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Voices & Opinion

POV: Vatican Decision to Remove Blessings from Same-Sex Unions Demoralizes Many Catholics

March 23, 2021

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Alumni

From Seminary to Short Ribs

January 22, 2021

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University News

Sujin Pak Appointed New Dean of BU’s School of Theology

January 19, 2021

A portrait photo of Margarita Guillory

Africana Religion

From Secrecy to #WitchTok: How the Internet Is Demystifying Africana Religions

November 30, 2020

A portrait photo of Tyler Sit

Education & Social Service

Tyler Sit, founding pastor, New City Church

November 18, 2020

Portrait of Eugenio Menegon, College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of Chinese, wearing a bright blue button down and black leather jacket. He smiles and a fuzzy background with a building and fall trees are seen behind him.

History

BU Spearheads Massive Database of Centuries of Culture-Sharing between the West and China

November 4, 2020

Religion

A Leader Emerges

August 12, 2020

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Arts & Culture

BU’s Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies Hosts Virtual Summer Reading Series

July 21, 2020

Chad William Kidd (’05,’05) (left), directs the Seminary Singers in Marsh Chapel.

Art at STH

Building an Artistic Legacy

July 16, 2020

Photo of a man holding a cross and in the background, a group of people praying outside the Supreme Court on July 8, the day the court handed down decisions giving religious groups broad discretion in firing employees and denying contraceptive coverage. Behind the Supreme Court building the sky is clear and sunny.

Politics

Religion versus Other Rights: The Supreme Court Weighs In

July 10, 2020

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Documentary Film

Documenting How Pandemic Lockdown Changed Eternal City’s Religions

July 8, 2020

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Reflections

A Transformational Leader Looks Back

June 29, 2020

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Campus Life

Must Islam and the West Fight? Religion and Politics Class Tackles Sensitive Topics

June 25, 2020

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Battling Bigotry

How Bigotry Has Shaped Civil Rights, Marriage Equality, and Now the Coronavirus Pandemic

May 29, 2020

Spring view of Marsh Chapel and Marsh Plaza

Student Voices

Marsh Chapel’s Annual “This I Believe” Sunday: Grads Share Journeys of Faith at BU

May 18, 2020

Portrait of Metcalf Award winner Courtney Goto, a School of Theology associate professor of religious education, teaches theology students about racism, culture, and religious faith, on a white background. She wears a blue and brown patterned jacket. Photo by Dave Green

Accolades

STH’s Courtney Goto: 2020 Metcalf Award

May 9, 2020

Photo of Azanta Thakur (Sargent’20) prays before breaking her Ramadan fast at her Florida home. A plate of food is before her outstretched hands, and her eyes are closed.

Student Life

Observing Ramadan Remotely, without Campus Community

May 6, 2020

Composite image with portraits of Mary Elizabeth Moore (left) and Nancy Ammerman, who are being honored with scholarships to continue their legacy at STH. Moore wears a teal blue sweater and sits on a bench outside, Ammerman wears a purple suit and sits in her study.

Accolades

New Scholarships Honor Two Consequential Women at School of Theology

April 30, 2020

Portrait of Dean of Marsh Chapel, Reverend Dr. Robert Allan Hill

Marsh Chapel

Looming Methodist Schism Would Enable Marsh Chapel Dean to Perform Gay Marriages

January 17, 2020

Religion

Who Was Howard Thurman?

January 7, 2020

Who Was Howard Thurman?