Faculty Publications
emilie m. townes: “The Whole Idea is to Help Transform the World”
This article was originally published in the 2026 issue of focus magazine, the annual publication of the BU School of Theology. This article can be found on page 15. By Sophie Yarin. Photos by Tony Luong. emilie m. townes, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Religion & Black Studies, is on a mission to build […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for May 2026
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications, grants, and scholarly presentations for May 2026: Cristian de la Rosa Grant: Wabash Center for a project titled “Latina scholars: building generational bridges and crossing academic borderlands.” This is an exploration by and about Latinas serving as faculty in seminaries. Daryl Ireland (’15) […]
For Such a Time As This: BUSTH Faculty Members respond to Ongoing Democratic Crises
By Nathan Davis Hunt (‘29) What does theology need to learn and what does it have to teach “for such a time as this?” In a time when democracy is in crisis, what is the relevance of theological education to the pursuit of a more democratic and just present? So asks a group of faculty […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for April 2026
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for April 2026: Daryl Ireland Presentation: “Subtle Acts of Subversion: Song Shangjie and Revivalism in Colonial Taiwan,” Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and Boston University, April 1st, 2026 Presentation: “Chinese Christian Visual Materials and the Reconfiguration of Mission Discourse,” Soongsil […]
An Easter Message from Dean Pak: 2026
The Road to Emmaus (Lk 24:13-35) Imagine that the world as you have known it has ceased to be. Imagine that the logic with which you have approached your life no longer seems to hold. Imagine that the hope of a bright future is called acutely into question. Oh. We don’t really have to imagine. […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for March 2026
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for March 2026: Choi Hee An Presentation: “Can We Rise Again and Be Confident?,” at Women in Leadership (WIL) Program, The Association of Theological Schools, Toronto, Canada, March 9, 2026. Rebecca Copeland Presentation: “Rewilding the Parables: Recovering Social Holiness in […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for February 2026
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for February 2026: Anastasia Kidd (’04,’18) Presentation: “Dietbolical: A History of Anti-Fatness in the Christian Church” on January 17, 2026. Featured speaker at the third-annual “FatCon West” Conference in Seattle, WA Filipe Maia Book review: Protesting Poverty: Protestants, Social Ethics, […]
Prof. emilie m. townes featured in BU Today for mission to build a bridge between religious and secular scholarship
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “STH Womanist Theologian Has a Dream: A Religion and Pan-African Studies Program at BU” by Sophie Yarin, featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Religion & Black Studies emilie m. townes, published on February 13, 2026. When emilie m. townes (who styles her name in lowercase) was […]
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 […]