Jimmy McCarty
Religion and Conflict Transformation Estate Gift received from Dr. Judith Oleson
The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is grateful to announce a generous gift made by Dr. Judith Oleson, late professor and director of the Tom Porter Religion and Conflict Transformation Program (RCT) through her estate. Dr. Oleson passed away in June 2023 after a lengthy illness, and her legacy and the impact of her […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for May 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for May 2024: Eunil David Cho “Chaplaincy Education: Exploring Creative Collaboration,” Journal of Pastoral Theology 34, no. 1 (2024): 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/10649867.2024.2342047 Rebecca Copeland (presentation) Edward L. Mark Lecture at Harvard-Epworth UMC on April 28, 2024: “Entangled Being, Unoriginal Sin, & […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for April 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for April 2024: Eunil David Cho (panel) Panelist, “Classroom as Community,” BU Faculty Forum: InnovateEDU: Exploring the Future of Learning at BU, April 9, 2024. Robert A. Hill Salt City Prayers. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2024. Partnership in the gospel: […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for March 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for March 2024: Eunil David Cho (presentations) “Breaking the Silence for Such a Time as This: Psychological Analysis of Esther’s Intersectional Identity in Esther 4,” Old Testament Research Colloquium at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ “The Brief Comparative History of […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications and Presentations for February 2024
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications and scholarly presentations for February 2024: David Jacobsen “Commentary on Mark 9:2-9.” Working Preacher from Luther Seminary, 11 February 2024, https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/transfiguration-of-our-lord-2/commentary-on-mark-92-9-6 “Commentary on Mark 1:9-15.” Working Preacher from Luther Seminary, 18 February 2024, https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/first-sunday-in-lent-2/commentary-on-mark-19-15-6 Filipe Maia Introduction, “Methodism and the Spirit of Empire,” […]
Prof. James McCarty produces Restorative Justice Lecture Series for Canopy Forum
Boston University School of Theology is pleased to announce that Clinical Assistant Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation and Director of the Tom Porter Religion and Conflict Transformation Program James McCarty recently published a series of five lectures titled “Restorative Justice: A Global Movement to Transform Harm.” His lectures were made possible by the Canopy […]
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. […]
Prof. James McCarty featured in BU’s Bostonia Magazine highlighting Faculty Activism
The following is an excerpt from Bostonia’s article “BU Faculty Combine Academics and Activism—with Social Justice at the Core” by Jessica Colarossi, featuring Assistant Clinical Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation James McCarty, published on August 9, 2023. … When the Job is Activism James McCarty, a School of Theology assistant clinical professor of religion […]
Prof. James McCarty quoted in USA Today about teaching Black History in America
The following is an excerpt from USA Today’s article “Black history is under attack across US from AP African American Studies to ‘Ruby Bridges’” by Alia Wong, featuring a quote by Assistant Clinical Professor of Religion and Conflict Transformation James McCarty, published on August 23, 2023. … What would MLK Jr. do? James McCarty, a […]
BUSTH Announces Faculty Publications for May 2023
The School of Theology is pleased to announce the following faculty publications for May 2023: Eunil David Cho “Migration, Trauma, and Spirituality: Intercultural, Collective, and Contextual Understanding and Treatment of Trauma for Displaced Communities.” Pastoral Psychology (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-023-01067-x David Decosimo “Ordering Reasons, Mediating Virtues: How and Why Thomas Aquinas Affirmed the Compatibility of Acquired and […]