Faculty Publications
BUSTH’s Six Most-Read News Stories of 2025
The Boston University School of Theology’s six top-read stories from 2025 showcase the depth and breadth of our faculty expertise and outreach, our outstanding alumni and students, as well as the importance of our community and belonging. Look back on 2025 by reading these top posts one more time as we usher in 2026 together. […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for December 2025
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for December 2025: Eunil David Cho “Response to Jay-Paul Hinds’ Paper ‘The Shepherd’s Black Sheep: African American Pastoral Theology in the Age of Afropessimism,’” Journal of Pastoral Theology, published online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/10649867.2025.2585787 Presentation: Keynote Speaker, “The Promise and Peril of […]
BUSTH Faculty, Alumni, and Students present at the 2025 AAR & SBL Annual Meeting
By Dimitri Bawole (’26) The 2025 annual meetings of American Academy of Religion (AAR) and Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) were held in Boston from November 22–25, bringing together thousands of professors, students, authors, publishers, scholars and religious leaders from around the world. The conference featured a diverse array of panels, workshops, and presentations that […]
Prof. Luther Young published in Chicago Reader
The following is an excerpt from the Chicago Reader article “Reverend Dr. Luther Young, Jr: The Justice-Championing Pastor” with an introduction by Devyn-Marshall Brown, featuring Assistant Professor of Religion & Society Luther Young, Jr., published on November 19, 2025. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman featured in BU Today for Conversation on Church Closings
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Why Might a Record Number of Churches Close this Year” by Rich Barlow, featuring Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics Wesley Wildman, published on November 14, 2025. … Most of the soon-to-be-defunct churches, per Axios, will be mainline Protestant, , although Catholic churches have also shuttered. The immediate reason: surging […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for November 2025
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for November 2025: Timothy Adkins-Jones “Hoodies and Holy Disruption: Black Protest Preaching and Multicultural Congregations” Religions 16, no. 11: 1366. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16111366 Christopher B. Brown, G. Sujin Pak, Rady Roldán-Figueroa Award: 2025 John Tedeschi Prize for Reference by the Sixteenth Century […]
Prof. Shelly Rambo featured on Regent College Podcast
The following is an excerpt from the Regent College podcast episode “Dr. Shelly Rambo: Twenty Years at the Intersection of Trauma and Theology” featuring Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo, published on October 24, 2025. Today we’re having a conversation with Dr. Shelly Rambo who is a theologian and professor at Boston University School of Theology, […]
Prof. Steven Sandage featured in BU Brink article on BU Research Project on Mental Health and Well-Being
The following is an excerpt from a BU Brink article “New BU Research Project Aims to Shift Mental Health Focus Beyond Symptoms to Meaning and Well-Being” by Bailey Scott (COM’26), featuring Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published October 31, 2025. Steven Sandage wants to change the way mental […]
Prof. Steven Sandage featured in BU Brink article on Social Media and Mental Health
The following is an excerpt from a BU Brink article “Is a News and Social Media Overload Negatively Affecting Your Mental Health?” by Rich Barlow, featuring Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published October 17, 2025. In a year of violence and suffering, here and around the world, harrowing […]
The God of New Things
This article was written by Clinical Assistant Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation and director of the Tom Porter Religion and Conflict Transformation Program James McCarty and originally published in the 2025 issue of focus magazine, the annual publication of the BU School of Theology. This article can be found on page 24. Thus says […]