Alumni/ae News
Reverend Kate Galop is Massachusetts State Police’s First Female Chaplain
This was originally published by the MSPNews on October 14, 2022, and can be found here. Massachusetts State Police Colonel Christopher Mason on Wednesday, Oct. 12, welcomed Reverend Dr. Kate Galop as a new member of the Department’s Chaplain Corps. Reverend Galop, the MSP’s first female Chaplain, serves as the Pastor of Faith United Methodist […]
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 […]
Tom Reid’s (STH’19) Blog Post: Memory Problems
This was originally published by the Patheos on October 4, 2022, and can be found here. Excerpt from original article: Parashat Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) Why did I choose to write on this particular parashah? As I read it again, I find myself struggling with several passages in this portion. Perhaps struggle is appropriate during the Ten Days […]
Reverend Yunki Kim (STH’12) Appointed to Gales Ferry Church
This was originally published by the The Day on October 1, 2022, and can be found here. Excerpt from original article: Ledyard ― Through his childhood and into young adulthood, Yunki Kim identified how society labeled him: He was a Korean immigrant living in Egypt, the pastor’s kid, the one going to a nice college. […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for January 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for January 2023: Choi Hee An, et al Sandage, S.J., & Choi, H.A. (2022). Intellectual humility in applied sociocultural contexts: A reply to Ballantyne. Journal of Positive Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2022.2155224. Daryl Ireland, et al Ireland, D. R., & Li, D. (2022). Lift High […]
Prof. James McCarty elected to Board of Directors of Society of Christian Ethics
The Society of Christian Ethics (SCE) announced in a recent social media post that Assistant Clinical Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation James McCarty has been elected to their Board of Directors. The non-denominational SCE was founded in the 1950s and today has more than 850 active members, including professors of ethics and clergy members, […]
Prof. Shively T. J. Smith receives 2022 Forum for Theological Exploration Excellence in Mentoring Award
The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) announced in a recent social media post that Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith has been awarded the 2022 Excellence in Mentoring Award. The award is given to one FTE doctoral mentor each year who demonstrates commitment to the academic advancement of students of color. Professor […]
Prof. Karen Westerfield Tucker Presented with Berakah Award by North American Academy of Liturgy
Updated on January 9, 2023: In early January, Professor of Worship Karen Westerfield Tucker officially received the Berakah Award in Toronto, Canada, presented by the North American Academy of Liturgy. Many STH alums and current students were in attendance, as pictured above, left to right: Rev. Kristian Kohler, PhD student Dr. Stephanie Budwey, ThD’12; Luce […]
Prof. Shelly Rambo and Prof. Steven Sandage deliver Lectures at Therapy and Spiritual Care Conference
This past fall, the Danielsen Institute hosted an important conference that brought together thought leaders in the fields of spiritual care and mental health, and focused on the well-being of caregivers amidst burnout and compassion fatigue. Titled Therapy and Spiritual Care in a Shattered World: Transforming the Community of Healers, the conference was held online […]
BUSTH DMin Student Joanne Hus Published in The Salem News
The following is an excerpt from The Salem News article “God risks it all” by BUSTH doctor of ministry student Joanne Hus, published on December 14, 2022. Click here to read the full article. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Boston University School […]