The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications, grants, and scholarly presentations for September 2026:

  • Timothy Adkins-Jones (’09,’21) 

    • Let the Church Say Amen!: Practicing a Black Communal Homiletic. Fortress Press, 2026.

    • “September 6: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.” The Christian Century, Sept. 2026, p. 25.

    • “September 13: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.” The Christian Century, Sept. 2026, p. 26.

  • James McCarty

    • “Restorative Justice,” St. Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, Eds. Brendan N. Wolfe et al. https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/RestorativeJustice

  • Dana Robert
    • Lecture: “Walking Together in Witness: From Harare 1985 to Pretoria 2026.” Plenary address, International Association for Mission Studies, 16th General Assembly. University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. July 17, 2026.
    • Lecture: “M.L. “Inus” Daneel: Mission Studies at UNISA and the Earthkeeping Mission, 1980-1995.” Department of Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa, July 30, 2026.
  • Dana Robert, et al
    • M.L. “Inus” Daneel, Dana L. Robert, and Luke B. Donner. Ecomission in Zimbabwe: African Independent Churches and the Ecotheology of Inus Daneel. Luviri Occasional Papers No. 7 (Zomba, Malawi: Luviri Press, 2026).
  • Steven Sandage, et al
    • Brown, E. M., Taylor, J. M., Burgess, D. L., Cabell, A. L., Captari, L. E., Sandage, S. J., Wang, D. C., Davis, D. E., & Hook, J. N. (2026). Burnout, racial trauma, and protective experiences of Black psychologists and counselors. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 18(6), 1170–1179. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bu.edu/10.1037/tra0001726
    • Manalili, M. M. C., & Sandage, S. J. (2026). Suffering, trauma, and relational integration: Re-Envisioning spiritual care and psychoanalysis in a decolonial age. Religions, 17(8), 954. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel17080954
    • Gerstenblith, J.A., Stein, L.B., Sandage, S.J., Jankowski, P.J., Klein, D.S., & Tanchel, S. (2026). “Holding preciousness and brokenness”: Spiritual changes and struggles in rabbinical students during the Israel-Hamas war following October 7. Pastoral Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089- 026-01324-9
    • Sandage, S.J., & Manalili, M.M.C. (2026). Relational integration of psychology and Christian theology in spiritual care. In D.S. Schipani (Ed.), Wisdom traditions in spiritual care: Integrative explorations on normativity (pp. 129- 149). Wipf & Stock.
    • Captari, L.E., Sandage, S.J., Rupert, D., & Crabtree, S.A. (2026). Spiritual and religious competencies in psychotherapy coursework and supervision. In J.M. Currier, J. Fox, and C. Vieten (Eds.), Handbook of training in spiritual and religious competencies in mental health professions (pp. 285-296). Oxford University Press.
  • emilie townes

    • Lecture: The Cadbury Lectures: Recentering the Theological Canon, “Colored Orneriness as Critical Companion to U.S. Democracy,” “Shadowboxing the Ridiculous,” “Recentering the Theological Canon” University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 19-32 May 2026.

    • Honor: Women in Leadership Trailblazer Award, Association of Theological Schools, 24 June 2026
    • Honor: Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, Meadville Lombard Theological School, 31 May 2026
  • Claire Wolfteich
    • Presentation: “Spiritual Knowing and Women’s Bodies: Contrasting Simone Weil and Dorothy Day,” International Colloquium, Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, Dublin, Ireland, June 10, 2026.
    • Presentation: “Learning Sabbath: Sustaining Religious Leaders in Public Vocations of Care and Justice,” International Religion and Society Conference, University of Malta, May 29, 2026.
  • Peng Yin

    • Persisting in the Good: Thomas Aquinas and Early Chinese Ethics. Oxford University Press, 2026.

  • Luther Young, Jr. 
    • Presentation: “Legacy Reimagined: Black LGBTQ Perspectives on Politics, Social Engagement, and the Church.” Academic paper presented at the Association for the Sociology of Religion Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August 2026.
    • Presentation: “Connecting with Your Higher Power: Diversity in Faith, Religion, and Spirituality.” Keynote address at Advance Conference, Camp Christian, Marysville, OH, July 2026.
    • Presentation: Floyd-Thomas, Juan, Terence Alexander Lee, Napoleon Harris V, David Malcolm McGruder, Kevin Williams, Robert Clark Williams Jr., and Luther Young. “Keeping Our Heads Above Water: Mannish Allies in Good Faith and Partnership.” Panel for Womanists at the Inkwell, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, July 2026.

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