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Winners of 2025 Hare Preaching Prize Announced
On March 18, 2025, homiletics students at Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) 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 […]
PhD student La Ronda Barnes (’26) published in Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics
The following is an excerpt from Homiletic: The Journal of the Academy of Homiletics article “A Particular Oneing: Zilpha Elaw as a Model for a 21st Century Womanist Contemplative Homiletic” by PhD student La Ronda Barnes, published on December 2, 2024. Her article appears on page 95 of the issue. In this article, I present nineteenth-century […]
BUSTH Community Members reflect on importance of Juneteenth
Shively T. J. Smith, Associate Professor of New Testament; Director, PhD program What is in a day? June 19 is an American haunting of sorts. It is an eerie reminder of how even when freedom, citizenship, and access are supposedly granted, they can be denied or, at the very least, delayed. The Emancipation Proclamation was […]
PhD candidate Emily Nelms Chastain to join Perkins School of Theology as Instructor
The following is an excerpt from article “Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain to join Perkins August 1 as Instructor in the History of Christianity” featuring PhD candidate Emily Nelms Chastain, published on March 19, 2024. Click here to read the full article. Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain, an ordained deacon in The United Methodist Church and Ph.D. […]
PhD Student Daniel Montañez interviewed in Sojourners article
The following is an excerpt from the Soujourners article “Ahead of election, evangelicals want sermons on immigration” by Ken Chitwood, featuring contributions by current PhD student Daniel Montañez. Click here to read the full article, originally published on March 27, 2024. … ‘Biblical, compassionate welcome’ … The Evangelical Immigration Table — a collective of religious leaders […]
PhD candidate Emily Nelms Chastain receives ACT Grant from BU DL&I
The following is an excerpt from article “ACT Grant: Connecting Classroom Content with Life after Graduate School” featuring doctor of philosophy candidate Emily Nelms Chastain, published on February 5, 2024. Click here to read the full article. In the 21st century, the continuous transformation of both the church and the world relies on the presence […]
Prof. Shively T. J. Smith appointed Inaugural Director of PhD Program
The Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of New Testament Shively T. J. Smith will serve as the inaugural director of the School’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program, effective July 1, 2023. In this new role, Prof. Smith will work closely with Associate Dean Bryan Stone and the […]
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 […]
Three BUSTH Community Members Featured in UMFNE’s Inaugural Stewardship Preaching Institute
The United Methodist Foundation of New England begins it Stewardship Preaching Institute on Wednesday, April 20. The series of webinars runs through July, and includes speakers known for their excellence in preaching. Among them are BUSTH Distinguished Alumnus 2020 Bishop LaTrelle Easterling (STH’04), Dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University and School of Theology Professor of […]
BUSTH PhD Student Shaunesse’ A. Jacobs Awarded Rappaport Summer Public Policy Fellowship
June 4, 2021 – Boston University School of Theology PhD student in constructive theology and ethics Shaunesse’ A. Jacobs has been named a Rappaport Public Policy Fellow by Harvard’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. Ms. Jacobs is one of 20 selected fellows out of a field of nearly 200 applicants from nearby institutions, including Massachusetts […]