Author: Kimberly Macdonald

Dean Moore’s 2019 Appeal Letter

Dear Alumni/ae and Friends, With autumn upon us and winter before us, I am reminded of the wondrous beauty of change. There are times when change brings disarray, anxiety, and grief to our personal and communal lives. Other times it gives birth to new beginnings, beginnings born out of hope, promise, and courage. This year, […]

Assistant Professor Shively Smith Awarded Vital Worship Grant for 2020

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced it will fund 15 grants to Teacher-Scholars for 2020-2021 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program. Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith has been awarded one of these prestigious grants for her project entitled “Visual Explorations of Interpretative Practice with Howard Thurman.” She will focus […]

School of Theology Hosts RVS Conference

Boston, MA – On November 19 and 20, the Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) hosted the Religion, Values, and Social Practices Conference here in Boston. Conference participants included faculty, staff, and students from partner institutions of The Research School (RVS). The conference is a collaborative effort of BUSTH and RVS, which was established in 2009. RVS is […]

Deans’ Message: With Thanks for the Voice of the People

With Thanks for the Voice of the People Dear Community, We write with gratitude for the strong and important letter that you wrote to the three deans. Such a thoughtful letter deserves a response, which we offer here, but we want to begin with our genuine appreciation for your willingness to write this. We are […]

Professor Wariboko to Deliver 41st W.E.B. DuBois Lecture at University of Maryland, Baltimore

Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko has been asked to deliver the 41st W. E. B. Du Bois Distinguished Annual Lecture of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). His lecture, titled “The Future of Du Bois: Consciousness, Citizenship and Epistemology in Africa”, is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13. The W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture Series […]

Five Ways to Create an AIDS-Free World

In preparation for the annual observance of World AIDS Day on December 1, Don Messer (STH ’66, GRS ’69) wrote an article for United Methodist Insight, a forum for discerning God’s will in the United Methodist Church, which highlights ways the UMC and others might support those who’ve lived and died from the disease. By: Don […]

Assistant Professor Copeland Wins Award at CATA Conference

October 26, Rochester, NY – Assistant Professor of Theology Becky Copeland was this weekend awarded the first prize for the best paper in this year’s God’s Wisdom and the Wonder of Creation Conference of the Canadian-American Theological Association (CATA). Her paper, “Wells, Springs, and Commodification: Water Rights and Hagar’s Tribulations,” won The Jack and Phyllis Middleton Memorial […]