Miriam Adeney

Dr. Adeney is an anthropologist, a missiologist, and an author whose passions include global Christianity, world religions, gender, oral art genres, economic community development, multiethnic ministry, diasporas, training writers for publication, and preparing workers for cross-cultural living.

She serves on the board of Christianity Today International, is a mission associate of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission, is a member of the diaspora task force of the Lausanne Movement, is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement award from the Christians for Biblical Equality, and is past president of the American Society of Missiology.

At Seattle Pacific University she chairs the faculty advisory committee of the Asian American Ministry Program. She is also a teaching fellow at Regent College.

Dr. Adeney speaks regularly for the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement; Overseas Ministry Study Center; Koinos; Encountering Islam; Media Associates International; InterVarsity; and diverse denominational events. She has authored more than 150 articles or book chapters, as well as six books. In many countries, spanning five continents, she is invited to lecture at universities and conferences. Southeast Asia, Latin America, and North American multiethnic communities are areas of long term interest.

CBE Endorsement: To serve women’s unique needs and to celebrate women’s unique strengths—that is CBE. I thank God for this unique network of women and men, a blessing to God’s world in the 21st century.

Miriam Adeney serves on CBE’s Board of Reference. 
 

(Photo and bio from Dr. Adeney’s Seattle Pacific University profile. Find her full bio there.)