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Prof. Steven Sandage featured in BU Brink article on Social Media and Mental Health
The following is an excerpt from a BU Brink article “Is a News and Social Media Overload Negatively Affecting Your Mental Health?” by Rich Barlow, featuring Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published October 17, 2025. In a year of violence and suffering, here and... More
Pastoral Residency Opportunity, Full Time, Second Baptist Church: Liberty, MO
Second Baptist Church seeks to hire a full-time Pastoral Resident to serve and learn with our congregation for 2-3 years, beginning in late August 2026. The Pastoral Resident will benefit from a nurturing community at Second Baptist, spending focused time during their residency learning to be a Senior Pastor in ministry... More
Ms. Molly M. North (’71)
The following obituary was originally Published by SF&C in Salem Funerals and Cremations on September 13, 2025, and can be found here. Molly Margaret North's courageous 13-year battle with dementia ended peacefully in the early morning of September 13, 2025, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. More
The God of New Things
This article was written by Clinical Assistant Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation and director of the Tom Porter Religion and Conflict Transformation Program James McCarty and originally published in the 2025 issue of focus magazine, the annual publication of the BU School of Theology. This article can be found... More
Boston University awarded grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to launch “The New Wineskins Network”
Boston University is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the creation of the New Wineskins Network, a five-year initiative designed to strengthen partnerships among local congregations, clergy, and seminary leaders for the sake of ministry formation. Led by... More
Pastoral Residency Fellowship, Part Time, Madison Avenue Baptist Church: Madison Avenue, NYC
Madison Avenue Baptist Church (NYC) invites applications for its two-year Pastoral Residency Fellowship. This unique program provides emerging ministers with hands-on leadership in worship, Bible study, youth/young adult ministry, and social justice initiatives, while receiving mentorship from Rev. Susan Sparks—nationally recognized preacher, author, and comedian. Fellows will develop skills in... More
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for October 2025
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for October 2025: Rebecca Copeland Presentation: Tending Gardens: Food, Faith, and Fig Trees," First United Methodist Church, Morristown, TN. September 18, 2025. Filipe Maia "Theological Niceties and Complicities in Economic Theology,” in The Brink (Political... More
Prof. Filipe Maia receives Saddlebag Award from United Methodist Church
Assistant Professor of Theology Filipe Maia together with co-editor David W. Scott ('07, GRS'13) has received the 2025 Saddlebag Award from the Historical Society of the United Methodist Church for their work on the publication Methodism and American Empire: Reflections on Decolonizing the Church. According to the Historical Society of the... More
Planetary Constitution Celebrates First Anniversary
The following is an excerpt of an article by the Institute for Exoconsciousness published in the PRLOG on September 23, 2025. Click here to read the full article. Institute for Exoconsciousness Marks a Milestone in Human-Consciousness Rights and Interstellar Engagement The Institute for Exoconsciousness (IEXO) proudly marks the first anniversaryof the Planetary Constitution, a... More
Dr. Rebecca Hardcastle Wright (’76) Publishes Her Book “Exoconscious Humans: Will Free Will Survive in an Increasingly Non-Human World?”
BU STH Alumni Dr. Rebecca Hardcastle Wright ('76) has publishd a book titled "Exoconscious Humans: Will Free Will Survive in an Increasingly Non-Human World?" Exoconscious Humans: Will Free Will Survive in an Increasingly Non-Human World? pushes beyond the limits of the known into an extraordinary life birthed through psychic intelligence. Exoconsciousness... More