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Dr. Love Henry Whelchel (STH ’62)
Dr. Love Henry Whelchel (M.Div., STH ’62) is a professor of Church History at the Interdenominational Theological Center. Dr. Whelchel received his Ph.D. from Duke University and teaches courses on the African-American religion and American religious traditions as well as history of Christian thought. He also has a special interest in the Civil Rights Movement. […]
STH Student Nico Romeijn-Stout Receives Scholarship from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
From UMCGiving.org: Nico Romeijn-Stout has never lacked for role models in his path to attending Boston University School of Theology. Both his parents are ordained United Methodist elders in the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, as were his grandfather, great-grandfather and great-uncle. Boston University School of Theology is one of the 13 colleges and seminaries supported by The Ministerial […]
Floyd Knight (MDiv '88)
Floyd Knight, a former M.L. King Scholar at the School of Theology and a Bible major (MDIV ’88), has been awarded a DFI Fellowship from the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Having formerly held the Carter G Woodson Fellowship at Northern Illinois University, Floyd is currently the Rhoten A. Smith Teaching and Research Fellow in […]
Alejandro F. Botta, ed. In the Shadow of Bezalel. Aramaic, Biblical, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honor of Bezalel Porten
Twenty nine scholars from Israel, Europe and the Americas came together to honor and celebrate Prof. Bezalel Porten’s (Emeritus, Dept. of History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) academic career. Covering a wide variety of topics within Aramaic, Biblical, and ancient Near Eastern Studies, In the Shadow of Bezalel offers new insights and […]
Judy Guion-Utsler (M.Div STH '93)
Judy Guion-Ulster finished her Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Ohio State University in 2013, and has recently been appointed as University Chaplain at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Congratulations, Judy! Thanks for sharing this with us and keep up the amazing work!
Michele Shields (STH 1981)
Rev. Dr. Michele Shields (STH 1981, M.Div.) is the Director of Spiritual Care Services at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and oversees 20 chaplains. She is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and has been an ordained minister since 1981. She is a certified supervisor with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education […]
Prof. Dana Robert joins panel discussion on "Advancing the Global Human Condition: Challenges & Opportunities."
On February 6, 2014, in celebration of the newly established Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at BU, the BU Alumni Association held a panel discussion for students and alumni in Santa Monica, CA. The Panel was entitled, “Advancing the Global Human Condition: Challenges & Opportunities.” Panelists: Andrew Bacevich, expert in U.S. foreign policy […]
Robert A. Hill, The Courageous Gospel: Resources for Teachers, Students, and Preachers of the Fourth Gospel
The Courageous Gospel is intended for use alongside a commentary (Ashton, Brown, Bultmann, Barrett, other) in a class introducing the Fourth Gospel. The book has four parts: A succinct summary of key matters of introduction; A collection of sermons on the Gospel’s core chapters, with reflective reminiscence and remembrance of what Raymond Brown said in […]
Nancy T. Ammerman, Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes: Finding Religion in Everyday Life
Religion, Nancy Tatom Ammerman argues, is never confined to a house of worship. In Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes, Ammerman examines the stories Americans tell of their everyday lives—from dinner table to office and shopping mall to doctor’s office, from the things that matter most to the routines they take for granted—listening for the times and […]
Christopher H. Evans, Histories of American Christianity: An Introduction
The Christian church is a ubiquitous fixture of the American religious landscape. Even as the United States boasts the world’s most diverse religious population, its history and culturally unique heritage cannot be understood outside the bounds of the history of American Christianity. In Histories of American Christianity, Christopher H. Evans delivers a chronological and thematic […]