Author: Bryan P Stone
Dr. Romeo Laus del Rosario (STH 1981, GRS 1981, Ph.D.)
Dr. Romeo Laus del Rosario (STH 1981, GRS 1981, Ph.D.) is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church serving as country director of the United Methodist Mission in Cambodia. Romy also teaches at the Cambodian Methodist Bible School and chairs the Theological Education Committee, which supervises the school […]
Ms. Lisa Gesson (M.T.S. '99)
Ms. Lisa Gesson graduated with an M.T.S. from STH in 1999. She currently works as the National Program Director for Youth Services Opportunities Project (YSOP). YSOP teaches young people the value of service while empowering them to face issues of social justice.
Fr. Daniel Vélez Rivera (M.Div./MSW '06)
Fr. Daniel Vélez Rivera was a dual degree student (M.Div./MSW) and graduated from Boston University School of Theology in 2006. He planted an Episcopal Hispanic ministry in Salem, MA and that congregation merged with an English speaking congregation to become a bilingual, multicultural house of prayer for all people. He currently resides in Falls Church, […]
Dr. Stephen Bevans, S.V.D., to give Center for Practical Theology Annual Lecture as part of the Brown Lecture Series
The Center for Practical Theology and the Center for Global Christianity and Mission announce the dinner and lecture by Dr. Stephen Bevans, S.V.D., on Thursday evening, November 1. This event is part of the BU School of Theology’s Brown Lecture Series, and is the fifth annual Center for Practical Theology Annual Lecture and Dinner. A […]
Robert Blade – George McLean (STH '28)
Robert Blade of Jacksonville, FL. has written a book about our School of Theology Alumni, George McLean (STH 1928) called Tupelo Man: The Life and Times of George McLean, a Most Peculiar Newspaper Publisher. It will be published by the University Press of Mississippi on Nov. 1. McLean (1904-1983) earned his master’s degree at the […]
Bryan Stone, A Reader in Ecclesiology
This Reader presents a diverse and ecumenical cross-section of ecclesiological statements from across the twenty centuries of the church’s existence. It builds on the foundations of early Christian writings, illustrates significant medieval, reformation, and modern developments, and provides a representative look at the robust attention to ecclesiology that characterizes the contemporary period. This collection of […]
Shelly Rambo, Spirit and Trauma: A Theology of Remaining
Rambo draws on contemporary studies in trauma to rethink a central claim of the Christian faith: that new life arises from death. Reexamining the narrative of the death and resurrection of Jesus from the middle day-liturgically named as Holy Saturday-she seeks a theology that addresses the experience of living in the aftermath of trauma. […]
Jennifer Knust, Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire
Bible scholar Jennifer Wright Knust addresses the big questions that dominate today’s discussions and debates when it comes to sex and the Bible: Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual desire appropriate? With whom can I legitimately have sex? Are same-sex relations permissible? In an era where the phrases, “the […]
STH Professors Brown and Rambo receive tenure and promotion
Each year, Boston University confers tenure based on faculty members’ teaching, research and publication, and community service. The award of tenure includes promotion from assistant to associate professor. This year, 24 professors through Boston University received tenure, including two STH professors: Dr. Christopher Brown and Dr. Shelly Rambo. “These promotions mark an especially proud moment […]
August 11: Alumni Day at Tanglewood
Join fellow BU alumni for our 36th Annual BU Alumni Day at Tanglewood on Saturday, August 11, 2012!—register now! Take a front-row seat in Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed for a behind-the-scenes look at a Boston Symphony Orchestra rehearsal, or spread out a blanket and listen while relaxing on the lawn with family, friends, and fellow […]