Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Executive Director, Full-time: Little Rock, AR
The Interfaith Center of Arkansas is a nonprofit organization with a mission to reduce fear and prejudice among the people of diverse faith traditions. For over ten years, the Interfaith Center has worked to change the attitudes and behaviors of our fellow brothers and sisters by providing education, relationship building opportunities, and fostering interfaith dialogue […]
BUSTH Hosts Spring 2023 Bi-Annual Lowell Lecture
On March 23, 2023, the Boston University School of Theology with the generous support of the Lowell Institute was proud to sponsor the bi-annual Lowell Lecture in the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. The lecture by Dr. Bill Banfield (STH’88), entitled “…when artists go to work…” sought to demonstrate the spiritual dimension of artistic […]
Alumnus Bishop LaTrelle Easterling (STH’04) featured on UMNews “Hollering for Change” Series
The following is an excerpt from United Methodist News article “Hollering for change: Conversation with Bishop LaTrelle Easterling” featuring BUSTH alumnus Bishop LaTrelle Easerling (STH‘04), published on March 31, 2023. Click here to read the full article and watch the video. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily […]
BUSTH Students participate in UMC Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference Immersion Experience
The following is an excerpt from United Methodist News article “Native immersion explores culture, horrors” originally published on March 22, 2023 by Jim Patterson, featuring current BUSTH students Ebiye Seimode (STH‘23), Yewon Park (STH‘23), Felix Jibrin (STH‘23), Alec Vaughn (STH‘23) and KMarie Tejeda. Click here to read the full article. … [Yewon] Park, a student […]
BUSTH PhD Student Morgan Crago wins Presbyterian Historical Society Grant
The original story was published by Presbyterian Church USA on March 21, 2023. The following is an excerpt only and features current PhD student Morgan Crago (STH‘24). Please click here to read the full article, written by McKenna Britton. PHS’s research fellowship program awards travel grants of $2,500 for scholars, students and independent researchers who demonstrate a need […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for March 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for March 2023: Eunil David Cho Book Review: Jessica Wai-Fong Wong, Disordered: The Holy Icons and Racial Myths (Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2021), Scottish Journal of Theology, 76(1), 86-88. Rebecca Copeland Copeland, R. L. (2023). The Perils of Premature Judgment: Reading Matthew […]
Prof. Christopher Evans featured on Un-Tied Methodism Podcast
Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies Christopher Evans was featured on the March 16, 2023 podcast published by the United Methodist Church to discuss his new research work and biography on Frances Willard, Do Everything: The Biography of Frances Willard. He discusses how she was a major architect in 19th-century politics, temperance, and […]
Alumnus Bill Banfield (STH’88) publishes Opinion Piece in The Boston Globe
The following is an excerpt from The Boston Globe article “Celebrating change – and calling for more – in classical music” by BUSTH alumnus Bill Banfield (STH‘88), published on March 15, 2023. Click here to read the full article. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the […]
BUSTH leads Walking Tour through Boston to “The Embrace” Memorial
On Wednesday, March 1, Dean G. Sujin Pak joined Associate Director for Alumni and Donor Relations Rev. Andrew Kimble (STH‘19) as he led a walking tour through Boston focused on the works of alumnus Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (STH/GRS‘55) and his wife Coretta Scott King. The tour started next to the School of […]
BUSTH DMin Student Joanne Hus publishes Opinion Piece in The Salem News
The following is an excerpt from The Salem News article “Open wide your Hearts” by BUSTH doctor of ministry student Joanne Hus, published on March 1, 2023. Click here to read the full article. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Boston University School […]