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  • Injustice for all: understanding power in the era of Trump 

    Thomas, Taylor (Boston University School of Theology, 2018-10-10)

  • Mind Playing Tricks on Me 

    Poindexter, Dashinika (Boston University School of Theology, 2018-02-28)
    "Geto Boys, a rap group, consisting of Big Mike, Willie D, and Scarface, released a song entitled... " [EXCERPT]

  • Love lifts above all judgement 

    Lyon, Kelsey (Boston University School of Theology, 2016-10-13)
    "As I walked through the prison, I saw men move about the halls and looking at me with curiosity..." [EXCERPT]

  • Pay attention now! 

    Coleman, Karen; Thurman, Howard (Boston University School of Theology, 2016-11-30)
    "The African American Dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953-1965 was The Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman. He wrote the poem "I Will Light Candles This Christmas." Here is an excerpt: When the song of the angels is ...

  • An organized lie & hope in 2018 

    Ling, Emily (Boston University School of Theology, 2018-01-27)

  • Let's talk whole wellness 

    Greene, Christopher (Boston University School of Theology, 2016-09-07)

  • Podcast episode 5: Theology, Public Health, and Social Service 

    Boss, Kathy; Ona, Fernando (Boston University School of Theology, 2018-12-14)
    Kathy Boss, MDiv ’20 talks with fellow student, Fernando Ona MDiv ’20, who is also a full-time Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University, about the complicated intersection of theology ...

  • Three Poems by Uchenna Awa 

    Awa, Uchenna (Boston University School of Theology, 2018-10-25)
    Poems by Uchenna Awa.

  • Podcast episode 3: Reflections on Travel Seminar to Arizona/Mexico Border 

    Brawner, Bailey; Lewellyn-Otten, Matt (Boston University School of Theology, 2018-02-03)
    Matt Lewellyn-Otten (MDiv ’18) and Bailey Brawner (MDiv ’18) discuss their experience at the Arizona/Mexico border.

  • "Get Up, Stand Up!": a spirituality of resistance and action 

    Lopez-Adorno, Raymond (Boston University School of Theology, 2018-04-27)
    "Most people have encountered the power and intensity behind the inflection of the imperatives words "Get Up, Stand Up!"... " [EXCERPT]

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