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Religion

Portrait of Wheelock College Associate Professor, Kathleen Corriveau, standing outside what looks like the entrance to a church in shale blue sweater and black dress.

Religion

How Do Children Develop Religious Beliefs?

June 21, 2021

TV & Film

Alum’s Film Sheds Light on Rabbi Who Fled Nazis, Fought for Civil Rights

May 26, 2021

Photo of Shantel Miller (CFA’21) sitting on the ground and smiling. She wears a blue sweatshirt, black pants, polka-dotted socks, and yellow glasses frames. Behind her, a desk with a computer is seen and a painting that shows the back of the heads of a group of white men as two young black women walk down the street.

Fine Arts

Gauguin Had Tahiti, Shantel Miller Has Dorchester: CFA Grad Has Big Plans for $20,000 Kahn Award

May 21, 2021

Photo of an ornate metal window grate with a flower design. Marsh Chapel and CAS are reflected in the window. The sky is bright blue and has a few clouds; a tree and other greenery is also reflected.

Student Voices

Expressions of Faith from BU’s Class of 2021

May 12, 2021

Photo of a woman in a pink shirt, face mask, and black leggings doing yoga outside in a park with lots of greenery.

Wellness

Mindfulness: Why It Matters

March 31, 2021

Palm Sunday Service lead by Fr. Kevin Staley-Joyce march 28 at The Catholic center on Bay State Rd.

Campus Life

Religious Life at BU Is “Resilient and Resurgent,” despite Pandemic

March 30, 2021

Photo of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on a sunny day; a seagull flies by in the top right corner.

Voices & Opinion

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

March 23, 2021

Photo of David With in a black vest, shirt, and baseball cap, standing with his hands in his pockets and looking off to the side. His the black trailer where he runs his BBQ business out of is behind him; blue sky and trees are seen in the background.

Alumni

From Seminary to Short Ribs

January 22, 2021

A portrait photo of Sujin Pak

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

Religion

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

A photo of Gunda Trepp reading at a podium

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

Photo of a computer, haggadah, and candles with a seder plate in the background. On the computer zoom call participants are seen.

Documentary Film

Documenting How Pandemic Lockdown Changed Eternal City’s Religions

July 8, 2020

Photo of Dean Moore sitting on a bench in a scarf and teal shirt. Flowers and a grass patch are seen behind her.

Reflections

A Transformational Leader Looks Back

June 29, 2020

An image of an Islam crescent, Star of David, and Christian cross

Campus Life

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

June 25, 2020

A portrait photo of Linda McClain

Battling Bigotry

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

May 29, 2020

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