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University News

School of Theology Adjusts to New Reality: Ministry Expands Beyond Church

April 18, 2025

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History

Keeping Seeds Alive If the World as We Know It Ends

February 10, 2025

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Higher Education

What Is the Role of Universities after October 7?

October 9, 2024

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Religion

“I Love This Work, but It’s Killing Me”: The Unique Toll of Being a Spiritual Leader Today

August 6, 2024

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New Appointment

Leading Womanist Ethicist and Theologian Named New MLK Professor of Religion and Black Studies at STH

May 28, 2024

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2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

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Books

Wesley Wildman on the Challenges and Joys of Writing Fiction after Work for Academic Audiences

September 26, 2023

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Climate Change

What Can the Bible Teach Us about Fighting Climate Change?

August 15, 2023

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Theology

First Responders: STH Launches New Program

August 8, 2023

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Theology

“God Didn’t Leave Me Alone”

August 7, 2023

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Religion and Social Service

Feed My Lambs

August 7, 2023

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Religion & Real Estate

From The Ground Up

August 4, 2023

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Christianity

What’s behind Boom of Christianity in China?

February 2, 2023

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School Of Theology

New Associate Dean For Students and Community Life

April 25, 2022

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Mindfulness and Meditation

Can Meditation and Mindfulness Help Cancer Patients Thrive?

March 29, 2022

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Alumni

From Seminary to Short Ribs

January 22, 2021

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Africana Religion

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

November 30, 2020

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Power of Music

How Cambodian Music Recalls Ancestors and Brings Comfort

November 25, 2019

Social Sciences

How to Live in a Divided Nation

May 22, 2017

Dana Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission at Boston University School of Theology, and member elected to the American Academy of Sciences

Theology

STH’s Dana Robert Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

May 9, 2017

STH’s Dana Robert Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences