Dr. Jim Ault. He is a sociologist and documentary filmmaker whose father was United Methodist pastor, then bishop heading its General Board of Global Ministries. Jim began his career as a student of African society and politics, living and doing research on two occasions in Zambia, before turning his studies to American politics and making his first film "Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church" (a national prime-time special on PBS in 1987). He is just completing a two-part series on African Christianity shot in Ghana and Zimbabwe and a proposal to Oxford UP for a book that will have links to pieces of the more than 300 hours of video shot for that project embedded in its text.
Also, you can get tastes of the African Christianity films at vimeo.com/channels/57182, and there will be more at his web site.
Dr. Ault's itinerary while visiting Asbury Seminary is here below.
ITINERARY FOR JIM AULT
MARCH 15-18, 2011
Tuesday, March 15th –
1:30-4:30 pm Discussion/Lecture Forum with Beeson Students (BC231) (Host: Tom Tumblin)
6:00 pm Dinner with students @ _________________ (Host:_________________)
Wednesday, March 16th –
8:00-9:15 am ESJ Missiology Seminar (MC 315)(Host: Robert Magoola)
12:00 pm Lunch with Dr. and Mrs. Tennent (Host: Robert Magoola)
2:30 pm Movie Screening (Open to faculty/students) (ESJ Forum/MC315)
(Host: Sam Dzobo)
6:00-8:00 pm African Fellowship (Cordelia Thomas A & B) (Host: Robert Magoola)
Thursday, March 17th -
11:00-12:00 pm Chapel (Estes Chapel) (Host: Robert Magoola)
12:00 pm Lunch with Faculty (ATS Dining Room) (Host: Gabe Tait)
3:00-4:00 Podcast Interview with Dr. Tom Tumblin (BC107)
(Host: Tom Tumblin)
5:00 pm Departure (Host: Gabe Tait)
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