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Rev. Joseph Jenkins (STH’76) and Rev. Leodis Strong (STH’75) pay their last respects to John Lewis
At the steps of Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama, where Rev. Leodis Strong (STH'75) serves as senior pastor, Rev. Strong and Rev. Joseph Jenkins (STH'76) connected after a memorial service was held for Congressman John Lewis. Rev. Jenkins shares the following note with fellow STH community. Please give a salute... More
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for July 2020
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of July 2020: Rebecca Copeland: Created Being: Expanding Creedal Christology (Baylor University Press). Christopher Evans: “Walter Rauschenbusch: The Soul of the Social Gospel,” in In the Shadow of a Prophet: The Legacy of Walter Rauschenbusch, eds. More
BUSTH PhD Graduates Appointed to Assistant Professorships
Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce the academic appointments of recent PhD graduate Dr. Yara González-Justiniano (STH MDiv’14, PhD’19), and PhD candidate Timothy Adkins-Jones (STH MDiv’09, PhD’20). Dr. Yara González-Justiniano was named Visiting Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Community at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (Garrett) in Evanston, Illinois, effective... More
Reverend Dr. P. Dale Neufer (STH ’62)
"Reverend Dr. Philip Dale Neufer passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Due to these challenging times, Smith Funeral Service & Crematory in Greenville, NC has graciously arranged a 'virtual' service to be held Monday March 23rd at 4 pm ET. To attend, go to www.smithfcs.com and click on... More
Bishop Sally Dyck’s (STH ’78) Message: A Personal Story about White Privilege
"Growing up in a financially challenged household, Bishop Sally Dyck didn't consider herself privileged. The bishop of the Chicago Episcopal Area recounts the advantages she now knows she had because of her white skin." ~Bishop Sally Dyck (STH'78) This article was originally published here by UM News - Daily Digest.
Reverend Barbara June Nettles (STH’81)
"Rev. Barbara J. Nettles, 76, died at her residence on Sunday, June 28. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, April 21, 1944 daughter of the late Steven and Doris (Nee: Lybrand) Scott. Barbara was raised in District Heights, Maryland and graduated from Suitland High School, “Class of 1962”. She furthered her... More
BUSTH Announces Distinguished Alums for 2020
July 16, 2020 – The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce this year's Distinguished Alumni/ae for 2020. A list of previous winners can be found on the BUSTH website. “The 2020 Distinguished Alums are extraordinary. They have crafted new paths of ministry with migrants and people living on... More
“Protest of Praise,” written by David Bjorlin (STH ’17)
"David Bjorlin (STH '17) is a pastor and seminary professor with a unique ability to put practical theology into poetic forms. He states that 'The act of true praise is always a protest against all that curses or denigrates the Creator’s world and the people made in the Creator’s image;... More
Rev. Dr. Stanley Samuel Harakas (STH ’65)
"The Rev. Stanley S. Harakas, a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, is Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology, Emeritus, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Mass. Born in 1932, he was ordained in 1956. He earned undergraduate and theology degrees... More
Reverend Gilbert H. Caldwell (STH’58) speaks at Black Lives Matter rally
"Civil rights movement veteran the Rev. Gilbert Caldwell made his way to the podium with the help of a walker at a Black Lives Matter rally in the New Jersey township of Willingboro. More than 1,000 marched through the streets of the town of about 30,000 to protest the violent death... More