Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Prof. Filipe Maia Awarded Louisville Institute Book Grant
The Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Theology Filipe Maia is a recipient of the Louisville Institute’s 2022 First Book Grant for Scholars of Color. The First Book grant “supports early career, non-tenured scholars of color completing a major research project in North American Christianity with grants up […]
Prof. Lawrence Wills Publication is Finalist for Prose Award by Association of American Publishers
Boston University School of Theology adjunct instructor Prof. Lawrence Wills has published a new book, Introduction to the Apocrypha: Jewish Books in Christian Bibles, that was named a finalist for the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Prose Award earlier this year. Published by Yale University Press, the publication was nominated in the Theology & Religious […]
What My Faith Means to Me: STH Community Members Featured in BU Today’s Photo Essay
On March 23, 2022, BU Today released a photo essay titled “What My Faith Means to Me.” The series, centered around photos taken by photographer Cydney Scott, followed Boston University community members who submitted their faith stories to the publication, and showcased how each person incorporated their religious and spiritual faiths into their daily lives […]
Ylisse Bess (STH’17) Announced New Program Director for Trauma-Responsive Congregations Project
The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce that Ylisse Bess (STH’17), staff chaplain at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, will become the Program Director for BUSTH’s Trauma-Responsive Congregations grant, funded by Lilly Endowment. Currently serving as an advisor for the grant, Bess is stepping into a new role focused on providing direction […]
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. […]