Alumni/ae Publications
Dr. Basil Kongwah Considine (GRS’13, STH’06) Reviews New Opera
The following is an except from from The Boston Musical Intelligencer article “Adoration, Myths, and Reality” by Dr.Basil Kongwah Considine (GRS’13, STH’06), published on January 14, 2024. Prejudice, love, collective judgment, and the uncertainty of truth. These are some of the major threads woven into Adoration, a new opera by Mary Kouyoumdjian and Royce Vavrek that premiered […]
Reverend Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley (STH’12,’19) To Publish Queering Black Churches: Dismantling Heteronormativity in African American Congregations
In January of 2024, Reverend Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley (STH’12,’19) will publish Queering Black Churches: Dismantling Heteronormativity in African American Congregations. The book description states: “Queering Black Churches provides a systematic approach for dismantling heteronormativity within African American congregations. Using the lenses of practical theology, ecclesiology, Queer theology, and gender studies, Brandon Thomas Crowley examines […]
Madison Boboltz (STH ’23) Publishes Opinion Piece with Baptist News Global
The following is an excerpt from the Baptist News Global article “Tell me about your Christian tattoo” by Madison Boboltz, published on November 22, 2023. As someone very interested in the growing field of religious and spiritual trauma, I began to wonder if individuals with these experiences find their Christian tattoos triggering, just as Harry Potter fans […]
Dr. Paul Detterman (STH’89,’91) Pens Article on Pronouns in Worship
The following is an excerpt from the Church Leaders article “The Potentially Pernicious Power of Pesky Pronouns in Worship” by Dr. Paul Detterman (STH ’89,’91), published on September 29, 2023. Pronouns have always interested me. I listen very carefully for them in many different settings, including pronouns in worship. In conversation between friends and/or lovers pronouns […]
Dr. Jeannette Lindholm (STH ’99) Publishes Love Astounding: Hymns of Jeannette M Lindholm
Jeannette (Jan) Lindholm’s (STH ’99) book, Love Astounding: Hymns of Jeannette M Lindholm was recently published by Augsburg Fortress. The book overview states: This collection contains twenty-three hymns by Jeannette M. Lindholm, hymns that give careful and thoughtful voice to the mystery and wonder of God and God’s people. Her poetry not only invites us […]
Rev. Dr. Anastasia Kidd (’04,’18) featured in The Provincetown Independent
The following is an excerpt from The Provincetown Independent article “Anastasia Kidd preaches fat liberation” by Georgia Hall, featuring Director of Contextual Education Anastasia Kidd (STH’04, ’18), published on August 16, 2023. Anastasia Kidd’s new book, Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation, fearlessly tackles the American industrial diet complex and unravels the threads of structural […]
Dr. Josef Sorett (STH’00) Publishes Black is a Church: Christianity and the Contours of African American Life
Dr. Josef Sorett (STH’00) published Black is a Church: Christianity and the Contours of African American Life. The book overview states: Stretches the presumed boundaries of “the black church” and underlines the polyvocal nature of a phenomenon often assumed to be monolithic Supplies a firm foundation for deeper understanding of what constitutes Afro-modernity through historical […]
Dr. Bary R. Fleet (STH’86) Publishes Move Into Your Magnificence: 101 Invitations to a Life of Passion and Joy
Dr. Bary R. Fleet (STH’86) published Move Into Your Magnificence: 101 Invitations to a Life of Passion and Joy. The book overview states: At age 68, Dr. Bary Fleet went from being the athlete nobody wanted in gym class to the athlete everybody wants to be like. That year, Bary—who had been told he wasn’t […]
Dr. Richard Paul Olson (STH ’72) Publishes The Grandparent Vocation: Wisdom, Legacies, and Spiritual Growth
Dr. Richard Paul Olson (STH ’72) published The Grandparent Vocation: Wisdom, Legacies, and Spiritual Growth. The book overview states: Many grandparents experience a surge of joy with the birth or adoption of a grandchild. For years afterward, time together is eagerly coveted, pictures are treasured and displayed, and multiple gifts along with various kinds of […]
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling (STH ‘04) Starts New Podcast: Thursdays at the Table
Alumni and current STH Dean’s Advisory Board member Bishop LaTrelle Easterling has started a new podcast Thursdays at the Table. New episodes are on the first Thursdays of each month. In the first episode of Thursdays at the Table, “The Courage of our Voice,” three leaders in The United Methodist Church talk about racism and […]