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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 […]
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, […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for November 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for November 2024: Luis Menéndez-Antuña “The Biblical Critic as Constructed: An Intercontextual Approach to Biblical Interpretation,” in Francisco Lozada, Amy Lindeman Allen, and Yak-hwee Tan (eds.) The Critic in the World (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2024), 569–598. Dana Robert Dana L. […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman featured in BU Today for Simulating Religious Violence movie and project
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “A BU Filmmaker Captures a BU Researcher’s Quest against Religious Violence” by Rich Barlow, featuring Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics Wesley Wildman, published on November 18, 2024. … Wildman coauthored a book in June, Modeling Religion (Bloomsbury), about his and colleagues’ use of computers to study faith’s role […]
Prof. Steven Sandage co-authors article in The Conversation on value of humility
The following is an excerpt from the article “Religions talk about the value of humility − but it can be especially 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 November 7, 2024 by The Conversation US. Being a religious […]
Boston University receives $1.25 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Launch “Nurturing Immigrant Children’s Faith Experiences En Familia Program” Initiative
Boston University has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the Nurturing Immigrant Children’s Faith Experiences En Familia Program, a new program to foster the spiritual growth of children and teenagers, particularly those from immigrant backgrounds. The Program, which will be led by the Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH), […]
BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for Summer and September 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for Summer and September 2024: Cristian De La Rosa (editor) Mujeristas Nepantleras: Biblical and Historical Perspectives. Casa Unida de Publicaciones, S.A. de C.V., 2024. Christopher Evans (’85), et al (panel discussion) Panel Discussion of Do Everything: The Biography of Frances […]
Prof. Dana Robert honored by Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary
The following is an excerpt from the article “Honoring Dana L. Robert, Scholar and Teacher of World Christianity” by Joel Carpenter, which features William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor Dana L. Robert, published early July 2024. We have the task here of honoring Dana Robert as a scholar and teacher of world Christianity, and of recognizing, in […]
Prof. Steven Sandage co-authors article in The Conversation on stress among spiritual leaders
The following is an excerpt from the article “‘I love this work, but it’s killing me’: The unique toll of being a spiritual leader today” co-authored by Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published on June 24, 2024 by The Conversation US. Click here to read the full article. […]
Prof. Dana Robert delivers Plenary Address at 2024 New England Annual Conference
William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor Dana Robert delivered the plenary address “Co-Creating Justice and Joy: Decolonizing United Methodist Mission, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” at the 2024 New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on June 20, 2024. Introduced by interim Bishop Peggy A. Johnson, Prof. Robert began her remarks by asking, “Giving the […]