Yara González-Justiniano, a doctoral candidate in Practical Theology at BU School of Theology, recently reviewed A Puerto Rican Decolonial Theology: Prophesy Freedom, by Teresa Delgado. Please see the beginning of González-Justiniano‘s review below and visit the Perspectivas website for the full review. Perspectivas is the online peer-reviewed multilingual (Spanish, Portuguese and English) subscription journal of the Hispanic Theological Initiative. A Puerto […]
Fordham University invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (GRE). Areas of specialization are open. Teaching will include hybrid (campus and digital learning) formats. Applicants must have completed the Ph.D. by May 2019. GRE seeks a highly qualified, diverse […]
The Center for Practical Theology is pleased to co-sponsor the FIGS for Christ Initiative (Faith & Finance, Inquiry & Identity, Guidance & Governance, Support & Sustainability), a series of workshops exploring collaboration, enrichment and growth for pastors and their lay leadership teams, as well as for contextual education students hoping to serve in pastoral or congregational settings. Rev. […]
In April 2018, students from the Advanced Research Seminar for Practical Theology, along with Professor Claire Wolfteich, attended the 2018 Association of Practical Theology Biennial at Yale Divinity School. Several doctoral students presented papers, and we are excited to share the following reflection on the weekend from from doctoral student Jasmin Figueroa.
The Center for Practical Theology is committed to supporting the global scope of practical theological scholarship. We are excited to share news of the upcoming Annual Conference of the Association of Practical Theology in Oceania.
The Center for Practical Theology is thrilled to celebrate the following 2018 graduates with PhDs in Practical Theology! Congratulations to Drs. Benzenhafer, Ireland-Verwoerd, Lee, Theuring, and Williams! Dr. Holly Benzenhafer: “A Practical Theological Examination of Dream Studies and Christian Spirituality” Dr. Francisca Ireland-Verwoerd – “John Wesley and Engaged Aesthetics: Transformative Christian Education” Dr. […]
Kathryn House, a doctoral candidate in Practical Theology at BU School of Theology, recently reviewed Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics by R. Marie Griffith. Please see the beginning of House’s review below and visit the Reading Religion website for the full review. Reading Religion (RR) is an open book review website published by the American Academy of […]
The Center for Practical Theology is pleased to co-sponsor the FIGS for Christ Initiative (Faith & Finance, Inquiry & Identity, Guidance & Governance, Support & Sustainability), a series of workshops exploring collaboration, enrichment and growth for pastors and their lay leadership teams, as well as for contextual education students hoping to serve in pastoral or congregational settings. […]
Congratulations to Rev. Dr. Michelle Walsh (STH MDiv. ’06, Practical Theology ’14) on publishing Violent Trauma, Culture, and Power: An Interdisciplinary Study in Lived Religion. Rev. Dr. Walsh has worked for over 25 years in lay and professional urban ministry and social work and has directed two major mental health clinics. She currently is a Lecturer at the BU School of […]
We are thrilled to share the news that The Center for Practical Theology has been awarded a $1.5 million five-year grant to create an innovation hub to foster creative vocational reflection in congregations today. This hub will focus on the important BUSTH constituency of mainline New England Protestant congregations. The grant awarded to BUSTH is one […]