Author: Kimberly Macdonald
BUSTH CGCM Awarded Grant for China Historical Christian Database Project
The Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce the Center for Global Christianity and Mission (CGCM) was awarded a Digital Humanities Advancement grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for their project “China Historical Christian Database: Mapping the Spatial and Social Networks of Christianity in China, 1550-1950.” This peer-reviewed grant is […]
Associate Dean Theodore Hickman-Maynard Accepts Position at Harvard Divinity School
July 2021 – Boston University School of Theology (STH) Associate Dean for Students and Community Life Theodore Hickman-Maynard has recently accepted a position at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) in Cambridge, MA. Dean Hickman-Maynard was named Associate Dean for Ministerial Studies at HDS as of August 2, 2021. “Dean Teddy is an incredibly wise, diplomatic, kind, […]
The Pandemic of Racism
This article was originally published in focus magazine, the annual scholarly publication of the BU School of Theology, in May 2021. The full magazine is posted here and this article can be found on page 31. One family navigates a year, amid a lifetime, of racist violence By Ronald Angelo Johnson (STH’06) In late May […]
BUSTH Announces Distinguished Alumni for 2021
July 22, 2021 – The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce this year’s Distinguished Alumni for 2021. A list of previous winners can be found on the BUSTH website. “The 2021 Distinguished Alumni magnificently embody the visionary, transformative leadership needed in this world today,” says G. Sujin Pak, dean. “From a profound […]
BUSTH Announces New Anglican-Episcopal Studies Certificate
Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce the approval of a new Certificate in Anglican-Episcopal Studies. The certificate program was designed to prepare students for life and work in the Anglican and Episcopal traditions, though it is open to any interested student. The certificate can be earned in conjunction with degree program […]
Prof. Luis Menéndez-Antuña Receives Society of Biblical Literature 2021 Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship
Assistant Professor of New Testament Luis Menéndez-Antuña was recently awarded the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) 2021 A. R. Pete Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship for his recent article “The Gospel of Torture: Mark 15 and the Body in Pain.” The Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship supports junior-level academic scholars who demonstrate “innovative approaches in biblical […]
Prof. Jonathan Calvillo Awarded New-York Historical Society Research Fellowship
New-York Historical Society, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, awarded research fellowships to Boston University School of Theology Assistant Professor of Sociology of Religion Jonathan Calvillo and seven other early-career historians in 2020 whose work illuminates the varied roles of religion and spirituality in the history of the American West, including nineteenth-century westward expansion, […]
BUSTH Alum Christina Rathbone (STH’09) Has Helped People Excluded from Society Share Their Stories
This article was originally published in focus magazine, the annual scholarly publication of the BU School of Theology, in May 2021. The full magazine is posted here and this article can be found on page 27. On the Margins: As a Reporter, then a Priest, Christina Rathbone (STH’09) Has Helped People Excluded from Society Share Their […]
BUSTH PhD Student Shaunesse’ A. Jacobs Awarded Rappaport Summer Public Policy Fellowship
June 4, 2021 – Boston University School of Theology PhD student in constructive theology and ethics Shaunesse’ A. Jacobs has been named a Rappaport Public Policy Fellow by Harvard’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. Ms. Jacobs is one of 20 selected fellows out of a field of nearly 200 applicants from nearby institutions, including Massachusetts […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Appointed as Co-Leader of New BU Hariri Institute for Computing Research Program
The Boston University School of Theology (STH), together with the Boston University Hariri Institute for Computing, are excited to announce that STH faculty member Wesley Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, has been appointed as a co-leader to a new Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University Focused Research Program for his computational and data-driven […]