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Prof. Steven Sandage quoted in The Washington Post

The following is an excerpt from The Washington Post’s article “As churches shrink and pastors retire, creative workarounds are redefining ministry” by Elizabeth E. Evans, featuring a quote by Professor Steven Sandage, published on July 31, 2023. Read the full article. … Steven Sandage, a university scholar and research director at the Danielsen Institute at Boston […]

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Prof. Shively T. J. Smith appointed Inaugural Director of PhD Program

The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith will serve as the inaugural director of the School’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program, effective July 1, 2023. In this new role, Prof. Smith will work closely with Associate Dean Bryan Stone and the […]

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BUSTH Faculty, Students, and Alumni Attend 2023 International Academy of Practical Theology Conference in Seoul

By Eunil David Cho, Assistant Professor of Spiritual Care and Counseling and Co-Director of the Center for Practical Theology. Last month, practical theologians across the globe came to Seoul, South Korea to attend the biennial meeting of the International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT) held at Yonsei University from June 7th to 11th. The theme […]

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Nicolette Manglos-Weber promoted to Associate Professor

The following is an excerpt from the BU Today article “Introducing the Charles River Campus’ Newest Associate Professors” featuring Associate Professor of Religion and Society Nicolette Manglos-Weber, published on June 27, 2023. Click here to read the full article.  … “We have had the pleasure of watching these talented colleagues develop from promising junior faculty […]

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Winners of 2023 Inaugural Hare Preaching Prize Announced

On May 17, 2023, homiletics students at Boston University School of Theology gathered to preach for the inaugural Edith P. and Augustus G. Hare Preaching Prize. The prize had two categories: the first for sermons based on a Biblical or other scriptural text, and the second for sermons for a situation of the student’s choice, […]

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Prof. Nicolette Manglos-Weber Published in The Conversation

The following is an excerpt from the article “US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally” by Associate Professor of Religion and Society Nicolette Manglos-Weber, published on June 22, 2023 by The Conversation US. Click here to read the full article.  … As a scholar of politics and […]

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Celebration of Life: Dr. Judith Oleson

By Thomas W. Porter, Jr., retired Lecturer and Co-Director, Program on Religion and Conflict Transformation  I would like to begin with our good fortune to hire Dr. Judith Oleson as Co-Director of the Religion and Conflict Transformation (RCT) Program in September 2016. Judith had recently left a tenured faculty position at Gordon College, where she […]

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Remembering Judith Oleson

The Boston University School of Theology announces the passing of retired Director of The Tom Porter Religion and Conflict Transformation Program Judith Oleson. Prof. Oleson passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023 in the presence of her loved ones after an extended illness. Prof. Oleson served at the School from 2016 through her retirement in […]

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