Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Boston University Announces 11th President
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Boston University Names Melissa L. Gilliam 11th President” by Doug Most, published on October 4, 2023. Melissa L. Gilliam, the executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University and a distinguished educator, scholar, research scientist, and physician, will be Boston University’s 11th president, the University […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Featured in BU Today for Publishing his First Fiction Novel
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Wesley Wildman on the Challenges and Joys of Writing Fiction after Work for Academic Audiences” by Steve Holt, featuring Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics Wesley Wildman, published on September 26, 2023. … The process was at times arduous and refining for an academician whose scholarship centers […]
Rev. Dr. Anastasia Kidd (STH’04,’18) featured in Bostonia for her Work on ‘Fat Church’
The following is an excerpt from Bostonia’s article “New book by STH Lecturer, and Alum, Calls out Christianity for Stigmatizing Fat People” by Rich Barlow, featuring Director of Contextual Education Anastasia Kidd (STH’04,’18), published on September 22, 2023. “If you care about systemic oppression, you need to start caring about fat people.” Anastasia Kidd (STH’04,’18) issues […]
Prof. Luis Menéndez-Antuña awarded 2023 Grant from Catholic Biblical Association
For the second year in a row, Assistant Professor of New Testament Luis Menéndez-Antuña was awarded a grant from the Catholic Biblical Association (CBA) to continue his research on Enslavement in Early Christianity. “This grant, awarded [the] second year in a row, will allow me to continue working on my third book,” says Prof. Menéndez-Antuña. […]
Prof. Shively Smith featured in ATS Colloquy Online
The following is an excerpt from The Association of Theological School’s Colloquy Online article “Of peer review, kinship, and the right use of gifts” by Barbara Mutch, featuring Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith, published Summer 2023. … For Shively Smith, assistant professor of New Testament and director of the PhD program at […]
Prof. Filipe Maia receives Honorable Mention Award for “Trading Futures”
Assistant Professor of Theology Filipe Maia was awarded the 2023 Honorable Mention designation for the Marxist Sociology’s Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award for his publication Trading Futures. According to the Marxist Sociology Blog, this award is bestowed to the “best book published in the past two years in the area of Marxist theory and research.” […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for September 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for September 2023: Choi Hee An “Asian Immigrants’ Hinterland,” Rebekah Pryor and Stephen Burns eds. Feminist Theologies: Interstices and Fractures, Lexington: Fortress Press, 2023. Choi Hee An, et al “Intellectual humility and religion/spirituality: a scoping review of research,” co-authored with Elise J. Y. […]
Prof. Rady Roldán-Figueroa appointed to Robert Randall Distinguished Professorship at Providence College
Associate Professor of the History of Christianity Rady Roldán-Figueroa was recently appointed to the Robert Randall Distinguished Professorship in Christian Culture at Providence College for the fall 2023 semester. In this role, Prof. Roldán-Figueroa will direct student research, deliver public lectures, and contribute to undergraduate learning in his areas of expertise. “The Randall Professorship is […]
Prof. Nimi Wariboko mentioned in BBC News Afrique on Pentecostalism
The following is an excerpt from BBC News Afrique’s article “The Song of the Bell: How the Growth of Christianity in Africa Saves a Family Business” by Ben Henderson of BBC World Service, mentioning Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko, published on August 18, 2023. … Pentecostal movement The story of the […]
Prof. Nimi Wariboko featured in BBC Sounds Documentary on Christianity in Africa
Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko contributed to the BBC Sounds Documentary “Nigeria and the song of the bell.” The documentary focuses on the overall global decline of Christianity but its growth on the African continent—and in particular, in Nigeria. When asked by host by Hannah Ajala if he thought the decline […]