Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Prof. Menéndez-Antuña Awarded Wabash Grant to Nurture Queer Education
February 2021 — Luis Menéndez-Antuña, Assistant Professor of New Testament at BUSTH, together with Ken Stone, Professor of Bible, Culture, and Hermeneutics at Chicago Theological Seminary, have been awarded a one-year grant from the Wabash Center to create a space for LGBTQIA+ theological educators to come together and imagine the future of theological education. The […]
Dean Pak Featured in The Christian Century
The following article was originally published by The Christian Century on February 8, 2021. Click here to read the original article. G. Sujin Pak named dean of Boston University’s School of Theology by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins February 8, 2021 G. Sujin Pak has been named dean of Boston University’s School of Theology. She succeeds Mary Elizabeth Moore—the […]
United Methodists and Catholics Dialogue Members Reveal New Publication
This article was originally published by United Methodist News on February 10, 2021. Please read the full article here. The publications cited below have BU School of Theology connections through the work of Prof. Karen B. Westerfield Tucker, and the contributions of ThD alums Rev. Dr. Glen Messer (’01, ’06) and Dr. Ryan Danker (’12). […]
BUSTH DMin Student Published in New Haven Register
This article was originally published on Friday, February 5, 2021 by the New Haven Register. Faith Matters: Our differences are real, but it doesn’t mean they’re insurmountable By Rev. Jordan Lenaghan I was ordained a Catholic priest more than a quarter-century ago. I left my studies in 1996 with a solid, classical theological foundation. I […]
Prof. Ireland Receives Accolades for Publication
Research Assistant Professor of Mission Daryl Ireland’s book John Song: Modern Chinese Christianity and the Making of a New Man has been designated among the 2020 Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies by the International Bulletin of Mission Research. Prof. Ireland was surprised to see his publication listed. Congratulations, Daryl!
BUSTH Announces Appointment of New Dean
Friday, January 22, 2021 – Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce the appointment of its new dean, effective January 1, 2021. Dr. G. Sujin Pak has joined the School of Theology administration, following the 12-year tenure of dean emerita Mary Elizabeth Moore. She most recently served as a vice dean at Duke […]
BUSTH DMin Student’s Church Interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci about COVID-19 Vaccines
Humble, TX – Current STH Doctor of Ministry student Rev. Chad Brawley serves as the Worship Arts Pastor at The Luke Church in Humble, Texas. When the church’s senior pastor, Dr. Timothy Sloan, thought about his own hesitancies with receiving the new COVID-19 vaccine, he had an idea. “I have been…really wrestling with my own […]
Rev. Silvester Beaman (STH’85) to Offer Benediction at Inauguration
This story was written by Jack Jenkins and published by Religion News Service. Click here to read the full story. Biden taps Delaware AME pastor to offer benediction at inauguration January 2021 – Boston University School of Theology alumnus Rev. Silvester S. Beaman (MDiv’85) has been asked by President-Elect Joseph R. Biden to offer the […]
BUSTH Dean Statement on January 6 US Capitol Attack
Dear School of Theology Community, Even as I await the public announcement of my deanship (which officially began this month), I want to uphold the important role the school has played in speaking out concerning major events. And there was a major event this past Wednesday with the storming of our nation’s capitol by rioters […]
Boston University Responds to Events in US Capitol on Wednesday
January 7, 2021 – Boston University President Robert Brown sent a letter to BU students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, condemning the attacks in Washington, DC on Wednesday. “Yesterday’s violent occupation of our Capitol in Washington by a mob was an attack on our democracy. I condemn it, as should all Americans and people around the […]