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Boston University
School of Theology
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTE 808
Creative Pedagogy
BTI Category
Religious Education and Youth Ministry
Semester
FA25
This course examines the transformative potential of creative pedagogy, in which individuals and communities learn through the free play of possibilities that deepen faith. By engaging practical, historical, theological approaches, students learn to consider the tensions, risks and opportunities of creative pedagogy, while acquiring skills to teach and learn through the body, the imagination, and the senses.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Goto, Courtney
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See notes
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Organizing Meeting: May 14th 4-6 PM online; Discussion Boards (6) Summer; Aug 21st 8 am - 11:30am, Aug 22nd 8 am � 3 pm, Aug 25th 8 am - 3 pm, Aug 26th 8 am - 3 pm, Aug 27th 8 am - 3 pm, Aug 28th 8 am - 3 PM
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTA 801 OL
Sacred Music: Methods and Materials
BTI Category
Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual
Semester
FA25
Students will critically engage with materials and approaches in the principal areas of present- day church musicians including: choral and vocal techniques, conducting, the organ and other instruments, alternative and contemporary worship, and professional concerns. This course will enable students to gain greater competencies needed to function at optimal levels as a music minister or director in worship, religious, pastoral and educational settings. This will be accomplished through engagement with the methods and materials of church/synagogue (sacred) music and worship.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Shenton, Andrew
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See notes
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
4
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Online?
SYNC
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
7 week schedule! 9/2 to 10/17
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 812
Contextual Theology
BTI Category
Practical/Pastoral Theology
Semester
FA25
In this course, students are introduced to contextual theology and its relationship to missions within mainline denominations through the consideration of ministries of love, justice, and service. Students will examine scriptural and theological grounds for missional outreach, consider church engagement in social justice, explore Christianity's history/tradition, and visit missional sites in the Boston area. Particular attention will be given to students' experiences in dialogue with the assigned readings and local leadership. This is an interdisciplinary course facilitated through a protestant feminist/Mujerista perspective with a decolonizing intent. It will be run in a seminar style with the instructor as facilitator for critical engagement of readings, sharing of experiences, and contextual deconstruction/construction of methods, theories and historical understandings.
Professor
Class Day & Time
de la Rosa, Cristian
M
2:30pm-5:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 817
Introduction to Christian Worship
BTI Category
Preaching, Liturgy, & Ritual
Semester
FA25
An introduction to the spirit and structure of Christian worship. Word, sacraments, calendar, music, and pastoral offices are analyzed and described in terms of their relevance to congregational life, spirituality, catechesis, and mission.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Tucker, Karen
TR
9:30am-10:45am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 846
Postcolonial Theology and Its Practices
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA25
This course provides critical postcolonial lenses through which students will understand postcolonial theology and explore how persons and communities exercise theological practices in postcolonial contexts considering culture, race, gender/sex, religious traditions, and religious communities. Through analyzing various concepts of postcolonial theologies and investigating historical sociocultural religious practices in postcolonialism, class, race and sex/gender, students will critically reflect on challenging conditions of power and privilege and engage with the complexities of postcolonial theological practices. Building on these studies and reflections, students will gain a keen sense of different concepts of postcolonial theology and its practices interculturally, and develop their own approaches to understand the postcolonial dynamics in their varied context. MDiv and MTS students must complete their History of Traditions & Institutions and Theology & Meaning-Making core requirements before registering for this course.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Choi, Hee An
R
3:30pm-6:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
See note on prereq
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 865
Disability, Theology, and Ministry
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
This workshop serves as an introduction to disability as it relates to the study of theology and the practices of ministry. The purpose of this workshop is to expose students to people with disabilities through narratives, film clips and a panel discussion to help students think through the theological issues disability raises while developing potential responses to future encounters with people with disabilities. To this end the workshop will first explore the question: "What is disability?" as it has been defined from historic, social and medical perspectives. The workshop will explore disability through a theological lens exploring concepts, such as, creation, theological anthropology, and theodicy while attempting to answer critical theological questions related to disability. The workshop extends the reflection on disability and theology into the practices of ministry. This will involve reflection upon the meaning of welcoming and inclusion, worship and preaching when examined through the lens of disability.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Ventura, Diana
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See notes
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
1
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
October 25th 9am-5pm and November 8th 9am-5pm
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTH 811
History of the Episcopal Church
BTI Category
Church History/History of Religions
Semester
FA25
TBD
Professor
Class Day & Time
Feyerherm, Elise
R
12:30pm-3:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTM 835
Asian Christianity
BTI Category
Church History/History of Religions
Semester
FA25
This course explores the dynamism, co-option, stagnation and renewal of East Asian Christianity throughout its history--from the 7th century to the 21st. Special attention is given to Christianity's complex interaction with the religious, political, and social realities of Japan, China, and Korea. Students are introduced to important Christian leaders and movements across the centuries, and they investigate the implications of East Asian Christianity's recent expansion both at home and abroad.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Ireland, Daryl
M
2:30pm-5:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTN 806
Gospel of John
BTI Category
Scripture & Biblical Studies
Semester
FA25
The purpose of this study of the Fourth Gospel is to acquaint the student with this work from the later New Testament period in a way that provides understanding of and the capacity for criticism of the text involved (in addition to some non-canonical Johannine literature, e.g., the Gnostic Apocryphon of John). Appreciation for both the unity and the diversity within the Johannine literature should increase during this study. (Requires TN 721 or equivalent)
Professor
Class Day & Time
Hill, Robert
M
8:00am-10:45am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
Y
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
(Requires TN 721 or equivalent)
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTO 723
Biblical Hebrew I
BTI Category
Languages
Semester
FA25
Hebrew grammar, including exercises in translation and composition, following Lambdin's Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. Prepares students to read Hebrew prose.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Simonson, Brandon
TR
8am-9:15am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTO 814
Cultural Background of the Hebrew Bible
BTI Category
Scripture & Biblical Studies
Semester
FA25
Investigation of the cultural background and presuppositions of the biblical writers by interpretation of biblical texts and archeological remains and by comparison with materials from other ancient Near Eastern cultures. Implications for understanding and use of the Bible.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Botta, Alejandro
F
8:00am-10:45am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTR 820
Introduction to Black Church Studies
BTI Category
Sociology/Ethnography/Research Methods
Semester
FA25
This course will examine trajectories of intellectual thought that have been missing, silenced, or marginalized in standard narratives of black church studies. Using critical race theory, we will explore counter-narratives that challenge prevailing ways of thinking about black church origins, theological and philosophical foundations, liberating discourses, and its representation in the public sphere. At the conclusion of the course, students will be equipped to reflect on the history, necessity, and trajectory of black church studies through the counter-narratives.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Young, Luther
W
8am-10:45am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTS 805
The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
This course is an introduction to the theology, theory, and practice of conflict transformation, preparing students to become leaders equipped with fundamental tools and skills for engaging conflict and transforming conflict toward a just peace. It introduces students to conflict transformation practices such as mediation, interfaith dialogue, peacemaking circles, nonviolent direct action, compassion practices, truth and reconciliation commissions, community conferencing, etc. Designed for practitioners, students will be invited to participate in role play scenarios, dialogues, art projects, and other interactive in- and out-of-class engagements.
Professor
Class Day & Time
McCarty, James
R
6:30pm-9:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTS 824
Christian Ethics
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
This course introduces students to the sources and methods of Christian ethics. We will consider the ways in which Christian moral thinking is shaped by the Hebrew Bible and New Testament; survey some prominent approaches to Christian ethical discernment (divine command, natural law, Christian realism, virtue ethics, as well as feminist and womanist ethics); examine the deformation of Christian subject by empire, racism, and economic exploitation; and finally, probe the promise of Christian moral vision in reimagining human response to mass incarceration, finance-dominated capitalism, disabilities, racial capitalism, migration, and environmental justice.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wariboko, Nimi
M
8:00am-10:45am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 732
History of Christian Theology in Philosophical Perspective
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA25
In its nearly two-millennium long history, Christian theology has been shaped by its dynamic engagements with (and in) various traditions of philosophical reflection. In this course, students will examine how four such traditions-- Platonic, Aristotelian, Kantian/Phenomenological, and Marxist/Critical--have influenced (and been influenced by) theological questions, concepts, and modes of discourse. Thinkers from ancient, medieval, Reformation, modern, and postmodern periods will be studied, with emphasis on historical and social settings.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Maia, Filipe
R
12:30pm-3:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 848
Engaging Ecological Justice
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
This course continues to expose you to a variety of ecological justice issues through a combination of excursions, on-campus events, guest speakers, films, art exhibitions, and discussions. There will be six units total. You will be required to attend four units. In addition to your attendance at these four units, you will plan and execute one of the units, including an event and discussion. Through this process, you will exercise your own ethical agency in the pursuit of ecological justice and develop your leadership skills.
Professor
Class Day & Time
TBD
R
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
1
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 818
Spirit
BTI Category
Systematic Theology & Philosophy (Western)
Semester
FA25
The course shifts focus from studies of the Holy Spirit in Christian teachings to examine what it means to tend to the human spirit, especially under conditions of threat, struggle, and oppression. It features the writings and teachings of three figures -- Howard Thurman, Julian of Norwich, and Gloria Anzald'a -- and positions them as spiritual guides for exploring our capacities: 1) for connection and care; 2) for living with intention and purpose; and 3) for reimagining collective life. With primary focus on the works of Thurman, this course is an invitation to think with him about what makes religious/spiritual teachings about the human spirit distinctive and compelling. It also invites students, through readings and assignments, to engage with their own spiritual lineages and the spiritual traditions of the communities whom you serve.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Rambo, Shelly
T
12:30pm-3:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTY 834
Empathy and pluralism:� Understanding, developmentally, varieties of faiths among and within us
BTI Category
Interreligious Learning
Semester
FA25
We live among people who differ in many ways not only from ourselves but from one another. This situation, globally as well as locally, often gives rise to fear and anxiety, misunderstanding and conflict, harm and violence. Our response, too readily, is fight, flight, or freeze, and our shorter-term tactics and longer-term strategies are insufficient. The course addresses this situation as it examines texts, perspectives, and experiences having to do with two subject areas: pluralism and empathy. We explore pluralism, interpersonally and socially, in experiences and engagements among differences in (a) religion and theology, (b) race and ethnicity, and (c) sexuality and gender. We explore pluralism within one�s own psyche, in the interaction among coexisting developmental perspectives (that of the child, the adolescent, and the adult) and in the abiding contrast between a perspective we profess consciously and another we enact unconsciously. We explore the development of empathy from �the default position� (characterized by egocentrism, presumed objectivity, unexamined simplification, and binary thinking) toward mutually beneficial ways of being and being-with others.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Schlauch, Chris
W
2:30pm-5:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTA 815
World Religions in Boston
BTI Category
Interreligious Learning
Semester
FA25
In an increasingly pluralistic society it is essential to have some understanding of the beliefs and worship patterns of other religions and to be able to engage in dialogue with them. This course utilizes the Pluralism Project at Harvard to explore new forms of interfaith engagement. Seven weekly lectures introduce the issues surrounding interfaith work and a basic understanding of the tenets and practices of five major religions. Site visits (to Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist and Jewish worship services) offer first- hand experiences and the opportunity for discussion and interaction with religious leaders and lay people.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Shenton, Andrew
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See notes
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
8/21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 (NB NOT Sunday 8/24); 2-9PM
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 724
UCC Polity
BTI Category
Church Polity/Canon Law
Semester
FA25
The United Church of Christ (UCC) enjoys a rich ecclesial history and thought- provoking polity, both of which should be understood and appreciated by those seeking to serve in ordained or lay ministry within the denomination. Students taking this course will encounter the traditional "UCC origins" narrative, learn about the four constituent denominations and hidden histories that shaped the UCC and its ideals, and engage issues of Theology, Ecclesiology, Mission, Ecumenism, and Liturgy within the denomination. This course fulfills the UCC polity and history course requirement for ordination in the denomination.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Kidd, Anastasia
F
11:15am-2pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 814
Embodying the Kin(g)dom�
BTI Category
Practical/Pastoral Theology
Semester
FA25
This course explores the role of the physical body and taking action in bringing about God�s kin(g)dom (or living up to one�s highest spiritual or religious ideals). Students investigate these themes in select life practices and practices of faith such as body sculpting, congregational meals, and dialogue. Rather than focusing on the content of faith or treating faith as if it were mostly concerned with right thinking, our accent will be on experiencing and enacting faith. Through an introduction to practical theological method, students will engage in mini-field research and reflect on it using course readings.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Goto, Courtney
M
2:30pm-5:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 837
Vocation, Work, and Faith
BTI Category
Leadership Formation & Ministry Skills
Semester
FA25
Who am I called to become? What am I called to do? What are my gifts and where will they be recognized and of service? These kinds of vocational questions are fundamental to our lives. The course seeks to open up reflection, study, and dialogue about vocation, work, and spirituality in religious traditions and in our own life experience. Work and vocation are often connected. Work too is a crucial religious question in contemporary society. Work exerts a powerful--and often unrecognized--influence on human beings. It can support life, develop talents, elicit creativity, and enable people to contribute to the common good. Work also can demean human beings, undermining their dignity, perpetuating unjust structures, overpowering values, and crowding out other important spheres of life. Labor issues are important concerns for faith communities and faith-based community organizations. This course explores vocation and work as theological/spiritual issues, including implications for ministry. We will explore themes such as: work as spiritual practice or challenge; labor and justice issues; discerning vocation; creativity; Sabbath; "time poverty"; and work-life balance. The course involves site visits, vocational mentoring, seminar presentations, and individual research/ministry projects.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wolfteich, Claire
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See notes
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
Friday-Saturday, September 12-13, 2025, Friday-Saturday, October 3-4, 2025, Friday-Saturday, November 7-8, 2025
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTC 857
Anglican Formation
BTI Category
Church Polity/Canon Law
Semester
FA25
An integrative weekly session incorporating worship, spiritual practice, and group reflection on significant texts within the Anglican spiritual and theological tradition. Students will take turns leading the Daily Office and guiding group conversations. This course aims at grounding students in the Anglican spiritual tradition and helping them to develop their own practices of prayer, worship, and spiritual leadership. It is especially recommended for Anglican/Episcopal students but is open to all regardless of religious tradition.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Feyerherm, Elise
F
See notes
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
1
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
9am-12pm, It is especially recommended for Anglican/Episcopal students but is open to all regardless of religious tradition.
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTH 701 A1
History of Christianity: Latin America
BTI Category
Church History/History of Religions
Semester
FA25
This course surveys the interconnected global history of Christianity starting with the second century Mediterranean world and moving chronologically through Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the European Reformations, including the emergence of Wesleyanism, through the rise of modern missions, down to the twenty-first century, giving particular attention to the role of women in the Christian movement, the movement of Christianity across cultures, and the encounters between Christianity and other religions. The course is offered each term with a distinct regional emphasis which guides the semester�s focus, though not to the exclusion of other significant developments in world Christianity.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Brown, Christopher and Roldan-Figueroa, Rady
TR
9:30am-10:45am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTH 821
History and Doctrine of United Methodism
BTI Category
Church Polity/Canon Law
Semester
FA25
An exploration of Methodist origins, the Wesleys, the rise of Methodism in England, and the distinctive doctrines of Wesleyan theology. There is a particular focus on the development of the various United Methodist traditions in America and their impact on society. The course is designed to meet one of the requirements for membership in a UMC Annual Conference.�
Professor
Class Day & Time
Maia, Filipe
T
3:30pm-6:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTN 723
Intro to NT Greek 1
BTI Category
Languages
Semester
FA25
Introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of the Greek New Testament. For students with no training in Greek.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Men�ndez-Antu�a, Luis
TR
8am-9:15am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTN 807
Women in the New Testament
BTI Category
Scripture & Biblical Studies
Semester
FA25
TBD
Professor
Class Day & Time
Smith, Shively
R
3:30pm-6:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTO 704
Introduction to Hebrew Bible
BTI Category
Scripture & Biblical Studies
Semester
FA25
In this graduate-level introduction to the Hebrew Bible, we investigate ancient Israel�s literature within its historical, geographical, cultural, social, political, economic, and religious contexts.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Simonson, Brandon
TR
11:00am-12:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTR 800
Ethnographic Research
BTI Category
Sociology/Ethnography/Research Methods
Semester
FA25
This seminar aims to train students in the understanding and application of ethnographic research methods. The research methods covered in this course are qualitative in nature, focusing on projects which require practitioners to go into the field and to analyze social spaces constructed, inhabited, and maintained by particular sets of social actors. The data in focus is less readily accessible via surveys, demographic analysis, and experimental designs. Course participants will, first of all, gain a broad understanding of the traditions related to ethnography, fieldwork, and qualitative research in the field of sociology. Secondly, participants will engage key debates in sociology related to the theories and methods of ethnographic work, ultimately developing research designs that most effectively fit personal projects in progress. Thirdly, participants will expand their techniques of data collection via guided field assignments and class interactions. Fourthly, participants will develop practices of research presentation that communicate findings in a compelling and insightful manner, with the aim of making findings accessible to a broader academic audience. Throughout the course, special attention will be given to the observation of how social boundaries are constructed and maintained in particular social settings.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Young, Luther
F
8am-10:45am
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTS 803
Literature and Ethics
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
Good ethical conception and practice often demand that we see things from others' points of view. Great novels, plays, poems, and films are good at helping us to reach empathic perceptions of particular people and situations by involving our intellect and emotion. Novels, tragic dramas, and others have the capacity to make readers identify with fictional characters in ways that show possibilities and potential vulnerabilities for themselves. This kind of empathic identification is important for good ethical practice in diverse and pluralistic communities. Narrative works of art are important for developing the human self- understanding critical for embodying certain religious and theological ideals. This course will explore the connections between literature (novels, plays, and short stories) and ethics: the relationship between creative imagination and moral imagination; the nature of moral attention and moral vision; the role of context-specific judging in ethical decisions. The course will help students to deepen and broaden their ethical understanding in ways that involve and give priority to context-specific moral evaluation, compassion, similar possibilities and vulnerabilities, eudaimonistic judgment, rather than abstract general principles for ethical judgment.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Wariboko, Nimi
T
12:30pm-3:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTS 817
African American Moral and Social Thought
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
This course will concentrate on the theo-ethical perspectives of selected Black Christian (Afro-Christian) and humanist thinkers. The course seeks to expand the horizons of religion and Black Studies as it is currently understood and learn about the history and achievements of Black thinkers, clergy, and activists. We explore resources that span the areas of Black feminism and womanism, colonial studies, and critical race theory, among others, and challenges us to think outside of dominant viewpoints and orthodoxies.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Townes, Emilie
R
3:30pm-6:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTS 872
Metaphors of Evil
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
This course is an examination of the ways in which metaphors function at the intersections of various forms of oppression in the work of selected African diaspora writers from the West. These writers will be conversation partners with Christian social ethics and theology as well as other disciplines to help frame possible trajectories of freedom and justice by using an interstructured/intersectional methodology to explore the matrix formed by social structural evil.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Townes, Emilie
W
2:30pm-5:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 847
Introduction to Ecological Justice
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
This course introduces you to a variety of ecological justice issues through a combination of excursions, on-campus events, guest speakers, films, art exhibitions, and discussions. There will be 6 units total. You will be required to complete five units. Through this process, you will engage the theological, ethical, spiritual, and practical issues raised by a variety of ecological issues and by different responses to them.
Professor
Class Day & Time
TBD
R
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
1
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 850
Performing Ecological Justice
BTI Category
Ethics (all traditions)
Semester
FA25
Pre-requisite: STH TT847 and STH TT848
Professor
Class Day & Time
TBD
R
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
1
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
Y
Notes
Pre-requisite: STH TT847 and STH TT848
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTT 884
Native American Philosophies and Theologies�
BTI Category
Interreligious Learning
Semester
FA25
This is a course devoted to the study of key themes, concerns, epistemologies and differences in the study of published or publicly produced philosophical or theological materials by members and scholars of several different North American Indigenous nations. Critical themes include land, place, personhood, spirit, humor, community, adaptation, resistance, and language.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Schneider, Laurel
R
12:30pm-3:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
School
Boston University School of Theology
STHTY 842
Pastoral Psychology of Healing
BTI Category
Practical/Pastoral Theology
Semester
FA25
Every person, in her or his personal relationships and professional activities, is guided by a complex, often tacit, theory of healing, comprised of judgments about illness/suffering (what's wrong?); health/well-being (what's possible? what's ideal?); the trajectory from one to the other (how do we get there?); and factors that enhance as well as inhibit movement along that trajectory (what should we do?). Examining and comparing a range of theories of healing--in psychology, medicine, Christian traditions, world religions, and non-Western cultures--equips us critically to reflect upon, amend, if not reconstruct our respective theories of healing.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Schlauch, Chris
M
2:30pm-5:15pm
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisites?
N
Notes
N/A
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