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BUSTH Community Day 2020
Boston University School of Theology 2020 Community Day & Distinguished Alumni/ae Celebration All events are virtual. Now that the events have passed, you can view the recordings by clicking the event buttons below. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Service of Matriculation | 11am-12:30 PM EDT. Matriculation Day service is the academic and... More
Reverend Raymond D. Peter Graham (STH ’56)
"Raymond Dale 'Pete' Graham, 88, formerly of 1174 East Main Street, Bradford, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020, at the Bradford Ecumenical Home. Born on November 5, 1931 in Butler, he was a son of the late Victor Vade and Frances (Brandon) Graham. He was a graduate of Butler Senior High... More
Reverend Young Chan Rhee (STH ’59)
Reverend Gilbert H. Caldwell (STH’58)
The following obituary was written by Heather Hahn and originally published on September 8, 2020 by United Methodist News. It can be accessed here. The Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell called himself a “foot soldier” in the U.S. civil rights movement. But many across his beloved United Methodist Church remember him as... More
Reverend Lindsay George King (STH ’55)
"Rev. Lindsay George King , 7th child of Eleazor King and Maude Kelloway was born on Bell Island Newfoundland January 14th 1930 and died 6:30 am Friday August 14th 2020 at BayCrest Palliative Care Unit in Toronto. A very intelligent and gifted person from the beginning Rev. Lindsay King had a... More
Bishop J. Woodrow Hearn (STH ’55, ’65)
Bishop J. Woodrow Hearn: March 7, 1931 - August 31, 2020 "Bishop J. Woodrow 'Woody' Hearn led two U.S. annual conferences and traveled the world as president of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, helping to revive Methodism in what was then the Soviet Union. Hearn was a force for United... More
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for August 2020
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of August 2020: Katheryn Pfisterer Darr “To Be or Not To Be a Proverb: When Water Flows Beneath Straw (and Don’t Think It Doesn’t)”, in A. Joseph Ferrara and Herbert B. Huffmon, eds. Some Wine... More
Reverend Miriam E. Hayes (STH ’70)
"Miriam Elizabeth Bergevin-Hayes, 77, a resident of Dothan, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at Flowers Hospital. Mrs. Hayes was born July 5, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to James Dalrymple Rankin and Mildred Virginia Cornell Rankin and lived the early years of her life in Sarasota, Florida. She later resided in... More
“Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity,” by author and alumnus Dr. John J. Thatamanil (STH ’91)
Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity Dr. John J. Thatamanil, two-time alumnus of Boston University (STH '91, GRS '00) is currently Associate Professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Union's faculty biography states that "Dr. Thatamanil teaches a wide variety of courses... More
Returning to BUSTH and Campus for Fall 2020
August 2020 – The Boston University School of Theology faculty and staff spent the summer months planning for the return of students to campus and classes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following websites offer resources for returning students, faculty, as the Fall 2020 semester begins. Back2BU: Boston... More