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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 […]
Cynthia Perry (’23) awarded Louisville Institute Grant for Black Sports Ministry Network Project
Master of Divinity alumna Cynthia N. Perry (’23), Executive Director of the Black Sports Ministry Network (BSMN), was selected as the recipient of a $15,000 Pastoral Study Project Grant from the prestigious Louisville Institute. This grant will be instrumental in supporting the BSMN in their year-long 2024 project “A Womanist Sports Ethic of Care.” This […]
Winners of 2023 Inaugural Hare Preaching Prize Announced
On May 17, 2023, homiletics students at Boston University School of Theology gathered to preach for the inaugural Edith P. and Augustus G. Hare Preaching Prize. The prize had two categories: the first for sermons based on a Biblical or other scriptural text, and the second for sermons for a situation of the student’s choice, […]
Prof. Shively T. J. Smith receives The HistoryMakers 2023-24 Fellowship Award for Innovation in Pedagogy and Teaching
The HistoryMakers: the Digital Repository for the Black Experience, announced in a recent email announcement and press release that Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith has been awarded one of twelve 2023-24 fellowships awarded to faculty in the United States who are dedicated to diversifying higher education curricula and furthering student learning. […]
BUSTH PhD Student Morgan Crago wins Presbyterian Historical Society Grant
The original story was published by Presbyterian Church USA on March 21, 2023. The following is an excerpt only and features current PhD student Morgan Crago (STH‘24). Please click here to read the full article, written by McKenna Britton. PHS’s research fellowship program awards travel grants of $2,500 for scholars, students and independent researchers who demonstrate a need […]
BUSTH Welcomes New Congregations for Trauma-Responsive Congregations Project
November 2022 – Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to welcome eight additional congregations to the “Trauma-Responsive Congregations” program, part of a grant funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Thriving Congregations Initiative. The four-year project is entering its third year. It is designed to help urban congregations respond to trauma from theologically-informed […]
Prof. Luis Menéndez-Antuña Awarded Grant from Catholic Biblical Association
Assistant Professor of New Testament Luis Menéndez-Antuña was recently awarded a grant from the Catholic Biblical Association to start new research on Enslavement in Early Christianity. Every year, the Catholic Biblical Association grants four to six awards to promote biblical scholarship. This project, entitled “Historiographies of Pain: Galatians 4, Enslavement, Inheritance, and Flesh,” asks the […]
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 […]
Ylisse Bess (STH’17) Announced New Program Director for Trauma-Responsive Congregations Project
The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce that Ylisse Bess (STH’17), staff chaplain at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, will become the Program Director for BUSTH’s Trauma-Responsive Congregations grant, funded by Lilly Endowment. Currently serving as an advisor for the grant, Bess is stepping into a new role focused on providing direction […]
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 […]