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BUSTH Publishes Annual FOCUS Magazine for 2022
June 2022 – The Boston University School of Theology (STH) is pleased to announce the publication of its annual scholarly magazine, focus. The magazine’s theme this year is transformational leadership, and it features close-ups on distinguished alums, interviews with retiring faculty members, and thought-provoking articles written by alums and faculty. The featured sermon was preached by […]
Lawrence Carter, Sr. (STH’68,’70,’79) to Receive Boston University 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Carter, Sr. (STH’68,’70,’79) is the dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College, Professor of Religion, College Archivist and Curator at Morehouse College, and the founder of the Gandhi King Ikeda Institute for Global Ethics and Reconciliation. A three-time Boston University School of Theology alumnus, he will be […]
The Pandemic of Racism
This article was originally published in focus magazine, the annual scholarly publication of the BU School of Theology, in May 2021. The full magazine is posted here and this article can be found on page 31. One family navigates a year, amid a lifetime, of racist violence By Ronald Angelo Johnson (STH’06) In late May […]
BUSTH Alum Christina Rathbone (STH’09) Has Helped People Excluded from Society Share Their Stories
This article was originally published in focus magazine, the annual scholarly publication of the BU School of Theology, in May 2021. The full magazine is posted here and this article can be found on page 27. On the Margins: As a Reporter, then a Priest, Christina Rathbone (STH’09) Has Helped People Excluded from Society Share Their […]
BUSTH Alums Ylisse Bess (STH’17) and Heidi Kugler (STH’97) Reflect on the Challenges of Prison and Hospital Chaplaincy During COVID-19
This article was originally published in focus magazine, the annual scholarly publication of the BU School of Theology, in May 2021. The full magazine is posted here and this article can be found on page 23. Faith and Resilience in a Difficult Time: Two Alums Reflect on the Challenges of Prison and Hospital Chaplaincy During […]
BUSTH Publishes Annual FOCUS Magazine for 2021
May 2021 – The Boston University School of Theology (STH) is pleased to announce the publication of its annual scholarly magazine, focus. The magazine’s theme this year is resilience, and it features close-ups on distinguished alums, an interview with new STH dean Sujin Pak, and thought-provoking articles written by alums and faculty. The featured sermon was […]
BUSTH Publishes 2020 FOCUS Magazine
The Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce the publication of its annual scholarly publication, focus magazine. The 2020 issue features an interview with Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore as she prepares for her retirement, and articles and alum interviews on the topics of the future of the United Methodist Church, humility, colonialism, racism, and […]
Experiencing God’s Presence While Volunteering as an Aid Worker on the US-Mexico Border
This article was published in the School of Theology annual 2017 focus magazine, adapted from a sermon deliveredat Boston University’s Marsh Chapel on October 29, 2016. Please find the full magazine here. This article begins on page 47 of the magazine. What Does it Mean to Enter into the Wounded Body of Christ? By Laura […]
STH Publishes 2018 issue of FOCUS Magazine
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the publication of its annual scholarly journal, focus magazine. Featuring articles and sermons written by STH students, faculty, and alumni, this year’s magazine is titled “Singing the Blues on a Note of Hope”, and centers around the themes of living in despair and leaning into hope, and real possibilities […]
First Responders to Injustice: An Interview with Cornell William Brooks (’87, Hon.’15)
As part of our 2018 issue of focus magazine, visiting professor of social ethics, law, and justice movements Cornell William Brooks recently sat down with focus editor Julie Butters to discuss today’s moral leaders, his students here at Boston University, and hope for the future. First Responders to Injustice Today’s civil rights crises call seminarians […]