Alumni/ae Publications
The Pandemic of Racism
This article was originally published in focus magazine, the annual scholarly publication of the BU School of Theology, in May 2021. The full magazine is posted here and this article can be found on page 31. One family navigates a year, amid a lifetime, of racist violence By Ronald Angelo Johnson (STH’06) In late May […]
“Being Better at Being Married” by Terry S. Smith, D.Min., (STH’94)
Being Better at Being Married: Building a Deeper Relationship Through Mutual Understanding This book follows a very different path toward helping you be better at being married. Authors Ronald Joyner and Terry Smith do not focus on how couples should best behave. Rather, they offer readers the necessary material and tools for discovering why spouses […]
Luke. 2 vols. Wisdom Commentary 43A and 43B. (Liturgical Press, 2021.) by Dr. Shelly Matthews (STH’87)
Because there are more women in the Gospel of Luke than in any other gospel, feminists have given it much attention. In this commentary, Shelly Matthews and Barbara Reid show that feminist analysis demands much more than counting the number of female characters. Feminist biblical interpretation examines how the female characters function in the narrative […]
A Hero/Heroine’s Journey: A Road Map to Trauma Healing by Rev. Federico G. Carmona (STH’02,’08) Published on Counseling Today
This article was originally published by American Counseling Association in the July 2021 issue of its flagship publication Counseling Today. It is also published online by the same institution on July 8, 2021 and can be found here. Federico Carmona is a certified clinical trauma professional working as a trauma therapist at Peace Over Violence in Los […]
New Translations and Books published by Fr. Peter A. Chamberas (STH’65)
The press release was originally published by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and can be found here. Fr. Peter A. Chamberas, a retired clergyman of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has completed a number of new works to add to his extensive collection of translations and essays. The new works: Athonite Flowers, Ten Essays on […]
Rebecca Hardcastle Wright, Ph.D. (STH’76) published “Exoconscious Humans: Will Free Will Survive in an Increasingly Non-Human World?”
Exoconscious Humans: Will Free Will Survive in an Increasingly Non-Human World? by Rebecca Hardcastle Wright, Ph.D., examines a future that includes public disclosure of UFOs and extraterrestrials within advancing non-human artificial reality. Hardcastle Wright emphasizes Exoconsciousness, an ancient and innate human ability to connect, communicate, and co-create with extraterrestrials and multidimensional beings. As founder and […]
Alumna Dr. Nancy Hayes Kilgore (STH ’93) authors Bitter Magic
The full press release was originally published: Bitter Magic press release BITTER MAGIC a novel by Nancy Hayes Kilgore Nancy Hayes Kilgore’s powerful new novel, BITTER MAGIC (Milford House, an imprint of Sunbury Press, pub. date August 10th), is based on the life of Isobel Gowdie, who confessed to witchcraft in Scotland in 1662. During […]
Author Stephen Finlan (STH ’13) recently published Salvation Not Purchased: Overcoming the Ransom Idea to Rediscover the Original Gospel Teaching
Dr. Finlan notes that his book Salvation Not Purchased: Overcoming the Ransom Idea to Rediscover the Original Gospel Teaching (Cascade Books, 2020) “challenges the belief that God required payment in blood before salvation could be offered.” “Passionately rejecting those aspects of traditional atonement theory that implicitly turn God into a severe, sacrifice-demanding Father, and instead, pointing […]
Rev. Mary Scifres (STH’91) and Rev. B.J. Beu (STH’90) publish “Planning Your Wedding” and “Planning Your LGBTQ Wedding”
Planning Your Wedding and Planning Your LGBTQ Wedding contain all the elements in standard marriage ceremonies, but so much more. You will find poems of passionate love, Rituals of Union (unity candle ceremonies, sand ceremonies, wine ceremonies, even Celtic rituals like “Tying the Knot”), Blessing of the Hands and more. But above all, you will understand what each […]
“Worship at Home” series published by Rev. Mary Scifres (STH’91) and Rev. B.J. Beu (STH’90)
In the midst of a global pandemic, we find ourselves worshiping at home. In the Worship at Home series, you will find resources to create and claim new traditions and rituals for yourself and your loved ones. Each volume provides words, songs, rituals, and activities to help map a personalized spiritual journey for each season of the […]