Alumni News
Class of 1969 Memory Books
If you are part of the Class of 1969, please complete the questionnaire below. Only members of the Class of 1969 should complete this questionnaire.
You do not have to attend reunion to submit information to be included in the memory book. In fact, we especially encourage those who are unable to attend their reunion to complete this form. Others want to know how you are!
If you do plan to attend reunion, please let us know you are coming by completing the event registration form.
We highly encourage you to send pictures of yourself then and now to enhance your memory book entry. Electronic copies of your pictures can be uploaded below, or emailed to jkjones@bu.edu, or you can mail your photos to Boston University School of Theology, ATTN: Alumni Office, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, #109, Boston, MA 02215
Please note: All photos submitted by mail will be returned to you. Please feel free to include photos of you with your spouse and/or loved ones.
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Professor Nimi Wariboko featured in “In Praise of Greatness”
Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko is featured in a new book on Africa’s leading public intellectuals and living legends. In Praise of Greatness, by Professor Toyin Falola, University of Texas. The book chronicles the life and scholarship of Africans who have made substantive contributions to knowledge. This book is a first-of-its-kind, and Professor Wariboko is featured on pages 230-234.
Reverend Dr. Robert T. Anderson (STH ’53, GRS ’57)
Reverend Dr. Robert T. Anderson (STH '53, GRS '57) died December 20, 2018. He served as a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. Condolences can be sent to his wife, Elizabeth Anderson, at 411 Butterfield Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823. You can read his full obituary here.
Reverend Edward Grant Spradling (STH ’54) passed away on January 1
Reverend Edward Grant Spradling (STH '54) died January 1, 2019, just three months shy of his 90th birthday. Grant was a prolific writer and published five books throughout his life. To see his full obituary, click here.
Rev. Dr. Septemmy Lakawa (’11) named President of Jakarta Theological Seminary
Congratulations to Reverend Dr. Septemmy Lakawa (STH '11) who was recently elected to be the new president of Jakarta Theological Seminary. Dr. Lakawa will be installed as the president on September 28th 2019 at the 85th Dies Natalis ceremony. She will be the first female president of the 85 year old seminary.
School of Theology to Host United Methodist Women 150th Birthday Celebration
On Saturday, March 23 the United Methodist Women will be celebrating their 150th birthday here in Boston where the group began. Events will be held at the School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. Exhibits will include the historic stained glass windows from the Tremont St. Methodist Episcopal Church, where the UMW was founded, which are currently on display in the School of Theology Library.
Hosted by the New England Conference United Methodist Women, the Conference Commission on Archives & History and Boston University School of Theology, the day's events will include dynamic speakers such as STH Professor Dana Robert and United Methodist New England Conference Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar, entertaining re-enactments, worship, fellowship, and more.
The day includes breakfast and lunch. Registration deadline is February 1 and space is limited, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible. Full event details can be found here.
Members of Center for Global Christianity and Mission Offer Tribute to Lamin Sanneh, Leading Expert on Christianity and Islam in Africa
January 6, 2019 - Lamin Sanneh, the Gambian scholar who shaped contemporary discourse around World Christianity and missions in Africa, died Sunday at age 76. Two members of the School of Theology's Center for Global Christianity and Mission (CGCM) offered remembrances to Sanneh, who over his 30-year career at Yale Divinity School he drew a global network around his scholarship in the fields of abolitionism, African history, and Christian-Muslim relations.
"Professor Lamin Sanneh was a giant in the field of World Christianity. His loss sends a tidal wave across multiple fields, institutions, and continents," said Dana Robert, director of the CGCM. "He will be sorely missed by those of us who worked with him and called him friend, as well as by people who knew him only from his powerful writings."
Director of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography at the CGCM, Jonathan Bonk, also offered words of reflection for Sanneh's life and work. "He was gripped by the phenomenon of contemporary Christianity as a primarily non-Western religion. He became one of the best informed and most trusted interpreters of world Christianity and Islam of his generation."
Please read the full article remembering Lamin Sanneh's life and work here.
This post has been updated as of January 13 to include a new article on Lamin Sanneh's life in the Washington Post. Dr. Dana Robert was quoted in this article as well.
Rev. Dr. Charles Richard Sheesley (STH ’65) passed away December 20
Rev. Richard "Dick" Sheesley passed away on December 20, 2018 at the age of 81. You can read his full obituary and find information about services here.
Rev. James R. Bradshaw (STH ’73) passed away December 23, 2018
Rev. James R. Bradshaw (STH '73) passed away December 23, 2018 at the age of 71. You can read his full obituary here.
Professor Walter Fluker featured on WBUR Radio Boston Broadcast
December 31, 2018 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership Walter E. Fluker is featured on the WBUR Radio Boston broadcast "Fifty Years Later: How the Events of 1968 Still Resonate in 2018". Listen to his reflections on the aftermath of King's assassination, beginning at 17:00.
https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2018/…/31/fifty-years-later