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BUSTH Announces First Fully Online Master’s Degree Program
November 2021 – Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) announces its first fully online master’s degree program, the Master of Arts in Religion and Public Leadership (MARPL). The MARPL’s inaugural academic semester will be Fall 2022, and the program is designed for students who seek to enhance their capacity for serving religious communities and/or other […]
Prof. Courtney Goto presented with Metcalf Award for Teaching
Sunday, October 3, 2021 – At the Boston University Commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of 2020, President Robert Brown presented the Metcalf Award for Teaching to Associate Professor of Religious Education Courtney Goto. President Brown said “she cultivates a welcoming spiritual environment in her classrooms, while challenging students to know themselves, learn from each other, […]
Associate Dean Theodore Hickman-Maynard Accepts Position at Harvard Divinity School
July 2021 – Boston University School of Theology (STH) Associate Dean for Students and Community Life Theodore Hickman-Maynard has recently accepted a position at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) in Cambridge, MA. Dean Hickman-Maynard was named Associate Dean for Ministerial Studies at HDS as of August 2, 2021. “Dean Teddy is an incredibly wise, diplomatic, kind, […]
Real Talk: Critical Race Theory and What Christians Should Know, featuring BUSTH Prof. Cristian De La Rosa
This video was originally posted to the Facebook Page of General Commission on Religion and Race, on 7/22/2021. Join Garlinda Burton as she talks with Dr. Karla McKanders, Dr. Cristian De La Rosa, and Dr. Miguel De La Torre for this Real Talk conversation on Critical Race Theory and what Christians should know. Critical Race […]
Prof. Luis Menéndez-Antuña Receives Society of Biblical Literature 2021 Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship
Assistant Professor of New Testament Luis Menéndez-Antuña was recently awarded the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) 2021 A. R. Pete Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship for his recent article “The Gospel of Torture: Mark 15 and the Body in Pain.” The Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship supports junior-level academic scholars who demonstrate “innovative approaches in biblical […]
Prof. Jonathan Calvillo Awarded New-York Historical Society Research Fellowship
New-York Historical Society, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, awarded research fellowships to Boston University School of Theology Assistant Professor of Sociology of Religion Jonathan Calvillo and seven other early-career historians in 2020 whose work illuminates the varied roles of religion and spirituality in the history of the American West, including nineteenth-century westward expansion, […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Appointed as Co-Leader of New BU Hariri Institute for Computing Research Program
The Boston University School of Theology (STH), together with the Boston University Hariri Institute for Computing, are excited to announce that STH faculty member Wesley Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, has been appointed as a co-leader to a new Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University Focused Research Program for his computational and data-driven […]
Prof. Rady Roldán-Figueroa Named Incoming Director of BU Center for Latin American Studies
Associate Professor of the History of Christianity and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rady Roldán-Figueroa has been appointed the incoming Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, announced on May 26, 2021. “I am very excited about this new leadership role with […]
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 […]