Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Entering MDiv Student Named One of Boston’s Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by City Awake
September 2020 – New School of Theology (STH) student Omari Jahi Aarons has had a busy and exciting September. This week, he officially matriculated as a Master of Divinity student at STH, and he was recently named to the City Awake “Ten Outstanding Young Leaders” list, a list that is published each year to recognize […]
BUSTH Community Day 2020
Boston University School of Theology 2020 Community Day & Distinguished Alumni/ae Celebration All events are virtual. Now that the events have passed, you can view the recordings by clicking the event buttons below. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Service of Matriculation | 11am-12:30 PM EDT. Matriculation Day service is the academic and liturgical celebration of the […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for August 2020
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of August 2020: Katheryn Pfisterer Darr “To Be or Not To Be a Proverb: When Water Flows Beneath Straw (and Don’t Think It Doesn’t)”, in A. Joseph Ferrara and Herbert B. Huffmon, eds. Some Wine and Honey for Simon: Biblical […]
Returning to BUSTH and Campus for Fall 2020
August 2020 – The Boston University School of Theology faculty and staff spent the summer months planning 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, as the Fall 2020 semester begins. Back2BU: Boston University’s dedicated website info on […]
BUSTH Students Named BU CURA Fellows for 2020-21
August 2020 – The Boston University Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA) announced their 2020-2021 fellows for the Colloquium on Religion and World Affairs, run in cooperation with the School of Theology. CURA fellows are selected from across Boston University every spring, and this year’s list includes four School of Theology students. The 2020-2021 […]
BUSTH DMin Program Ranked #2 in US
August 2020 – While no formal rankings exist for schools of theology, some groups in the United States have created ranking systems and have then ranked schools and programs. “Best Schools” has ranked the BU School of Theology Doctor of Ministry program as #2 in the US. Visit their website to see the attributions and […]
Assistant Professor Shively Smith Preaches Series on Howard Thurman
Assistant Professor of New Testament Rev. Dr. Shively T. J. Smith is the visiting preacher this week for Lakeside Chautauqua’s Faith for Living Hour. Faith for Living Hour is presented virtually with no in-person audience at 9am ET each day this week, and all are invited to attend via Zoom. The week’s theme is “Biblical […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for July 2020
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of July 2020: Rebecca Copeland: Created Being: Expanding Creedal Christology (Baylor University Press). Christopher Evans: “Walter Rauschenbusch: The Soul of the Social Gospel,” in In the Shadow of a Prophet: The Legacy of Walter Rauschenbusch, eds. William H. Brackney and David […]
BUSTH PhD Graduates Appointed to Assistant Professorships
Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce the academic appointments of recent PhD graduate Dr. Yara González-Justiniano (STH MDiv’14, PhD’19), and PhD candidate Timothy Adkins-Jones (STH MDiv’09, PhD’20). Dr. Yara González-Justiniano was named Visiting Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Community at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (Garrett) in Evanston, Illinois, effective July 1. “I teach […]
BUSTH Announces Distinguished Alums for 2020
July 16, 2020 – The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce this year’s Distinguished Alumni/ae for 2020. A list of previous winners can be found on the BUSTH website. “The 2020 Distinguished Alums are extraordinary. They have crafted new paths of ministry with migrants and people living on the streets, local churches, […]