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Practical Ecclesiologies and Lay Vocation: Theological Frameworks and Case Studies
Dr. Claire E. Wolfteich presented a paper titled “Practical Ecclesiologies and Lay Vocation: Theological Frameworks and Case Studies from the Creative Callings Research Project” at the Ecclesiological Investigations International Conference, held on September 19, 2025, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Ecclesiological Investigations
Congregational Leadership and Sustaining Calls to Justice: Practicing Sabbath for Reconnection, Repair, and Resistance
“Congregational Leadership and Sustaining Calls to Justice: Practicing Sabbath for Reconnection, Repair, and Resistance,” coauthored paper by Jennifer Lewis, Claire Wolfteich, and Wanda Stahl, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, November 25, 2024.
Maternal Agency and Christian Spirituality: (Pro) Creative Callings and Complications
“Maternal Agency and Christian Spirituality: (Pro)Creative Callings and Complications,” American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, November 23, 2024.
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
Listening as Spiritual Practice: Time, Sabbath, and Attention
“Listening as Spiritual Practice: Time, Sabbath, and Attention,” invited presentation, Listening Practices in Global Catholicism International Conference, Angelicum University, Rome, Italy, March 26, 2024, co-sponsored by the Centre for Catholic Studies, University of Durham, UK.
Uncalled for Callings: Mothering, Mysticism, and Transgressive Public Vocations in Margery Kempe and Jarena Lee
“Uncalled for Callings: Mothering, Mysticism, and Transgressive Public Vocations in Margery Kempe and Jarena Lee,” refereed paper, Mystical Theology Network International Conference Oxford, United Kingdom, March 20, 2024.
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
Congregations and Calling: From Dancing to Lament
“Congregations and Calling: From Dancing to Lament,” Baylor University Symposium on Faith and Culture, Waco, Texas, October 26, 2023.
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