Author: Kimberly Macdonald
Compassion at the Tomb – an Easter Message from Dean Moore
Compassion at the Tomb The empty tomb is the most vivid symbol of Easter, but the women who first went to the tomb did not know it was empty. They went there to anoint their beloved friend and teacher, Jesus. They carried deep sorrow. Jesus had died on a cross with no tender kisses at […]
A Good Friday Message from Dean Moore
Dear Beloved Community, As Christians traverse Holy Week and Jews honor Passover, we travel in the unfamiliar landscape of the coronavirus, marked by waiting. I offer the poem below as a meditation on waiting – full-bodied and full-spirited waiting. May this Holy season be a Holy journey for you and yours, and may the time […]
Shelly Rambo Published in Christian Century
April 7, 2020 – Assistant Professor Shelly Rambo has been published in The Christian Century today, with a piece titled The Hell of Holy Saturday. “In the Gospel accounts, Holy Saturday’s witness is enacted in the stumbling steps of Mary. Like many mourners on the front lines of the pandemic, her body is weighed down with grief,” […]
Faculty Members Write Resources for Faith Leaders during COVID-19 Pandemic
Professor Karen B. Westerfield Tucker and Associate Professor Shelly Rambo have been keeping busy at home. Not only are they teaching their full class schedules remotely, but they are working with other church and faith leaders to write resources for pastors and chaplains to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was involved with several other […]
Resources for Chaplains during the COVID-19 Crisis
School of Theology Associate Professor Shelly Rambo is a senior advisor for the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL). CIL has many resources to assist chaplains during the current COVID-19 crisis, including articles and webinars. Please visit their resources page here for further information. Dr. Rambo “is excited to share this link to resources that are being generated […]
BU Commencement Postponed until Late Summer or Fall
This article was originally published on BU Today. Read the full article here. New date uncertain, but leaders determined to hold in-person graduation Boston University is postponing its 147th Commencement and related events, originally scheduled for May 15 to 17, 2020, to either late August or early fall, bowing to safety needs amid the coronavirus […]
United Methodist Church General Conference Will Be Held in 2021
This article was originally published at resourceumc.org. Find the full article here. General Conference to move to 2021 Commission on the General Conference March 23, 2020 – Nashville, Tenn.: Subsequent to the announcement by the Executive Committee of the Commission on the General Conference that the 2020 General Conference will be postponed, the full Commission met March 21, […]
COVID-19: Important Updates from Deans Moore, Stone, and Hickman-Maynard
This message was originally posted at 4:04pm on Friday, March 13, 2020. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Please see additional resources for our community at the bottom of this message. Dear Beloved Community, You have been remarkable in your calm and careful preparation as we shift to a largely virtual community […]
BU Moves All Classes Online Due to Coronavirus: Questions and Answers
This following article was originally published on Wednesday, March 11 at 12:35pm. Please view the original article here as updates will be posted as the story develops. By Doug Most Boston University, reacting to the fast-spreading coronavirus, announced on Wednesday, March 11, that it is moving all classes to online only. Students who are away […]
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, […]