Alumni/ae Publications
Anastasia Kidd (STH ’04, ’18) Publishes Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation
Anastasia Kidd (STH ’04, ’18) published Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation. The book overview states: Anti-Fatness Affects Us All Whether your body is small or large, aged or young, disabled or abled, toned or soft, lithe or stiff—or somewhere in-between—anti-fatness affects us all, because it is intended to. Fat Church critiques anti-fat prejudice and […]
Chasity Jones (STH’22) Publishes Black Gold: The Road to Black Infinity
Chasity Jones (STH’ 22) published Black Gold: The Road to Black Infinity on December 1, 2022. The book overview states: The project is a collection of poems during a period of liberation and the beginning of a process called decolonizing my mind (bell hooks, Sisters in the Yam). As a southern belle from Bible Belt […]
Dr. Shelly Matthews (STH ’87) Co-edited Race and Biblical Studies: Antiracism Pedagogy for the Classroom
Dr. Shelly Matthews (STH ’87) co-edited Race and Biblical Studies: Antiracism Pedagogy for the Classroom published October 2022. The book overview states: The biblical studies classroom can be a site of personal and social transformation. To make it a space for positive change, the contributors to this volume question and reevaluate traditional teaching practices […]
Dr. Yara Gonzalez-Justiniano (STH’14,’19) Publishes Book: Centering Hope as a Sustainable Decolonial Practice: Esperanza en Práctica
Dr. Yara Gonzalez-Justiniano (STH’14, ’19) published Centering Hope as Sustainable Decolonial Practice: Esperanza en Práctica on Septermer 23, 2022. The overview of the book states: Where is the hope? What does it look like? Is the Christian church providing a hope that materializes in the grounding of people’s thriving? These questions posed the catalysts of […]
Dr. Stephanie A. Budwey (STH’04,’12) Publishes “Religion and Intersex: Perspectives from Science, Law, Culture, and Theology”
Dr. Stephanie A. Budwey’s (STH’04,’12) new book Religion and Intersex: Perspectives from Science, Law, Culture, and Theology is published by Routledge and will be available August 25, 2022. This book considers the situation of intersex people who have faced erasure in the areas of science, law, culture, and theology due to the assumption that all […]
Dr. Benjamin Chicka (STH’08) Publishes Two Books, Praised by Professors Wesley J. Wildman and Robert C. Neville
Playing as Others: Theology and Ethical Responsibility in Video Games No contemporary form of pop culture has as large a social impact as video games, an entertainment industry whose yearly revenues continue to rise. Gamergate rocked the gaming industry when isolated incidents of male gamers threatening female game developers and critics grew into a sustained […]
BUSTH PhD Student Daniel Montañez (STH’18,’25) Publishes Co-edited Book “The Church and Migration: A Theological Vision for the People of God”
In an age of global migration and mass displacement, what is the responsibility of the Church in responding to the needs and realities of migrant and displaced communities? All too often the narrative surrounding immigration is depicted as highly political and divisive within mainstream media. In evangelical and charismatic circles, many Christians are more likely […]
Divinity Diversity Dialogue: Listening and Learning Our Way To the Beloved Community by Rev. Cheryl R. Harris (STH’09)
The beloved community is within our grasp. Informing, challenging, and equipping readers to lead effective conversations, this book is meant to be lived; to open into the experience of a whole life in community through the effective, structured tool of dialogue. The reader is presented with clear, compelling explanations of how systemic racism operates in […]
Memoir “Coming Alive” by Rev. Dr. Anne Ierardi (STH’90) Wins Next Generation INDIE Book Award
The content below is provided courtesy of Rev. Dr. Anne Ierardi’s (STH’90) newsletter, which can be found here. I was excited to learn that my book, Coming Alive, memoir, tied for first place in the LESBIAN/GAY/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER/QUEER+ category for the Next Generation INDIE awards. There were nine finalists, including the other winner. Robert Steele won for Banned in California […]
Mr. Nathan Turowsky (STH ’17) Publishes Commentary on Thomas and the Super-Thomists
The following is an excerpt from Mr. Nathan Turowsky’s commentary “Thomas and the Super-Thomists,” published on May 24, 2022 in Where Peter Is. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Boston University School of Theology, its employees, faculty, or students. . . . […]