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In an event titled The Course That Changed My Life,
Prof Robinette shared how, 10 years ago, he and colleagues created 'Aesthetic and Spiritual Exercises', one of the 1st Enduring Questions courses.
It addressed the question: how can we train for both a life of beauty and of spiritual perception?
Prof Robinette shared how, 10 years ago, he and colleagues created 'Aesthetic and Spiritual Exercises', one of the 1st Enduring Questions courses.
It addressed the question: how can we train for both a life of beauty and of spiritual perception?
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In an event titled The Course That Changed My Life,
Prof Robinette shared how, 10 years ago, he and colleagues created 'Aesthetic and Spiritual Exercises', one of the 1st Enduring Questions courses.
It addressed the question: how can we train for both a life of beauty and of spiritual perception?
Prof Robinette shared how, 10 years ago, he and colleagues created 'Aesthetic and Spiritual Exercises', one of the 1st Enduring Questions courses.
It addressed the question: how can we train for both a life of beauty and of spiritual perception?
A few photos from our reception at the @aarweb.bsky.social / @sblsite.bsky.social conference - it was great to have a chance to connect with so many peers, colleagues, and friends, both old and new.
Next year: Denver! #AARSBL2026.
Next year: Denver! #AARSBL2026.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A few photos from our reception at the @aarweb.bsky.social / @sblsite.bsky.social conference - it was great to have a chance to connect with so many peers, colleagues, and friends, both old and new.
Next year: Denver! #AARSBL2026.
Next year: Denver! #AARSBL2026.
Nov 21-22 Conference:
Philosophy and Theology as Core Disciplines in Jesuit Higher Education.
Speaking: MCAS Dean Gregory Kalscheur S.J., Founding Dean of BC's Messina College Erick Berrelleza S.J., and alumna Jennifer M. Sanders, Mooney Professor of Catholic Studies at Saint Louis University.
Philosophy and Theology as Core Disciplines in Jesuit Higher Education.
Speaking: MCAS Dean Gregory Kalscheur S.J., Founding Dean of BC's Messina College Erick Berrelleza S.J., and alumna Jennifer M. Sanders, Mooney Professor of Catholic Studies at Saint Louis University.
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Nov 21-22 Conference:
Philosophy and Theology as Core Disciplines in Jesuit Higher Education.
Speaking: MCAS Dean Gregory Kalscheur S.J., Founding Dean of BC's Messina College Erick Berrelleza S.J., and alumna Jennifer M. Sanders, Mooney Professor of Catholic Studies at Saint Louis University.
Philosophy and Theology as Core Disciplines in Jesuit Higher Education.
Speaking: MCAS Dean Gregory Kalscheur S.J., Founding Dean of BC's Messina College Erick Berrelleza S.J., and alumna Jennifer M. Sanders, Mooney Professor of Catholic Studies at Saint Louis University.
Fr. Andrea Vicini, S.J., Theology Department Chair, has announced a new Interdisciplinary minor in Theology, Science, and Technology.
The minor seeks to encourage students to examine their scientific and technical vocations in light of their faith - to ‘find God in all things'.
The minor seeks to encourage students to examine their scientific and technical vocations in light of their faith - to ‘find God in all things'.
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Fr. Andrea Vicini, S.J., Theology Department Chair, has announced a new Interdisciplinary minor in Theology, Science, and Technology.
The minor seeks to encourage students to examine their scientific and technical vocations in light of their faith - to ‘find God in all things'.
The minor seeks to encourage students to examine their scientific and technical vocations in light of their faith - to ‘find God in all things'.
Publication alert:
Biblical Studies faculty member Dr. Dieter Roth,
with two German colleagues, has published the Methodenbuch, designed for the German Proseminar in New Testament Studies.
www.utb.de/doi/book/10....
Biblical Studies faculty member Dr. Dieter Roth,
with two German colleagues, has published the Methodenbuch, designed for the German Proseminar in New Testament Studies.
www.utb.de/doi/book/10....
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Publication alert:
Biblical Studies faculty member Dr. Dieter Roth,
with two German colleagues, has published the Methodenbuch, designed for the German Proseminar in New Testament Studies.
www.utb.de/doi/book/10....
Biblical Studies faculty member Dr. Dieter Roth,
with two German colleagues, has published the Methodenbuch, designed for the German Proseminar in New Testament Studies.
www.utb.de/doi/book/10....
Don't miss the the November issue of @commonweal.bsky.social, with articles by Theological Ethics faculty member Dr. Stephen Pope and Professor Emeritus Kenneth Himes, OF.M.
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Don't miss the the November issue of @commonweal.bsky.social, with articles by Theological Ethics faculty member Dr. Stephen Pope and Professor Emeritus Kenneth Himes, OF.M.
Congratulations to our Colleague Dr. Jason Welle, whose first scholarly monograph: 'Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism', was awarded runner-up for the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize.
www.bkfsprize.com
www.bkfsprize.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Congratulations to our Colleague Dr. Jason Welle, whose first scholarly monograph: 'Companionship and Virtue in Classical Sufism', was awarded runner-up for the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize.
www.bkfsprize.com
www.bkfsprize.com
At the AAR & SBL 2025 Annual meeting, at 3PM on the 24th, PhD candidate Maria Soledad Del Villar presents a paper on ‘Women Rebuilding Faith and Community in the Aftermath of the Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Chilean Catholic Church’ in the Religious Conversions Unit.
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
At the AAR & SBL 2025 Annual meeting, at 3PM on the 24th, PhD candidate Maria Soledad Del Villar presents a paper on ‘Women Rebuilding Faith and Community in the Aftermath of the Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Chilean Catholic Church’ in the Religious Conversions Unit.
New publication: Anime, Religion, and Theology.
It brings together scholars to unpack the religious ideas, themes & practices suffusing anime- a medium through which younger generations engage with ideas about God, the world, and the self.
Edited by David Armstrong and Prof. Roberto De La Noval.
It brings together scholars to unpack the religious ideas, themes & practices suffusing anime- a medium through which younger generations engage with ideas about God, the world, and the self.
Edited by David Armstrong and Prof. Roberto De La Noval.
October 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New publication: Anime, Religion, and Theology.
It brings together scholars to unpack the religious ideas, themes & practices suffusing anime- a medium through which younger generations engage with ideas about God, the world, and the self.
Edited by David Armstrong and Prof. Roberto De La Noval.
It brings together scholars to unpack the religious ideas, themes & practices suffusing anime- a medium through which younger generations engage with ideas about God, the world, and the self.
Edited by David Armstrong and Prof. Roberto De La Noval.
Mark your calendars:
On 10/22 @boisicenter.bsky.social hosts a panel discussion of James O’Toole’s book: “For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America”.
Moderated by Mark Massa S.J., panelists include M. Cathleen Kaveny, James Keenan S.J., James O'Toole & Leslie Tentler.
On 10/22 @boisicenter.bsky.social hosts a panel discussion of James O’Toole’s book: “For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America”.
Moderated by Mark Massa S.J., panelists include M. Cathleen Kaveny, James Keenan S.J., James O'Toole & Leslie Tentler.
October 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Mark your calendars:
On 10/22 @boisicenter.bsky.social hosts a panel discussion of James O’Toole’s book: “For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America”.
Moderated by Mark Massa S.J., panelists include M. Cathleen Kaveny, James Keenan S.J., James O'Toole & Leslie Tentler.
On 10/22 @boisicenter.bsky.social hosts a panel discussion of James O’Toole’s book: “For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America”.
Moderated by Mark Massa S.J., panelists include M. Cathleen Kaveny, James Keenan S.J., James O'Toole & Leslie Tentler.
Congratulations to Systematics alumnus Andrew Vink @proftruthwatcher.bsky.social, whose book: 'Common Evil: Political Economy and the Ethics of Liberation' has been published by @orbisbooks.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Congratulations to Systematics alumnus Andrew Vink @proftruthwatcher.bsky.social, whose book: 'Common Evil: Political Economy and the Ethics of Liberation' has been published by @orbisbooks.bsky.social
This evening, 5:30PM at Assumption University, Worcester MA:
'Nicaea, Ancient and New - Seventeen Centuries of Trinitarian Faith'.
The panel features Fr. John Galvin, SJ, J. Columcille Dever, PhD, and our own Dr. Ligita Ryliškytė, SJE. It will be moderated by alumnus Dr. Ty Monroe.
'Nicaea, Ancient and New - Seventeen Centuries of Trinitarian Faith'.
The panel features Fr. John Galvin, SJ, J. Columcille Dever, PhD, and our own Dr. Ligita Ryliškytė, SJE. It will be moderated by alumnus Dr. Ty Monroe.
September 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This evening, 5:30PM at Assumption University, Worcester MA:
'Nicaea, Ancient and New - Seventeen Centuries of Trinitarian Faith'.
The panel features Fr. John Galvin, SJ, J. Columcille Dever, PhD, and our own Dr. Ligita Ryliškytė, SJE. It will be moderated by alumnus Dr. Ty Monroe.
'Nicaea, Ancient and New - Seventeen Centuries of Trinitarian Faith'.
The panel features Fr. John Galvin, SJ, J. Columcille Dever, PhD, and our own Dr. Ligita Ryliškytė, SJE. It will be moderated by alumnus Dr. Ty Monroe.
Coming up Sept 5th & 6th:
The 1st Duffy Symposium organized by BC Theology's History of Christianity area commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
The theme is"Conciliarity" & each of the 4 sessions is devoted to distinct moments in church history from Nicaea to Vatican II.
The 1st Duffy Symposium organized by BC Theology's History of Christianity area commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
The theme is"Conciliarity" & each of the 4 sessions is devoted to distinct moments in church history from Nicaea to Vatican II.
September 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Coming up Sept 5th & 6th:
The 1st Duffy Symposium organized by BC Theology's History of Christianity area commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
The theme is"Conciliarity" & each of the 4 sessions is devoted to distinct moments in church history from Nicaea to Vatican II.
The 1st Duffy Symposium organized by BC Theology's History of Christianity area commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
The theme is"Conciliarity" & each of the 4 sessions is devoted to distinct moments in church history from Nicaea to Vatican II.
Publication alert:
Dr. Jason Welle's new book - 'Treatises on the Sufi Way' - is a translation of five of Sulamī's treatises that portray the breadth of classical Sufi wisdom and the extent of Sulamī's own contribution in preserving and teaching this wisdom.
Dr. Jason Welle's new book - 'Treatises on the Sufi Way' - is a translation of five of Sulamī's treatises that portray the breadth of classical Sufi wisdom and the extent of Sulamī's own contribution in preserving and teaching this wisdom.
May 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Publication alert:
Dr. Jason Welle's new book - 'Treatises on the Sufi Way' - is a translation of five of Sulamī's treatises that portray the breadth of classical Sufi wisdom and the extent of Sulamī's own contribution in preserving and teaching this wisdom.
Dr. Jason Welle's new book - 'Treatises on the Sufi Way' - is a translation of five of Sulamī's treatises that portray the breadth of classical Sufi wisdom and the extent of Sulamī's own contribution in preserving and teaching this wisdom.
Publication alert!
Dr. Joseph Kimmel, Adjunct Faculty, published:
'Power in the Name: A Comparative Analysis of Onomastic Invocations' (Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages Book 15).
@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2025.
Dr. Joseph Kimmel, Adjunct Faculty, published:
'Power in the Name: A Comparative Analysis of Onomastic Invocations' (Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages Book 15).
@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2025.
May 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Publication alert!
Dr. Joseph Kimmel, Adjunct Faculty, published:
'Power in the Name: A Comparative Analysis of Onomastic Invocations' (Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages Book 15).
@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2025.
Dr. Joseph Kimmel, Adjunct Faculty, published:
'Power in the Name: A Comparative Analysis of Onomastic Invocations' (Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages Book 15).
@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2025.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nelly Wamaitha, who has been appointed the White Family Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor.
The award recognizes Dr. Wamaitha's excellence as a teacher and scholar in the fields of theology and international studies.
The award recognizes Dr. Wamaitha's excellence as a teacher and scholar in the fields of theology and international studies.
May 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nelly Wamaitha, who has been appointed the White Family Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor.
The award recognizes Dr. Wamaitha's excellence as a teacher and scholar in the fields of theology and international studies.
The award recognizes Dr. Wamaitha's excellence as a teacher and scholar in the fields of theology and international studies.
Also during Commencement:
Dr. Stephen Pope was honored with the St. Robert Bellarmine SJ award, presented by President William P. Leahy, SJ.
The award recognizes a distinguished faculty member whose significant contributions have consistently & purposefully advanced the mission of Boston College.
Dr. Stephen Pope was honored with the St. Robert Bellarmine SJ award, presented by President William P. Leahy, SJ.
The award recognizes a distinguished faculty member whose significant contributions have consistently & purposefully advanced the mission of Boston College.
May 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Also during Commencement:
Dr. Stephen Pope was honored with the St. Robert Bellarmine SJ award, presented by President William P. Leahy, SJ.
The award recognizes a distinguished faculty member whose significant contributions have consistently & purposefully advanced the mission of Boston College.
Dr. Stephen Pope was honored with the St. Robert Bellarmine SJ award, presented by President William P. Leahy, SJ.
The award recognizes a distinguished faculty member whose significant contributions have consistently & purposefully advanced the mission of Boston College.
Commencement 2025 - from left to right:
Dr.'s Austin (AJ) Holmes, Sarah Livick-Moses, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, Qi Zeng, Brett McLaughlin, SJ & Brett O'Neill,
SJ.
Kudos to all!
@bostoncollege.bsky.social
Dr.'s Austin (AJ) Holmes, Sarah Livick-Moses, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, Qi Zeng, Brett McLaughlin, SJ & Brett O'Neill,
SJ.
Kudos to all!
@bostoncollege.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Commencement 2025 - from left to right:
Dr.'s Austin (AJ) Holmes, Sarah Livick-Moses, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, Qi Zeng, Brett McLaughlin, SJ & Brett O'Neill,
SJ.
Kudos to all!
@bostoncollege.bsky.social
Dr.'s Austin (AJ) Holmes, Sarah Livick-Moses, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, Qi Zeng, Brett McLaughlin, SJ & Brett O'Neill,
SJ.
Kudos to all!
@bostoncollege.bsky.social
Getting everything ready for Monday's commencement ceremony!
May 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Getting everything ready for Monday's commencement ceremony!
Shown here, from the left:
Shaun Slusarski, Barb Kozee, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, and Grace Agolia, five of our Doctoral candidates and PhDs, who were deservedly honored with the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence award in last Friday's ceremony.
Kudos to all!
Shaun Slusarski, Barb Kozee, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, and Grace Agolia, five of our Doctoral candidates and PhDs, who were deservedly honored with the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence award in last Friday's ceremony.
Kudos to all!
April 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Shown here, from the left:
Shaun Slusarski, Barb Kozee, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, and Grace Agolia, five of our Doctoral candidates and PhDs, who were deservedly honored with the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence award in last Friday's ceremony.
Kudos to all!
Shaun Slusarski, Barb Kozee, Peter Vale, Jamie Myrose, and Grace Agolia, five of our Doctoral candidates and PhDs, who were deservedly honored with the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence award in last Friday's ceremony.
Kudos to all!
On Thursday, May 1st at 5:30PM:
BC Theology Professor Emerita M. Shawn Copeland presents this year's Annual Women in Theology & Ministry Lecture:
'The Synod, The Spirit, and Women in Ministry'.
Register at htmldbprod.bc.edu/prd/f?p=458:...
BC Theology Professor Emerita M. Shawn Copeland presents this year's Annual Women in Theology & Ministry Lecture:
'The Synod, The Spirit, and Women in Ministry'.
Register at htmldbprod.bc.edu/prd/f?p=458:...
April 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On Thursday, May 1st at 5:30PM:
BC Theology Professor Emerita M. Shawn Copeland presents this year's Annual Women in Theology & Ministry Lecture:
'The Synod, The Spirit, and Women in Ministry'.
Register at htmldbprod.bc.edu/prd/f?p=458:...
BC Theology Professor Emerita M. Shawn Copeland presents this year's Annual Women in Theology & Ministry Lecture:
'The Synod, The Spirit, and Women in Ministry'.
Register at htmldbprod.bc.edu/prd/f?p=458:...
Coming up on April 9th...
March 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Coming up on April 9th...
Congratulations to Systematic Theology faculty member Dr. Henry Shea, SJ, who just published his book 'An Analogy of Grace'. Keep up the good work!
@notredame.bsky.social @undpress.bsky.social
@notredame.bsky.social @undpress.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to Systematic Theology faculty member Dr. Henry Shea, SJ, who just published his book 'An Analogy of Grace'. Keep up the good work!
@notredame.bsky.social @undpress.bsky.social
@notredame.bsky.social @undpress.bsky.social
'Faith in Peacebuilding at Home and Abroad', this Thursday.
A timely lecture by Dr. Ray Kim, the Director of US Programs & Partnerships at the Int'l Center for Religion and Diplomacy in Washington D.C (and a BC Alumnus).
Sponsored by BC's Islamic Civilizations & Societies Program
A timely lecture by Dr. Ray Kim, the Director of US Programs & Partnerships at the Int'l Center for Religion and Diplomacy in Washington D.C (and a BC Alumnus).
Sponsored by BC's Islamic Civilizations & Societies Program
March 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
'Faith in Peacebuilding at Home and Abroad', this Thursday.
A timely lecture by Dr. Ray Kim, the Director of US Programs & Partnerships at the Int'l Center for Religion and Diplomacy in Washington D.C (and a BC Alumnus).
Sponsored by BC's Islamic Civilizations & Societies Program
A timely lecture by Dr. Ray Kim, the Director of US Programs & Partnerships at the Int'l Center for Religion and Diplomacy in Washington D.C (and a BC Alumnus).
Sponsored by BC's Islamic Civilizations & Societies Program
On April 3rd, Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, will deliver a lecture titled "The Witness of Korea in the Church and the World," exploring the history, faith, and mission of the Catholic Church in Korea and its impact on the global Catholic community.
March 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
On April 3rd, Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, will deliver a lecture titled "The Witness of Korea in the Church and the World," exploring the history, faith, and mission of the Catholic Church in Korea and its impact on the global Catholic community.