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BUSTH announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for October 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for October 2024: Rebecca Copeland (publication; presentation; podcast) Entangled Being: Unoriginal Sin and Wicked Problems, Baylor University Press, 2024. Faith & Climate Change: Towards a Research Agenda, Pardee School of Global Studies and Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Roundtable, September […]
Prof. Shelly Rambo honored by Yale Divinity School for work in Theological Education
Yale Divinity School (YDS) has named Associate Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo as its 2024 honoree for Distinction in Theological Education. The award is granted to a YDS alumnus “whose scholarship, teaching or leadership and contributions to vocational formation for ministry reflect the best traditions of YDS and its distinguished faculty.” Prof. Rambo will be […]
Prof. James McCarty featured in BU Today: What would you like to ask the next US President?
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “15 Thought-Provoking Questions for America’s Next President, Posed by BU Community,” featuring Assistant Clinical Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation James McCarty, published on October 1, 2024. Click here to read the full article. We asked what question they’d like to see asked of Kamala Harris and […]
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 […]
Marthinus “Inus” Daneel, 1936 – 2024
The Center for Global Christianity and Mission (CGCM) and the Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) announce the passing on July 29, 2024 of CGCM co-founder Marthinus “Inus” Daneel, who was a noted theologian, author, and professor. Dr. Daneel grew up in Zimbabwe, was a self-professed “nomad” and adventurer, was a renowned and respected researcher, […]
Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy announces new Summer Programs
For more than 20 years, the Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy (HYLA), in partnership with The United Methodist Church and The Episcopal Church, has supported Latinx high school and college students as they explore their calls to ministry, strengthen their faith, and serve their churches and communities. Last week, HYLA announced three pivotal summer training programs […]
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 […]
Winners of 2024 Hare Preaching Prize Announced
On May 15, 2024, homiletics students at Boston University School of Theology gathered to preach for the Edith P. and Augustus G. Hare Preaching Prize, established by Philomena Hare (’11). The prize has two categories: the first for sermons based on a Biblical or other scriptural text, and the second for sermons for a situation […]
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 […]