News and Events
2024 Annual Lecture
On November 13, 2024, Dr. Eunil David Cho, assistant professor at the Boston University School of Theology, joined the Center for Practical Theology as the speaker for the CPT’s 17th Annual Lecture. Dr. Cho’s lecture titled, “Documenting the Undocumented stories: Migration, Ethnography, and Practical theology,” focused on ethnography as a valuable method in... More
2023 Annual Lecture
On November 1, 2023, Dr. Thomas Beaudoin, professor at the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham University, joined the Center for Practical Theology as the speaker for the CPT's 16th Annual Lecture. Before his lecture in the evening, Dr. Beaudoin held a conversation with Ph.D. students studying practical... More
BUSTH Faculty, Students, and Alumni Attend 2023 International Academy of Practical Theology Conference in Seoul
Read Dr. Eunil David Cho's summary of the IAPT conference below: https://www.bu.edu/sth/busth-faculty-students-and-alumni-attend-2023-international-academy-of-practical-theology-conference-in-seoul/
CPT Welcomes New Co-Director Dr. Eunil David Cho
The Center for Practical Theology is happy to announce the addition of a new Co-Director, Dr. Eunil David Cho. Dr. Cho is an Assistant Professor of Spiritual Care and Counseling at the Boston University School of Theology (STH). He is a practical theologian whose research in pastoral theology and spiritual care, More
2022 Annual Lecture
On November 9, 2022, Dr. Bonnie Miller-McLemore, Professor Emerita of Religion, Psychology, and Culture at the Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion of Vanderbilt University, joined the Center for Practical Theology as the speaker for the CPT's 15th Annual Lecture. Miller-McLemore first met with the students and faculty of the... More
Book Launch: Theology, Religion, and Dystopia
By: Scott Donahue-Martens, PhD Candidate in Homiletics During my M.Div. studies I took a class that explored intersections between the gospel and fantasy literature. This course kindled a type of theological thinking within me that I never would have imagined. The professor, Dr. Osmer inspired me to incorporate fantasy literature insights... More
Trauma Response Program for Congregations: A Conversation with Shelly Rambo
For this article, Dr. Shelly Rambo joined CPT Today Editor, Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby for a conversation about the new grant-funded Trauma Response Program for Congregations. For congregational leaders who are interested in applying to participate in this program, please find application information at the bottom of this article, or visit the... More
The Center for Practical Theology’s Thirteenth Annual Lecture with Dr. Heather Walton
We were thrilled to welcome University of Glasgow's Dr. Heather Walton to give the Center for Practical Theology’s Thirteenth Annual Lecture on December 4, 2020. Dr. Walton presented “Body and Stone: Practical Theology as Creative Work,” and Boston University School of Theology’s Lecturer in Practical Theology Dr. Callid Keefe-Perry responded... More
Practical Theology Students to Participate in This Year’s AAR-SBL Annual Meeting
Due to the ongoing serious threat of Covid-19, this year’s annual joint meeting for the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature will be taking place entirely online. And although the meeting was initially set to take place here in Boston, the virtual nature of this year’s... More
13th Annual Lecture for the Center for Practical Theology Announced
You are warmly invited to the Center for Practical Theology’s Thirteen Annual Lecture on Friday, December 4th, 2020 at 1pm on the zoom webinar platform. Dr. Heather Walton, Professor Theology and Creative Practice at the University of Glasgow School of Critical Studies, will present on “Body and Stone: Practical Theology... More