Author: Kimberly Macdonald
BUSTH Awarded Lilly Endowment Grant for Thriving Congregations Initiative
Boston, MA – November 11, 2020 – Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded BUSTH a nearly $1 million, four-year grant to work with urban congregations responding to trauma. “Trauma-Responsive Congregations: Equipping Thriving Urban Congregations to Respond to Collective Trauma” identifies the need for urban congregations to […]
BU Spearheads Massive Database of Centuries of Culture-Sharing between the West and China
This article was originally published by BU Today on November 4, 2020. Congrats to STH faculty Dana Robert and Daryl Ireland, and students Alex Mayfield (’21) and Yang Dai (’21) on their recognition for their contributions to this important project! BU Spearheads Massive Database of Centuries of Culture-Sharing between the West and China Researchers hope […]
BUSTH Faculty and Staff Offer Prayers During COVID Crisis
The following prayers were written by Boston University School of Theology faculty, staff, and students for the week of November 2-8, 2020 for the “Daily Prayer during the COVID-19 Crisis” newsletter sent out by the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church. Prayer inspired by Psalm 78:1-7 / Matthew 25:1-13 Gracious God, On this […]
Prof. Wariboko Pens Essay on Relationship Between Evangelicals and Trump
The following essay by BU School of Theology Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko was published on November 4, 2020 on politicaltheology.com. Please click here to read the full article. Between Evangelicals and Trump: Redemption Through Sin Trump supporters will not abandon him in the 2020 presidential election. They believe they are […]
An Election Week Message from Dean Moore
Dear Beloved Community, How can we be present with one another during Election Week, especially with people who hold strong and diverse views and people observing in many countries? Millions of people have already voted, and I hope huge numbers vote on November 3. People know that the future of the United States and global […]
New Testament Faculty Create Video for Prospective Doctoral Students
October 2020 – The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) has recently launched an initiative to recruit students from underrepresented populations to the academic area of Biblical Studies. Their recent SBL event BlackScholarsMatter was designed to increase diversity in Biblical Studies. Boston University School of Theology (STH) Assistant Professor of New Testament Rev. Dr. Shively T. […]
Third-Year Student Appointed to BU Socially Responsible Investing Committee
October 2020 – Boston University School of Theology (STH) student Breanne MacFarland (MDiv/MSW ’22) was recently appointed to serve as the BU Graduate Student Representative on the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, with the Board of Trustees. This is the first time an STH student has been selected to represent their University graduate student […]
Event Recording featuring US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
October 2020 – The STH community is invited to watch the recording of the recent Lowell Lecture featuring Joy Harjo, US Poet Laureate 2019 – 2021. The event was hosted last week during Boston University’s Alumni Weekend 2020: Reimagined. The recording is on the STH Livestream page and will be available publicly for only two […]
United States UMC Bishops Call for Full Participation in November Elections
This article was originally published on October 12 on the United Methodists Bishops website here. BU School of Theology Bishop-in-Residence Susan Hassinger has signed this statement. Washington, D.C. – United Methodist bishops based in the United States today issued a statement on Faith and Democracy, calling on the people of The United Methodist Church to […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for September 2020
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of September 2020: Nicolette Manglos-Weber “Congregants and Citizens: Religion and Naturalization among US Immigrants,” International Migration Review 54:3 (2000), 674–706. Dana Robert “Sacred Music and Christian Transnationalism in 1920s–1930s China and Japan,” in Alexander Chow and Emma Wild-Wood, eds. Ecumenism […]