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Prof. Shelly Rambo to deliver keynote address at Fuller Theological Seminary Symposium
The following is an excerpt from the article “Fuller Seminary to Host Symposium on Trauma and Theology,” published on January 28, 2025 by Pasadena Now Weekendr and featuring Associate Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo. Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena will hold its annual Integration Symposium featuring Boston University theologian Shelly Rambo, who will examine religious […]
Prof. Shively T. J. Smith led conversation honoring Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 25, 2025 – Associate Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith moderated a conversation with featured keynote speaker Cole Arthur Riley during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration 2025: The Darkness at Midnight, hosted by the Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. The conversation followed Riley’s keynote address where she […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for January 2025
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for January 2025: Debbie Brubaker (’11) Presentation: “Grief Reminders when #BlackLivesMatter,” American Academy of Religion, Religion and Popular Culture Unit and Religion, Media, and Culture Unit, San Diego, CA, November 2024. Presentation: “Hopeless Disorientation and the Unimaginable Future of Whiteness,” […]
Prof. Steven Sandage co-authors POV article in BU Today on humility among religious leaders
The following is an excerpt from the article “POV: Religious Leaders Talk About the Value of Humility, but It Can Be Hard for Clergy to Practice What They Preach” co-authored by Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published on January 16, 2025 by BU Today. Being a religious […]
BUSTH’s Six Most-Read Stories of 2024
The Boston University School of Theology’s top-read stories from 2024 showcase the depth and breadth of our faculty expertise, our outstanding alumni and students, as well as the importance of our community and belonging. Look back on 2024 by reading these top posts one more time as we usher in 2025 together. BUSTH announces Distinguished […]
PhD student La Ronda Barnes (’26) published in Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics
The following is an excerpt from Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics article “A Particular Oneing: Zilpha Elaw as a Model for a 21st Century Womanist Contemplative Homiletic” by PhD student La Ronda Barnes, published on December 2, 2024. Her article appears on page 95 of the issue. In this article, I present nineteenth-century […]
Seminary Singers featured as BU Today’s Close Up
The Seminary Singers, directed by Rev. Chad William Kidd (’05), sang one of their anthems during the 51st annual Service of Lessons and Carols at Marsh Chapel on December 6, 2024. Click here to see the original BU Today post
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for December 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for December 2024: Eunil David Cho Undocumented Migration as a Theologizing Experience. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill 2024. “A Call for More Culturally Responsive Reading of Texts: Jamesian Reading of Howard Thurman’s New Testament Spirituality,” Homiletic 49, no. 2 (2024): 59-62. Eunil […]
BUSTH Hosts Fall 2024 Bi-Annual Lowell Lecture: Simulating Religious Violence
On November 19, 2024, the Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) with the generous support of the Lowell Institute was proud to sponsor the bi-annual Lowell Lecture in collaboration with the Boston University Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. This semester’s lecture featured the North American Premiere of Simulating Religious Violence, a powerful film that takes […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman featured on DigEthix Podcast
The following is an excerpt from the DigEthix podcast episode “Computational Simulation in Practice: ‘Simulating Religious Violence’ Documentary Interview” hosted by Seth Villegas, featuring Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics Wesley Wildman, published on November 12, 2024. This episode features an interview with Dr. Jenn Lindsay and Dr. Wesley Wildman on the forthcoming documentary film, […]