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Just released: Interpreter magazine
View the March-April 2013 Interpreter magazine, which is devoted to United Methodist-related higher education. Learn how UM-related colleges, local congregations, and general agencies are partnering to make college more affordable; how graduates of UM-related colleges and collegiate ministries are being equipped to be both faithful and successful; and what characteristics set UM-related institutions and ministries […]
Rev. Gil Caldwell (STH '58)
An article written by our own Gil Caldwell! http://umcconnections.org/2013/02/21/what-it-means-to-perform-exemplary-deeds-of-service-for-our-country-and-fellow-citizens/#comment-5269
Rodrick Echols (M.Div. '09)
Rodrick Echols (M.Div. ’09) is from Memphis, TN and a graduate of Brown University; he worked for three years with Rhode Island area non-profit organizations before coming to Boston University in January 2005. Rod has held development roles with several institutions like Brown, United Way Boston, and City Year. Now a California resident, he serves […]
Rev. Dr. Jung Sun Oh (STH '01)
Reverend Dr. Jung Sun Oh, pastor of the Bethany First UMC Church and BU alumnus, recently published an article, “Debating is Over: Time to Act Boldly.” It has been posted in his conference website and websites of National MFSA (Methodist Federation of Social Action) and New England Chapter MFSA. It is also available here: Debate is […]
Making black history for gay rights By Dean Pamela Lightsey
Last spring when President Barack Obama announced his “evolving” support for marriage equality, many conservative groups were confident it would woo black voters to their side and ultimately deliver a death-blow to the president’s reelection bid. They, as is often the case, were certain that President Obama’s words would create a divide in “the black […]
Katie Cole (STH ’12, SSW ’12)
Katie Cole (STH ’12, SSW ’12) is from North Carolina and graduated with M.Div. and M.S.W. degrees from Boston University. As a student, Katie worked for the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) as an Organizer fighting for affordable health care for all. She also completed her field education at Fourth Presbyterian in South Boston. After […]
Clergy Women's Retention Study completed
You will want to celebrate with the Anna Howard Shaw Center in its completion of Phase 2 of the Clergywomen’s Retention Study. Dr. Hee An Choi has worked on this intensely, along with Rev. HiRho Park (STH PhD) of the UMC General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and a number of our students and […]
35th Anniversary of King Celebration to Feature STH Professor
Dr. Walter E. Fluker, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership, Boston University School of Theology, editor of the Howard Thurman Papers Project, and renowned speaker and author, is the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr., lecturer at Claremont School of Theology. This year marks the 35th Anniversary of this annual event. To read more, […]
Dr. John Kapya Kaoma (STH '10)
Dr. John Kapya Kaoma prepared a report called “Globalizing Culture Wars” on behalf of Public Research Association in Somerville. Roger Ross Williams has made a film about the issue that was shown at the Sundance Film Festival. William states about the film, “The American evangelical movement in Africa does valuable work in helping the […]
In commemoration of Max Miller
In commemoration of Max Miller Several leaders of the School of Music and STH have collaborated to create the attached tribute to Max Miller, a great soul who contributed mightily to STH, the School of Music, and Marsh Chapel, not to mention the larger world of music. I have pasted the first paragraph of the […]