Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Prof. Steven Sandage featured in BU’s The Brink
The following is an excerpt from The Brink article “Why Are So Many Religious Leaders Facing Stress and Burnout?” by Mara Sassoon and Andrew Thurston, featuring Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published on March 17, 2022. Click here to read the full article. Many people who experience […]
BUSTH Hosts Spring 2022 Lowell Lecture
The Boston University School of Theology hosted its Spring 2022 Lowell Lecture on Wednesday, March 15, 2022. The lecture, titled “Stop Listening with Your Eyes: Transcending Stereotypes Wrapped in Color Consciousness” was delivered by Lee H. Butler, Jr., PhD, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean, and the William Tabbernee Professor of the History […]
Prof. Jonathan Calvillo Quoted in Los Angeles Times
The following is an excerpt of an original article titled “Latino evangelicals used to shun politics. Will they now become a right-wing force?” written by Cindy Carcamo and published on March 4, 2022 in the Los Angeles Times. Prof. Calvillo’s faculty profile can be found here. After the 11:30 a.m. church service at Houses of […]
From BU Today: Boston University’s Mask Mandate to End, with Exceptions
The original article was published on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 on BU Today. March 7: Masking at BU becomes optional except for classrooms, the BUS, and health facilities. COVID-testing for on-campus employees becomes optional that day, too. Those who opt to continue masking and testing may do so. March 7 will be a bigger date […]
Prof. Steven Sandage Published in The Conversation
The following is an excerpt from the article “Think therapy is navel-gazing? Think again” by Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published on February 22, 2022 by The Conversation US. Click here to read the full article. Midway through a recent lecture about my psychology research, a bright graduate […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for February 2022
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of February 2022: Jonathan Calvillo Christianities and the Construction of Latinx Ethnoracial Identities. In K. Nabhan-Warren (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of Latinx Christianity in the United States. Oxford University Press. Steven Sandage, et al Sandage, S. J., & Strawn, B. […]
BUSTH “Winter Walk” Team Featured as BU Today’s Close Up
Members of the BU School of Theology community participated in the sixth annual Winter Walk on Sunday, February 13, 2022, to help the City of Boston’s homeless.Click here to see the original BU Today post
Dean Pak Delivers Stob Lecture at Calvin University
On Monday, January 24, Dean G. Sujin Pak delivered the lecture titled “Wrestling with the Word: Biblical Interpretation through Church History” as part of the Calvin University Stob Lecture Series. “Dr. Pak is an engaging and talented historian focusing on how the Bible – and the old testament in particular – has been understood among […]
Prof. Christopher Evans Interviewed by Toronto Business Journal
January 2022 – Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies Christopher Evans was recently interviewed by the Toronto Business Journal. The conversation with Ray Samuels and Santhosh Christudas revolved around themes present in Prof. Evan’s recent publications, including the context of the social gospel (The Social Gospel in American Religion, 2017), and Frances Willard’s views on […]
Spring 2022 COVID-19 Procedures for BUSTH and BU Charles River Campus
January 2022 – On Wednesday, January 5th, Boston University announced new COVID-19 adaptations as the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 virus continues. Classes will resume as scheduled on January 20, but with temporary modifications. Please read the announcement to be sure all protocols are followed before the start of the semester. Jan. 5 COVID-19 Update from […]