Author: Kimberly Macdonald
How Howard Thurman Met Gandhi and Brought Nonviolence to the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership Water E. Fluker penned an article featured today in The Conversation, “How Howard Thurman Met Gandhi and Brought Nonviolence to the Civil Rights Movement.” The full article is available here, and below are the introductory paragraphs of the article. January 31, 2019 – Director Martin Doblmeier’s […]
Professor Nimi Wariboko featured in “In Praise of Greatness”
Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko is featured in a new book on Africa’s leading public intellectuals and living legends. In Praise of Greatness, by Professor Toyin Falola, University of Texas. The book chronicles the life and scholarship of Africans who have made substantive contributions to knowledge. This book is a first-of-its-kind, and Professor […]
Reverend Dr. Robert T. Anderson (STH ’53, GRS ’57)
Reverend Dr. Robert T. Anderson (STH ’53, GRS ’57) died December 20, 2018. He served as a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. Condolences can be sent to his wife, Elizabeth Anderson, at 411 Butterfield Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823. You can read his full obituary here.
Reverend Edward Grant Spradling (STH ’54) passed away on January 1
Reverend Edward Grant Spradling (STH ’54) died January 1, 2019, just three months shy of his 90th birthday. Grant was a prolific writer and published five books throughout his life. To see his full obituary, click here.
School of Theology to Host United Methodist Women 150th Birthday Celebration
On Saturday, March 23 the United Methodist Women will be celebrating their 150th birthday here in Boston where the group began. Events will be held at the School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. Exhibits will include the historic stained glass windows from the Tremont St. Methodist Episcopal Church, where the UMW was founded, which are currently […]
Members of Center for Global Christianity and Mission Offer Tribute to Lamin Sanneh, Leading Expert on Christianity and Islam in Africa
January 6, 2019 – Lamin Sanneh, the Gambian scholar who shaped contemporary discourse around World Christianity and missions in Africa, died Sunday at age 76. Two members of the School of Theology’s Center for Global Christianity and Mission (CGCM) offered remembrances to Sanneh, who over his 30-year career at Yale Divinity School he drew a global […]
Rev. Dr. Charles Richard Sheesley (STH ’65) passed away December 20
Rev. Richard “Dick” Sheesley passed away on December 20, 2018 at the age of 81. You can read his full obituary and find information about services here.
Rev. James R. Bradshaw (STH ’73) passed away December 23, 2018
Rev. James R. Bradshaw (STH ’73) passed away December 23, 2018 at the age of 71. You can read his full obituary here.
Professor Walter Fluker featured on WBUR Radio Boston Broadcast
December 31, 2018 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership Walter E. Fluker is featured on the WBUR Radio Boston broadcast “Fifty Years Later: How the Events of 1968 Still Resonate in 2018”. Listen to his reflections on the aftermath of King’s assassination, beginning at 17:00. https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2018/…/31/fifty-years-later
Wabash Center Grant Awarded to STH Homiletical Theology Project
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Religion and Theology has awarded Professor David Jacobsen and the Homiletical Theology Project a grant for a research consultation on in-class sermon feedback and intercultural competency. The small project grant is titled Exploring Intercultural Instructional Communication for Homiletical Pedagogy: Facework Theory, Cultural Competence, and “Peering Behind the […]