Author: Kathryn House

Employment Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Religious Education, Fordham University

Faculty Position: Religious Education Fordham University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution, invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (GRE), beginning August 2018. Applications require a completed Ph.D. in Religious Education; or Theology, Practical Theology, Religion with a concentration in Religious Education; […]

STH Practical Theology at the Religious Education Association Annual Meeting

Practical Theology faculty and doctoral candidates were well-represented at the Religious Education Association Annual Meeting in St. Louis, held November 3-5, 2017. Doctoral candidates Christine Eunjoo Park, Montague Williams, and Shinmyoung Kim presented, as did Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore. Congratulations to all who presented! Pictured left to right: Montague Williams, Christine Eunjoo Park, Shinmyoung Kim  

Dr. Karelynne Gerber Ayayo on Thinking about Adoption: A Practical and Theological Handbook for Christians Discerning the Call to Parent by Adoption

We are excited to announce the publication of Dr. Karelynne Gerber Ayayo’s (STH Practical Theology ’03) recent monograph Thinking about Adoption: A Practical and Theological Handbook for Christians Discerning the Call to Parent by Adoption! Written with her husband Michael Ayayo, Thinking about Adoption offers biblical teaching and theological principles related to adoption, as well as introduces various types of […]

Dr. Karelynne Gerber Ayayo publishes Thinking about Adoption: A Practical and Theological Handbook for Christians Discerning the Call to Parent by Adoption

Congratulations to Dr. Karelynne Gerber Ayayo (STH Practical Theology ’03) on publishing Thinking about Adoption: A Practical and Theological Handbook for Christians Discerning the Call to Parent by Adoption! Written with her husband Michael Ayayo, Thinking about Adoption offers biblical teaching and theological principles related to adoption, as well as introduces various types of adoption. Through sharing the stories of ten adoptive […]

2107 Annual Lecture

Next Wednesday, we’ll welcome Dr. Kathleen Cahalan to present the Center for Practical Theology’s 11th Annual Lecture. The lecture will be held in the STH Community Center (B23/24), beginning with a reception at 5.30pm. We look forward to seeing many of you next Wednesday! In anticipation of next week, we hope you’ll enjoy this look […]

Church Planting in Post-Christian Soil: Theology and Practice – A Lecture by STH Alumnus Dr. Christopher James

The Center for Practical Theology is pleased to announce Dr. Christopher James (STH Practical Theology ’16)’s upcoming lecture. Dr. James will present “Church Planting in Post-Christian Soil: Theology and Practice,” on Monday, November 20, 17 at 5:30pm. The lecture will be held in Room 325 at BU School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. The lecture is sponsored […]

Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein (AAR Reading Religion Book Review)

Sang-il Kim, a doctoral candidate in Practical Theology at BUSTH, recently reviewed Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein, by Donald Wallenfang. Please see the beginning of Kim’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 […]

Dr. Michael Balboni publishes Spirituality and Religion Within the Culture of Medicine: From Evidence to Practice

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Balboni (STH Practical Theology ’11) on publishing Spirituality and Religion Within the Culture of Medicine: From Evidence to Practice! Co-edited with Dr. John Peteet, Spirituality and Religion Within the Culture of Medicine is a multi-disciplinary approach evaluating the relationship between spirituality, religion, and medicine. With contributions from leading clinician researchers from several fields, as well as […]