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Prof. Rebecca Copeland awarded Louisville Grant for Researchers
Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce Assistant Professor of Theology Rebecca Copeland has been awarded a Louisville Institute Grant for Researchers for the coming academic year. This competitive grant will support Prof. Copeland during her upcoming sabbatical as she works on her next book, tentatively titled Replanting the Uprooted: A Social-Ecological […]
An Easter 2025 Message from Dean Pak
The devastation of Good Friday is in our midst. When the world as we thought we knew it is crumbling all around us, we can easily be at a loss as to what to do, confounded as to how to react, despairing of any action that makes any real difference. The worst trick of such […]
Dean Pak and Prof. Rambo featured in BU Today article on new STH curriculum
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “School of Theology adjusts to new reality: Ministry expands beyond Church” by Rich Barlow, featuring Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo and Dean and Professor of the History of Christianity G. Sujin Pak, published on April 17, 2025. … BU’s oldest school has adjusted to this new reality. STH instituted […]
Martin Mugerwa (’21) featured in The Atlantic article about current Federal Immigration Policies
The following is an excerpt from the article “‘They never thought Trump would have them deported” by Caitlin Dickerson, featuring alumnus Martin Mugerwa (’21), published on April 15, 2025 on The Atlantic. Speaking to a classroom of students at his alma mater, Boston University’s School of Theology, Martin Mugerwa described how being a chaplain informs […]
Winners of 2025 Hare Preaching Prize Announced
On March 18, 2025, homiletics students at Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) gathered to preach for the Edith P. and Augustus G. Hare Preaching Prize, established by Philomena Hare (’11). The prize has two categories: the first for sermons based on a Biblical or other scriptural text, and the second for sermons for a […]
Prof. Emilie Townes to receive UChicago 2025 Alumni Award
Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Religion and Black Studies emilie townes has been named one of the University of Chicago’s 2025 Professional Achievement Award winners. Dating back to 1941, the awards are given annually by the University of Chicago Alumni Board to “distinguished and committed alumni who have shaped the world and strengthened our global […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman quoted in BU Today for University Strategy on AI
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Boston University ramps up Strategy on AI” by Molly Callahan, featuring Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics Wesley Wildman, published on April 10, 2025. … “The University’s overall policy is one of ‘critical embrace,’” says Wildman, who was part of the academic task force that informed the […]
Rev. Mariama White-Hammond (’17) leads part of Hands Off! protest at Boston Common
The following is an excerpt from the article “‘We are choosing community’: Anti-Trump rally marches through Boston” featuring alumna Rev. Mariama White-Hammond (’17), published on April 5, 2025 on MassLive. … Reverend Mariama White-Hammond told the crowd that as they marched towards City Hall Plaza, they would walk by the monument honoring Dr. Martin Luther […]
BUSTH Hosts Spring 2025 Bi-Annual Lowell Lecture
On March 25, 2025, the Boston University School of Theology with the generous support of the Lowell Institute was proud to sponsor the bi-annual Lowell Lecture in the Moore Community Center at 745 Commonwealth Avenue. Dr. Marcia Riggs, womanist theology and professor emerita at Columbia Theological Seminary, delivered her lecture titled “Womanist Moral Imagination for […]
BUSTH welcomes Two New Associate Deans
The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce the new appointments of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Associate Dean for Students and Community Life. Professor of the History of Christianity Rady Roldán-Figueroa (’05) has been appointed as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, succeeding Bryan Stone, who served on […]