Alumni/ae News
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling (STH ’04) Announces “Enhanced Appointment Process”
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling (STH ’04) recently shared information about the new”enhanced appointment process” for the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church. To hear more about this process from Bishop Easterling, click here.
Madison Boboltz (STH ’23) Publishes Opinion Piece with Baptist News Global
The following is an excerpt from the Baptist News Global article “Tell me about your Christian tattoo” by Madison Boboltz, published on November 22, 2023. As someone very interested in the growing field of religious and spiritual trauma, I began to wonder if individuals with these experiences find their Christian tattoos triggering, just as Harry Potter fans […]
Rev. J.J. Warren (STH ’22) Named Honoree at LGBTQ-RAN’s (Mr. Mark Bowman, STH ’82, Executive Director) 2023 GALA
Rev. J.J. Warren (STH ’22) was one of this year’s honorees at LGBTQ-RAN’s GALA 2023: Radical Resistance. LGBTQ-RAN’s Executive Director is Mr. Mark Bowman (STH ’82). To watch the GALA, please click here.
Prof. Daryl Ireland Co-Authors Article on China Historical Christian Database
The following is an excerpt from the ChinaSource article “Mapping China’s Christian Legacy” by Research Associate Professor of Mission Daryl Ireland, Alex Mayfield, Eugenio Menegon, and Greta Rauch, published on November 10, 2023. … At that scale, could a person see what role Christians and their institutions played in the formation of modern China? Daryl Ireland, […]
Prof. Chris Evans quoted in CNN News Article on Social Gospel Movement
The following is an excerpt from the CNN article “There’s another Christian movement that’s changing our politics. It has nothing to do with whiteness or nationalism” by John Blake, featuring a quote by Professor Christopher Evans, published on November 13, 2023. … Would Jesus go on strike? Fain embodies this shift in thinking. He reached deep […]
PhD Students to present at 2023 AAR/SBL Annual Meeting
The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce that 14 current PhD students will present topics this coming week at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX. The meeting is co-hosted by AAR and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), and is the world’s largest gathering of […]
Cynthia Perry (’23) awarded Louisville Institute Grant for Black Sports Ministry Network Project
Master of Divinity alumna Cynthia N. Perry (’23), Executive Director of the Black Sports Ministry Network (BSMN), was selected as the recipient of a $15,000 Pastoral Study Project Grant from the prestigious Louisville Institute. This grant will be instrumental in supporting the BSMN in their year-long 2024 project “A Womanist Sports Ethic of Care.” This […]
Room at Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center Named in Honor of Reverend James G. Todd (STH’61)
The following is an excerpt from the Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center article “Finding Meaning: Mary Todd and the Creation of Todd Hall” by Michael Reed, published on October 24, 2023. With a wry smile, I point out to Mary that her husband Jim would have loved the Todd Hall project. Our current Niantic Hall is certainly […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for November 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for November 2023: Eunil David Cho, et al Eunil David Cho & Garam Han (2023) “A Pilgrimage to the Motherland: Understanding Pilgrimage Experience as Embodied Religious Education for Immigrant Youth.” Journal of Religious Education, DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2023.2268971 Dana Robert “From Mission […]
Rev. Dr. Anastasia Kidd (’04,’18) featured on PHPod Podcast about Fat Liberation
Lecturer and director of contextual education Anastasia Kidd was featured on the October 27, 2023 podcast published by Public Health Post to discuss her work in the fat liberation space and her recent publication Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation. Together with host Kara Schmidt and guest Becca Rausch, Massachusetts State Senator, the […]