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BUSTH Students Named BU CURA Fellows for 2020-21
August 2020 – The Boston University Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA) announced their 2020-2021 fellows for the Colloquium on Religion and World Affairs, run in cooperation with the School of Theology. CURA fellows are selected from across Boston University every spring, and this year’s list includes four School... More
“The Amazing Self,” authored by Rev. Thomas J. Savage (STH’64)
Creating Life Before Death: Discover Your Amazing Self "Have you ever wondered whether you were somehow missing out on life’s possibilities? Creating Life Before Death answers that question. It gives us a bridge over the troubled waters of a pandemic, economic disaster, climate change, and nuclear catastrophe. That bridge can enable every single... More
“Today I Live”, Composed and Compiled by Dr. Carlton R. Young (STH ’53)
Today I Live "This volume of twenty-five music items will be useful to the living, the dying, and the grieving and will help family members and friends to accept and honor death, in the light of faith, as an inevitable part of the cycle of life. Funeral or resurrection choirs will... More
Reverend Raymond P. Brown (STH ’51)
In Memory of Raymond Proctor Brown May 02, 1927 July 31, 2020 Raymond Proctor Brown, 93, died peacefully in his sleep on July 31, 2020 in New Port Richey, Florida. Raymond was born on May 2, 1927 in Concord, Massachusetts, and grew up as a preacher's son in southern Indiana. More
BUSTH DMin Program Ranked #2 in US
August 2020 – While no formal rankings exist for schools of theology, some groups in the United States have created ranking systems and have then ranked schools and programs. “Best Schools” has ranked the BU School of Theology Doctor of Ministry program as #2 in the US. Visit their website... More
Dr. Lewis Seymour Stone (STH ’89)
"Lewis S. Stone, Jr. (Lew) died at RiverMead Lifecare Community in Peterborough, New Hampshire, his home for 5 years. Lew is survived by his loving wife Eve, and their collective children and grandchildren: Blake, Toby, Sarah, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Mally, Jack, Frazer, Tasha, Nathaniel, and Cloe. Lew was the Rector at... More
Assistant Professor Shively Smith Preaches Series on Howard Thurman
Assistant Professor of New Testament Rev. Dr. Shively T. J. Smith is the visiting preacher this week for Lakeside Chautauqua’s Faith for Living Hour. Faith for Living Hour is presented virtually with no in-person audience at 9am ET each day this week, and all are invited to attend via Zoom. More
Rev. Patricia J. Thompson (STH ’86): Exploring Black church history in New England
"The Rev. John N. Mars, an outspoken abolitionist, in 1864 became the first African American to be received 'on trial' for full clergy rights in the Methodist Episcopal Church in New England. The Rev. Patricia J. Thompson, New England Conference, shares Mars’ story and others in an overview of Black... More
Reverend Charles A. Ellwood (STH ’55, STH ’58)
"Rev. Charles A. Ellwood, 88, of Elmhurst, Wheeling WV died on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling WV. He was born and raised in New York City, the son of the late Charles M. and Ruth R. Ellwood. He graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV and Boston... More
Reverend George F. Miller, Jr. (STH ’61)
"Rev. George F. Miller, Jr., 84, formerly of Green Island, died Monday, July 27, 2020, at St. Peter's Hospital after contracting the COVID virus. Born in Adams, MA, he was son of the late George F. Miller, Sr. and Marion Northrup Miller. He had resided in Green Island for many years. More