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Prof. Peng Yin to Visit Hong Kong to Deliver Lectures, Engage Churches
Assistant Professor of Ethics Peng Yin will visit Hong Kong from November 5-11 to give lectures on Chinese Christianity, queer theology, as well as religion and international politics. His first public lecture is entitled “Christianity and Queerness: Affinities and Their Political Implications.” In it, Yin argues that despite the protracted opposition between Christianity and queerness, […]
Prof. Eunil David Cho named Co-Editor of the Journal of Pastoral Theology
Assistant Professor of Spiritual Care and Counseling Eunil David Cho has been elected the co-editor of the Journal of Pastoral Theology, one of the leading journals in the fields of pastoral theology, chaplaincy, and spiritual care. Prof. Cho’s term as co-editor will run through 2027. His co-editor, Dr. Mary Clark Moschella, Roger J. Squire Professor of […]
Prof. Steven Sandage quoted in AP News article on Clergy Burnout
The following is an excerpt from the AP News article “Clergy burnout is a growing concern in polarized churches. A summit offers coping strategies” by Giovanna Dell’Orto, featuring a quote by Professor Steven Sandage, published on October 9, 2023. … “Self-care is strategic, not selfish,” said Mark Dance, one of the summit’s speakers, who was […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for October 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for October 2023: Eunil David Cho, et al Moschella, Mary and Eunil David Cho, “Editorial: Chaplaincy, Diversity, and the Common Good,” Journal of Pastoral Theology 33, no. 2 (2023): 81-83. Dana Robert Foreword, Georgina Gollock, Pioneering Female Missiologist by Ian Randall (CCCW, 2023). […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Featured in BU Today for Publishing his First Fiction Novel
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Wesley Wildman on the Challenges and Joys of Writing Fiction after Work for Academic Audiences” by Steve Holt, featuring Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics Wesley Wildman, published on September 26, 2023. … The process was at times arduous and refining for an academician whose scholarship centers […]
Rev. Dr. Anastasia Kidd (STH’04,’18) featured in Bostonia for her Work on ‘Fat Church’
The following is an excerpt from Bostonia’s article “New book by STH Lecturer, and Alum, Calls out Christianity for Stigmatizing Fat People” by Rich Barlow, featuring Director of Contextual Education Anastasia Kidd (STH’04,’18), published on September 22, 2023. “If you care about systemic oppression, you need to start caring about fat people.” Anastasia Kidd (STH’04,’18) issues […]
Prof. Luis Menéndez-Antuña awarded 2023 Grant from Catholic Biblical Association
For the second year in a row, Assistant Professor of New Testament Luis Menéndez-Antuña was awarded a grant from the Catholic Biblical Association (CBA) to continue his research on Enslavement in Early Christianity. “This grant, awarded [the] second year in a row, will allow me to continue working on my third book,” says Prof. Menéndez-Antuña. […]
Prof. Shively Smith featured in ATS Colloquy Online
The following is an excerpt from The Association of Theological School’s Colloquy Online article “Of peer review, kinship, and the right use of gifts” by Barbara Mutch, featuring Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith, published Summer 2023. … For Shively Smith, assistant professor of New Testament and director of the PhD program at […]
Prof. Filipe Maia receives Honorable Mention Award for “Trading Futures”
Assistant Professor of Theology Filipe Maia was awarded the 2023 Honorable Mention designation for the Marxist Sociology’s Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award for his publication Trading Futures. According to the Marxist Sociology Blog, this award is bestowed to the “best book published in the past two years in the area of Marxist theory and research.” […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for September 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for September 2023: Choi Hee An “Asian Immigrants’ Hinterland,” Rebekah Pryor and Stephen Burns eds. Feminist Theologies: Interstices and Fractures, Lexington: Fortress Press, 2023. Choi Hee An, et al “Intellectual humility and religion/spirituality: a scoping review of research,” co-authored with Elise J. Y. […]