Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Boston University Launches COVID-19 Information Website
This week, Boston University launched a website dedicated to inform our community on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The site was launched in collaboration with Student Health Services, Admissions, Dean of Students, Global Programs, Human Resources, and many others. The website will be kept up-to-date as news develops. The launch of the website was also announced Tuesday, […]
Professor Wesley Wildman Named to New BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Boston, MA – Dr. Wesley Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, was named to the inaugural faculty of the new Boston University Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) academic unit. A new initiative for the University, CDS will serve as a link between the traditional academic departments at Boston University and scholars interested in data and computing sciences, and […]
Dean Moore: A Moment to Move!
Dear Beloved Community, Welcome to a new semester and the new opportunities it will bring! The seismic shifts that are shaking our world make this semester a special moment in time. This is a MOMENT TO MOVE! We stand in an axis of history where everything we do matters, for good or ill. How fitting […]
Challenges for Churches: A Season of Epiphany Message from Dean Moore
Challenges for Churches We are in the Christian season of Epiphany – a season of special meaning for Christians but with a message at least partially apropos to persons in other faiths. The focus is on spreading light and doing the work of Jesus – the work of love – in the world. To quote […]
Christmas Message from Dean Moore
Dear Beloved Community, On this Christmas Eve, I am thinking of all of you! The blessings of Christmas are not just for Christians, but also for peoples of all faiths and no faiths, and for all of God’s creation. The love of Christmas is a cosmic love and, for Christians, that love is revealed in […]
STH Announces New Unitarian Universalist Learning Community
BOSTON, MA | December 2019 – The School of Theology (STH) is pleased to announce that it has formed a new denominational learning community, in consultation with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and leaders in many aspects of UU ministry. The mission of the Unitarian Universalist Community of Learning (UUCL) is to form a community of students, faculty, and […]
Dean Moore Quoted on Revised UMC Social Principles
The following article was originally published on December 12, 2019 by United Methodist News. Please read the full article here. Revised Social Principles reflect worldwide church by Kathy L. Gilbert December 12, 2019 – The United Methodist Church has a long history of tackling complicated, controversial and contemporary topics such as polygamy, child marriage, abortion, […]
Professor Wariboko quoted in Christianity Today article
Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko was quoted in an article on the life and legacy of German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, who passed away last Saturday, and Bonnke’s “deep sense of humility.” Read the full Christianity Today article here.
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 […]