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Dean G. Sujin Pak’s Message for Holy Saturday and Easter 2022
Easter has a long tradition of being the height of the Christian liturgical season, particularly in the calendar of western churches. It can be a beautiful celebration of hope and resurrection, offering the promises of new creation and restoration after a season of repentant preparation (Lent) and after a profound event of violence, loss, and […]
Prof. Filipe Maia Awarded Louisville Institute Book Grant
The Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Theology Filipe Maia is a recipient of the Louisville Institute’s 2022 First Book Grant for Scholars of Color. The First Book grant “supports early career, non-tenured scholars of color completing a major research project in North American Christianity with grants up […]
Prof. Lawrence Wills Publication is Finalist for Prose Award by Association of American Publishers
Boston University School of Theology adjunct instructor Prof. Lawrence Wills has published a new book, Introduction to the Apocrypha: Jewish Books in Christian Bibles, that was named a finalist for the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Prose Award earlier this year. Published by Yale University Press, the publication was nominated in the Theology & Religious […]
Prof. Steven Sandage featured in BU’s The Brink
The following is an excerpt from The Brink article “Why Are So Many Religious Leaders Facing Stress and Burnout?” by Mara Sassoon and Andrew Thurston, featuring Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published on March 17, 2022. Click here to read the full article. Many people who experience […]
Prof. Jonathan Calvillo Quoted in Los Angeles Times
The following is an excerpt of an original article titled “Latino evangelicals used to shun politics. Will they now become a right-wing force?” written by Cindy Carcamo and published on March 4, 2022 in the Los Angeles Times. Prof. Calvillo’s faculty profile can be found here. After the 11:30 a.m. church service at Houses of […]
Prof. Steven Sandage Published in The Conversation
The following is an excerpt from the article “Think therapy is navel-gazing? Think again” by Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Psychology of Religion and Theology Steven Sandage, published on February 22, 2022 by The Conversation US. Click here to read the full article. Midway through a recent lecture about my psychology research, a bright graduate […]
Dean Pak Delivers Stob Lecture at Calvin University
On Monday, January 24, Dean G. Sujin Pak delivered the lecture titled “Wrestling with the Word: Biblical Interpretation through Church History” as part of the Calvin University Stob Lecture Series. “Dr. Pak is an engaging and talented historian focusing on how the Bible – and the old testament in particular – has been understood among […]
Prof. Christopher Evans Interviewed by Toronto Business Journal
January 2022 – Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies Christopher Evans was recently interviewed by the Toronto Business Journal. The conversation with Ray Samuels and Santhosh Christudas revolved around themes present in Prof. Evan’s recent publications, including the context of the social gospel (The Social Gospel in American Religion, 2017), and Frances Willard’s views on […]
Prof. Christopher Evans was Featured Speaker at Frances Willard House Museum Online Event
On Sunday, January 23, Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies Christopher Evans was the featured speaker for the online event “Views: Women, Faith, and Activism” hosted by the Frances Willard House Museum. The event featured a conversation about his upcoming book Do Everything: The Biography of Frances Willard. This biography will be the first […]
Prof. Courtney Goto Explores How to “Find Faith in a Deadly World”
December 2021 – During the fall 2021 semester, Associate Professor of Religious Education and 2020 Metcalf Award Winner Courtney Goto approached her Creative Pedagogy course in a unique way. While the world is still living with the COVID-19 pandemic, she took the opportunity to incorporate the pandemic into her lessons. Before the first day of […]