Alumni/ae Publications

Reverend Dr. Titus Presler (STH’95) Publishes “The Poverty Captivity of Mission in the Churches—and Strategies for Its Liberation”

The following is an excerpt from the International Bulletin of Mission Research article “The Poverty Captivity of  Mission in the Churches — And Strategies for its Liberation” by Reverend Dr. Titus Presler, published on December 22, 2021.  “Western world mission initiatives since World War II have become captive to a dominant emphasis on socioeconomic amelioration. The Poverty Captivity […]

Reverend Vernon K. Walker (STH’16) Publishes Article on “Envisioning a Greener Future”

The following is an excerpt from the Climate Policy Lab article “Envisioning a Greener Future: Transforming VoTech Education through Environmental Justice” by Reverend Vernon K. Walker, published on January 11, 2024.  “In the summer of 2023, as part of a groundbreaking research project at Tufts University, I embarked on a mission to weave environmental justice into the […]

Dr. Heather Rene Josselyn-Cranson (STH’00,’05) Co-Edits Living the Church’s Song

Dr. Heather Rene Josselyn-Cranson (STH’00,’05) co-edited the 2023 text: Living the Church’s Song. The book description states: “This anthology is the result of several years of work by the Liturgical Music Seminar of the North American Academy of Liturgy. A variety of liturgical music scholars and practitioners from various Christian denominations explore twenty-four propositions relating […]

Dr. Gina Ann Zurlo (STH’17) Publishes Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement

Dr. Gina Ann Zurlo (STH’17)  authored the 2023 text: Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement. The book description states: “A groundbreaking, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary analysis of women’s experiences in World Christianity Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement is the first textbook to focus on women’s experiences in the […]

Dr. Gina Ann Zurlo (STH’17) Publishes Global Christianity: A Guide to the World’s Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe

Dr. Gina Ann Zurlo (STH’17)  authored the 2022 text: Global Christianity: A Guide to the World’s Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe The book description states: “Explore Christian life in every corner of the world. Christianity is now a majority-global South religion, with more believers living in Africa, Asia, and Latin America than in Europe and […]

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo (STH’07,’15) Publishes The Emerging Church, Millennials, and Religion: Volume 2: Curations and Durations

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo (STH’07,’15) served as one of the editors for the 2022 text: The Emerging Church, Millennials, and Religion: Volume 2: Curations and Durations. The book description states: “Millennials and progressive Christians are continuing their work of creating alternative spaces for spiritual and religious expressions in North America. The practices and beliefs of progressive Christian […]

Reverend Peggy O’Connor (STH ’03) Co-Authors The Perpetual Pivot: Ministry in the Pandemic and Beyond

Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell and Reverend Peggy O’Connor (STH ’03) have recently co-authored The Perpetual Pivot: Ministry in the Pandemic and Beyond.  The book description as given on Rev. Dr. Cartmell’s website is as follows: “A lot has been written about the challenges for front line workers in the COVID 19 pandemic, but what about the […]

Dr. Basil Kongwah Considine (GRS’13, STH’06) Reviews New Opera

The following is an except from from The Boston Musical Intelligencer article “Adoration, Myths, and Reality” by Dr.Basil Kongwah Considine (GRS’13, STH’06), published on January 14, 2024. Prejudice, love, collective judgment, and the uncertainty of truth. These are some of the major threads woven into Adoration, a new opera by Mary Kouyoumdjian and Royce Vavrek that premiered […]

Reverend Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley (STH’12,’19) To Publish Queering Black Churches: Dismantling Heteronormativity in African American Congregations

In January of 2024, Reverend Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley (STH’12,’19) will publish Queering Black Churches: Dismantling Heteronormativity in African American Congregations. The book description states: “Queering Black Churches provides a systematic approach for dismantling heteronormativity within African American congregations. Using the lenses of practical theology, ecclesiology, Queer theology, and gender studies, Brandon Thomas Crowley examines […]