association: President September 2012 May 2015 Beverly Bootstraps: English as a Foreign Language Teacher Beverly, MA February 2008 February 2009 Literacy and Evangelism International: English as a Foreign Language Teacher Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June 2008 August 2008 as of 5/22/2015 6