Author: Kimberly Macdonald
BUSTH Associate Dean Bryan Stone to lead SMU Perkins School of Theology as new Dean
The following is an excerpt from the article “SMU Names New Dean of Perkins School of Theology,” published on February 6, 2025 by SMU Perkins School of Theology and featuring Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Bryan Stone. We wish Dean Stone well in this next chapter! Bryan P. Stone, an innovative educator, researcher and bridge-builder, […]
A Reflection on Black History Month
I remember the walls of my third-grade classroom in Durham, North Carolina. It was 1963 and I was one year away from discovering that White folks lived in Durham—that was how strict the color line was in even this more liberal area of North Carolina. My teacher, Mrs. Carter and lined the upper part of […]
A Letter from the BUSTH DEI Office: Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
As we again welcome Black History Month, and as DEI efforts are being halted across the country, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of the ground we stand on. One of the best ways to do that, in turn, is to remember those who walked that ground before us, whose footprints are all along […]
Prof. Shelly Rambo to deliver keynote address at Fuller Theological Seminary Symposium
The following is an excerpt from the article “Fuller Seminary to Host Symposium on Trauma and Theology,” published on January 28, 2025 by Pasadena Now Weekendr and featuring Associate Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo. Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena will hold its annual Integration Symposium featuring Boston University theologian Shelly Rambo, who will examine religious […]
Prof. Shively T. J. Smith led conversation honoring Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 25, 2025 – Associate Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith moderated a conversation with featured keynote speaker Cole Arthur Riley during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration 2025: The Darkness at Midnight, hosted by the Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. The conversation followed Riley’s keynote address where she […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for January 2025
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for January 2025: Debbie Brubaker (’11) Presentation: “Grief Reminders when #BlackLivesMatter,” American Academy of Religion, Religion and Popular Culture Unit and Religion, Media, and Culture Unit, San Diego, CA, November 2024. Presentation: “Hopeless Disorientation and the Unimaginable Future of Whiteness,” […]
Prof. Steven Sandage co-authors POV article in BU Today on humility among religious leaders
The following is an excerpt from the article “POV: Religious Leaders Talk About the Value of Humility, but It Can Be Hard for Clergy to Practice What They Preach” co-authored by Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published on January 16, 2025 by BU Today. The views and […]
BUSTH’s Six Most-Read Stories of 2024
The Boston University School of Theology’s top-read stories from 2024 showcase the depth and breadth of our faculty expertise, our outstanding alumni and students, as well as the importance of our community and belonging. Look back on 2024 by reading these top posts one more time as we usher in 2025 together. BUSTH announces Distinguished […]
PhD student La Ronda Barnes (’26) published in Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics
The following is an excerpt from Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics article “A Particular Oneing: Zilpha Elaw as a Model for a 21st Century Womanist Contemplative Homiletic” by PhD student La Ronda Barnes, published on December 2, 2024. Her article appears on page 95 of the issue. In this article, I present nineteenth-century […]
Seminary Singers featured as BU Today’s Close Up
The Seminary Singers, directed by Rev. Chad William Kidd (’05), sang one of their anthems during the 51st annual Service of Lessons and Carols at Marsh Chapel on December 6, 2024. Click here to see the original BU Today post