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Remembering BUSTH Student mads deshazo
Updated on February 14, 2023 Dear Beloved Community, With the support of our community leaders and student advocates, STH is offering spaces this week to recognize mads deshazo. I gently remind you that mads identified as Jewish and held deep interfaith commitments with specifically Buddhist spirituality, as well as the honoring of diverse spiritualities. Within […]
Prof. Nicolette Manglos-Weber quoted in Daily Free Press
The following is an excerpt from the Daily Free Press article “‘Global Health Politics Workshop returns with HIV clinical research lecture” by Siena Griffin, published on January 30, 2023. Click here to read the full article. HIV is a virus that weakens the body’s ability to fight infection, according to the World Health Organization. When left untreated, […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for January 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for January 2023: Choi Hee An, et al Sandage, S.J., & Choi, H.A. (2022). Intellectual humility in applied sociocultural contexts: A reply to Ballantyne. Journal of Positive Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2022.2155224. Daryl Ireland, et al Ireland, D. R., & Li, D. (2022). Lift High […]
Prof. James McCarty elected to Board of Directors of Society of Christian Ethics
The Society of Christian Ethics (SCE) announced in a recent social media post that Assistant Clinical Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation James McCarty has been elected to their Board of Directors. The non-denominational SCE was founded in the 1950s and today has more than 850 active members, including professors of ethics and clergy members, […]
Prof. Shively T. J. Smith receives 2022 Forum for Theological Exploration Excellence in Mentoring Award
The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) announced in a recent social media post that Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith has been awarded the 2022 Excellence in Mentoring Award. The award is given to one FTE doctoral mentor each year who demonstrates commitment to the academic advancement of students of color. Professor […]
Prof. Karen Westerfield Tucker Presented with Berakah Award by North American Academy of Liturgy
Updated on January 9, 2023: In early January, Professor of Worship Karen Westerfield Tucker officially received the Berakah Award in Toronto, Canada, presented by the North American Academy of Liturgy. Many STH alums and current students were in attendance, as pictured above, left to right: Rev. Kristian Kohler, PhD student Dr. Stephanie Budwey, ThD’12; Luce […]
Prof. Shelly Rambo and Prof. Steven Sandage deliver Lectures at Therapy and Spiritual Care Conference
This past fall, the Danielsen Institute hosted an important conference that brought together thought leaders in the fields of spiritual care and mental health, and focused on the well-being of caregivers amidst burnout and compassion fatigue. Titled Therapy and Spiritual Care in a Shattered World: Transforming the Community of Healers, the conference was held online […]
BUSTH DMin Student Joanne Hus Published in The Salem News
The following is an excerpt from The Salem News article “God risks it all” by BUSTH doctor of ministry student Joanne Hus, published on December 14, 2022. Click here to read the full article. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Boston University School […]
A Holiday Message from BUSTH and Dean Pak: December 2022
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” Emily Dickinson May the fragile gift of Hope carry you to a needed dawn. May it make your spirit buoyant and give you flight. May the tender mercy of God seen in a guiding star, the loving gaze of a mother, the sacred care […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for December 2022
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for December 2022: David Decosimo Review: William Wood. Analytic Theology and the Academic Study of Religion, in Journal of Analytic Theology, Vol. 10, Summer 2022. Christopher Evans, et al Evans, C. Brown, Amanda. The Fellowship Church: Howard Thurman and the Twentieth-Century Religious Left. […]