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Prof. Nimi Wariboko Interview Featured on KXLU 88.9FM in Los Angeles Area
Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics Nimi Wariboko was interviewed by Adam Reese of Ofiõ Media Group, and segments of the interview were aired on May 24, 2021 on KXLU.com and 88.9FM in the Los Angeles area. Prof. Wariboko discussed a wide range of topics, such as the global monetary system, Nigerian Pentecostalism, US […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for May 2021
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for the month of May 2021: Mary Elizabeth Moore Embracing Sexuality and Gender: Toward Radical Love, Religious Education, DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2021.1917851 Dana Robert Foreword to The Practice of Mission in Global Methodism: Emerging Trends from Everywhere to Everywhere, by Scott, David W., Stephens, Darryl […]
Prof. Nicolette Manglos-Weber Featured in Sociology of Religion Journal Podcast
Assistant Professor of Religion and Society Nicolette Manglos-Weber was featured on the April 22, 2021 podcast published by the Sociology of Religion Journal to discuss her new research work on global faith communities in the African diaspora, and lived religion and social welfare. In this podcast, she discusses her recent article The Contexts of Spiritual […]
Prof. Shively Smith Publishes Letter Addressed to President Biden and Vice President Harris
April 19, 2021 – As part of the national campaign 100 days 100 Letters, Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith has written a letter addressed to the Biden-Harris Administration and members of the 117th Congress. In her letter and accompanying video, she asks the nation’s elected leaders to commit to following Howard Thurman’s […]
BUSTH Community 2020 Holiday Artwork and Photography
Boston University School of Theology students, faculty, staff, and alums contributed artwork and photography to our online 2020 Holiday Season gallery. We hope it brings you some joy in these dark times.
New Testament Faculty Create Video for Prospective Doctoral Students
October 2020 – The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) has recently launched an initiative to recruit students from underrepresented populations to the academic area of Biblical Studies. Their recent SBL event BlackScholarsMatter was designed to increase diversity in Biblical Studies. Boston University School of Theology (STH) Assistant Professor of New Testament Rev. Dr. Shively T. […]
Faithful Friendships: Prof. Robert’s Publication receives Accolades
Professor Dana Robert’s book Faithful Friendships: Embracing Diversity in Christian Community has been designated among the Top Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity, and Intercultural Theology for 2019 by the International Bulletin of Mission Research. The publication has also been featured in a review on the Englewood Review website. “She invites the reader to […]
Barbod Salimi Joins STH as Instructor of Philosophical Psychology, Theological Ethics, and Peace Studies
Barbod Salimi will join Boston University School of Theology as Instructor of Philosophical Psychology, Theological Ethics, and Peace Studies. Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Danielsen Institute, Dr. Salimi’s research interests focus on phenomenological ethics, psychological formation and transformation, the confluence of culture and psyche, subjectivity and hermeneutics, religion and moral development, existentialism, and language. […]
David Decosimo Joins STH as Assistant Professor of Theology
David Decosimo has joined Boston University School of Theology as Assistant Professor of Theology. Dr. Decosimo brings to the school an expertise in Christian ethics, comparative theology, and scholarship in the moral theology of Thomas Aquinas. His recent book, Ethics as a Work of Charity: Thomas Aquinas and Pagan Virtue (Stanford University Press, 2014), argues […]