Author: Jaclyn K Jones
Reverend Ross E. Lilly (STH '57)
Rev. Ross E. Lilly died on March 21, 2016 at the age of 89. Rev. Lilly served in the New England Conference at churches in MA and RI: W. Barrington, Hingham, East Providence, East Greenwich, Needham and Waltham Immanuel UMC’s until his retirement in 1993. There will be a memorial service 10:30 a.m. on […]
Dr. Richard Hughes (STH '66, GRS '70) publishes new translation of award-winning book
Dr. Richard Hughes, M. B. Rich professor of religion at Lycoming College, published a revised version of his book, “Return of the Ancestor,” (Sao Paulo: E Realizacoes, 2015) in Portuguese to further psychology studies in Brazil. The original book, published in 1992, earned a Swiss book award in 1993. The book presents the life and […]
Professor Vasilios Stavridis (BU STH ’51) passed away February 19, 2016
ISTANBUL – Professor Vasilios Stavridis (BU STH ’51) fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, February 19, 2016. On Sunday, February 21, 2016, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the First Throne of Orthodox Christianity, together with its historic community of the Queen of Cities, formerly known as Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), bid its last farewell to the renowned […]
Professor Vasilios Stavridis (STH ’51)
Professor Vasilios Stavridis (BU STH ’51) passed away February 19, 2016 Read the entire post written by The V. Rev. Dn. Nephon Tsimalis (STH ’08).
C. Douglas Hayward (STH '46, STH '50)
C. Douglas Hayward (STH ’46, STH ’50) passed away February 13, 2016 Read the entire obit. Memorial donations can be made to: Boston University School of Theology for the Harrell Beck Chair; 595 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 700, Boston, MA 02215
Mark Harvey (STH '71, GRS '83) in edited volume about jazz ministry
Mark Harvey (STH ’71, GRS ’83) has written a chapter on the jazz ministry at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City. The chapter is part of a volume entitled Religion and Art in the Heart of Modern Manhattan: Saint Peter’s Church and the Louise Nevelson Chapel edited by Aaron Rosen, Ashgate Publishing, 2016. A […]
Rebecca Smith (CAS '80, STH '82) and her husband, Tom Tseng, named to the University of Hawaii Executive Team
The University of Hawaii Foundation has announced that STH alumna, Rebecca Smith, is joining their team in a high profile position. Rebecca Smith will join the University of Hawaii Foundation as the Vice President for Development and Campaign Co-Director focusing on the health sciences colleges and programs, and the 7 University of Hawai‘i System Community Colleges. […]
Reverend Dr. Cornish Rogers (STH '55)
Reverend Dr. Cornish Rogers (STH ’55) Rev. Dr. Rogers passed away at the age of 86. You can read more on Claremont’s website. Rev. Dr. Rogers cherished his connection to BU STH and his relationship with Martin Luther King, Jr. while he was a student. You can read a Boston.com article about Rev. Dr. Rogers’ […]
Reverend Dr. Lawrence Andrew Adolph Larson (STH '62)
Reverend Dr. Lawrence Andrew Adolph Larson (STH ’62) Rev. Dr. Lawrence Andrew Adolph Larson, 81, of New Fairfield, CT, died on January 16, 2016 at the Regional Hospice and Home Care Center in Danbury, CT. ‘Father’ Larry was born on December 27, 1934 to Julia Hycznyck and Adolph “Gus” Larson in Chicago, IL. He graduated […]
Reverend John Wesley Townsend (STH '45)
Reverend John Wesley Townsend (STH ’45) From the Cleveland Plain Dealer Obituary Section: Rev. Townsend pastored The Federated Church in Chagrin Falls for 39 years and St. Luke’s UCC in Old Brooklyn for 15 years. Beloved husband of the late Rose Jane (nee Smiley) and Donna (Lusa) Townsend; loving father of John W. Townsend Jr., […]