Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Returning to BUSTH and Campus for Spring 2021
January 2021 – Boston University has announced that the Spring 2021 semester will follow the same precautions and testing as the Fall 2020 semester, as we prepare for the return of students to campus and classes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following websites offer resources for returning students, faculty, and staff, as […]
Prof. Calvillo Featured in Religion News Article
The original article was published on December 31, 2020 on Religion News Service. What to expect on the religious scene in 2021: Experts cast their sights on the year ahead We asked scholars, faith leaders, activists and other experts to reflect on some of the issues they’ve seen on the religious landscape and what they […]
Happy Holidays from Dean Moore and the School of Theology
A Holiday Greeting from Dean Moore In chaos, God moves – With loving touch for all who suffer, And guiding light for all who seek love and justice and goodness. In chaos, God created and creates, In chaos, Jesus was born, In chaos, we still live, And yet God moves with a loving touch for […]
A Letter of Appreciation from Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore to the BUSTH Community
Dear Beloved Community, You will soon have a new Dean and she will bring extraordinary gifts to the BU School of Theology. My last words are a welcome to her and a testimony to the person she is. Since the Provost will make the public announcement, I will limit myself to saying that the new […]
Dean Moore Featured in BU Today’s “Close Up” for Last Lecture
At 7pm on Thursday, December 10, BU School of Theology (STH) Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore delivered her final lecture as dean of the School. Titled “Dignity: Spiritual Center in Social Chaos,” the lecture was well-attended by members of the greater STH community: current and former staff, faculty, students, alums, and Dean’s Advisory Board members were […]
BUSTH Announces New Faculty Publications for December 2020
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of December 2020: Cristian De La Rosa “Navigating Dangerous Intersection,” in Voices of the Mentored: Scholars of Color Speak. Forum for Theological Exploration, 2020. This is a chapter response to 30 stories/experiences of mentored scholars of color. Dana Robert “Scottish […]
Mapping Christianity in China Workshop: a Global Event
By Daryl Ireland, Research Assistant Professor of Mission On November 19-21, 2020, the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University convened a workshop on “Mapping Christianity in China, 1550-1950.” The Center launched the China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) project in 2018 to map where every Christian church, school, hospital, monastery, orphanage, publishing house, […]
BUSTH Community 2020 Holiday Artwork and Photography
Boston University School of Theology students, faculty, staff, and alums contributed artwork and photography to our online 2020 Holiday Season gallery. We hope it brings you some joy in these dark times.
A Word of Thanks from Dean Moore
Monday, November 23, 2020 – I am overwhelmed in this season of Thanksgiving with gratitude for the STH community that I love. In little more than 5 weeks, I will step out of the deanship and into a sabbatical season, followed by retirement. The immanence of departure makes me overflow with gratitude for all of […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for November 2020
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of November 2020: Jonathan Calvillo The Saints of Santa Ana: Faith and Ethnicity in a Mexican Majority City. Oxford University Press, 2020. Jonathan was also selected by the New-York Historical Society to be a Public Fellow in Religion and the […]