February 25, 2020
Dear Friends, Students, and Colleagues of the BTI,

Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I am thrilled to be joining the BTI Consortium as Executive Director Elect. It is a transformational time for theological education, and I am excited to offer my work in the coming years to strengthen the Boston theological environment. The BTI Consortium has taken incredible strides under Ann's leadership in the past six years, and we will continue that great work. Moving forward, I am committed to the ongoing formation of a dynamic vision for the BTI Consortium that will best serve its members and broader community. I am so thankful for this opportunity, and I look forward to all that is to come.

As a reminder, between now and mid-May, I will be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. That said, please feel free to email me anytime at  edwards@bostontheological.org.

Sincerely,

Dr. Stephanie Edwards
Executive Director Elect

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Upcoming Featured Events
Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Various Services throughout the day. Boston University School of Theology and Marsh Chapel.
Services will be offered at 8:30am, 11:10am, 5:15pm, and 6:00pm. Ashes will be available for those who desire to drop-in in the lower level of the chapel throughout the day.
Abstracts Due February 26th. Gaudete, Boston College STM's LGBTQ and ally group. Student Conference. Gaudete invites graduate students from across the BTI Consortium to submit papers for their upcoming conference "God the the Outcast." The conference will take place on April 4th, 2020 on the campus of Boston College.

This conference will carve out the space to reimagine and reappropriate dynamic theologies of God in light of issues of gender and sexuality. Successful proposals will focus on the critical and creative exploration of topics including queer theory/ theologies; feminist theory/theologies; pastoral concerns regarding gender and sexuality in the Catholic Church; experiences of gender-related marginalization in Catholicism; trans* issues; the perspectives of people of color; disability studies; questions of vocation; and the integration of identities. Submissions from systematic theology, ecclesiology, moral theology, practical theology, biblical studies, and other theological disciplines are welcome.
Thursday, February 27, 2020. 6:30pm. Gordon-Conwell. Lecture Forum.

This is the first forum of the Spring 2020 Theology Forum series. Current GCTS student William Bowes will present a paper on theological language that grapples with feminist critiques of scripture and revelation, arguing for a way to speak faithfully and truthfully about the Fatherhood of God. This topic is incredibly poignant in light of the MeToo movement and modern theological arguments which reject traditional androcentric language about God.
Applications NOW Available, 6 Week Summer Experience, partnership with Boston College STM and Katholische Privatuniversität Linz (KU Linz).
Boston College STM Summer at Linz  is comprised of 2 three-week sessions from  June 29-August 7, 2020 . KU Linz will offer a six-week Theological German course in the mornings and two three-week courses in English, in the afternoon. The two afternoon courses are interdisciplinary in nature, team taught by theology, church history, and art and art history faculty. Non-Boston College STM Students must apply. Interested students should apply online soon and direct questions to Marcia Ryan ( marcia.ryan@bc.edu ). More Information

Monday, March 9, 2020. 7:00pm-9:00pm, The Paulist Center of Boston, Talk and Forum. The Paulist Center LGBTQ+ and Adult Education Committee will host Michael O’Loughlin, producer of the widely acclaimed https://em-ui.constantcontact.com/em-ui/em/page/em-ui/email# podcast PLAGUE: UNTOLD STORIES OF AIDS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Michael will share stories about his personal experience creating this powerful podcast.
Additional Events around the Consortium
Tuesday, February 25, 2020. 5:30-7:00pm, Harvard Divinity School.
Annual List Lecture in Jewish Studies. The Jew as archetypal migrant is a pervasive trope in philosophy, politics, and the arts. Since Biblical times, the condition of exile was a source of discrimination, oppression, and suffering. Recent philosophical discourse, however, often regards it as the embodiment of a glorious deterritorialization that overlooks the hardship inherent in exile and migration. Close readings of theoretical and poetic texts by Emmanuel Levinas, Maurice Blanchot, Giorgio Agamben, and Paul Celan will highlight the dangers of romanticizing migration and the potential of poetic language to address contentious ethical and political issues of the present. Details.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020. 9:00am-3:30pm, Hebrew College.
A Hebrew College Rabbinical School and School of Jewish Music Yom Iyyun (Learning Day or Symposium) on Teen Mental Health with Support from the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project – a Partnership between the The Ruderman Family Foundation and Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Details.
Thursday, February 27th, 2020, 8:30AM-4:00PM, The Shoemaker Center for Church Renewal at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Forum. The Shoemaker Center invites you to a Pastors' Forum on deepening your connection with the Good Shepherd as you lead where God has placed you. Details and Registration
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 5:30 – 8pm, Sponsored by HDS Harambee: Students of African Descent, Open Mic Night.
HGSE's Black Student Union & HDS Harambee present
TO BE GIFTED & BLACK: An Open Mic Night
Share your gifts as we wrap up Black History Month! Welcoming all poets, artists, storytellers, singers, & performers. Open to current students, alumni, friends, & family! Details.
Several Opportunities during Lent, beginning with the "Care for the Poor" Breakfast on Friday, February 28, 2020, 8:00am. Conversation and Meal series, Boston College Church of the 21st Century. The  FAITH FEEDS  program is designed for individuals in Catholic parishes who are hungry for opportunities to talk about their faith with others who share it. Participants gather over coffee or a potluck lunch or dinner, and a host parishioner facilitates conversation using articles from the C21 Center's bi-annual magazine,  C21 Resources . RSVP for Feb. 28th.
Every Friday, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Boston University School of Theology Library. Every Friday the research librarians host a workshop on various research skills that are specifically helpful for students of theological education. Topics include Biblical Exegesis, Interlibrary Loan, Finding Church and Religion Statistics, and Researching Methodist History. For a specific schedule of topics, visit the BU calendar HERE.
Monday, March 2, 2020, 6:00pm. Hartford Seminary. Community Event. Members of the disability and faith communities will come together to remember disabled victims of crime including filicide (those killed by family members or caregivers), police shootings (nearly half of those killed by police have a disability), and insurance rationing (caps on or withholding of life sustaining medicine or equipment).
We renew our call for justice, renew our call to eliminate ableism and send a message that disabled people are as valued as able-bodied people. Details.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020. 4:30-5:45 PM. Lecture, The Boisi Center at Boston College. A Lecture with Wake Forest's Jonathan Lee Walton. He will explore the American idea that God wants us all to be wealthy and prosper dates back to the founding of the nation. Puritans, mainline Protestants, and charismatic Pentecostals alike have claimed divine right to name prestige, privilege, and prosperity as their own. Nor is it limited to formally organized religious spaces and ordained clergy. Prominent cultural figures like Benjamin Franklin, Bruce Barton, and Oprah Winfrey have proven to be premier revivalists of this quintessentially American gospel. Prosperity is a prominent feature of the prevailing creed of this nation. What role can communities of faith have in challenging the very tenets that make its institutional existence possible? Or is the Christian Church in the United States damned to irrelevancy as a result of its own “success”? Details.
External Job Postings
The Old North Foundation (ONF) seeks a dynamic, visionary, and innovative leader to serve as its next Executive Director. Located in Boston’s Historic North End, Old North Foundation’s mission is to promote the visibility and preservation of the Old North Church’s historical role in the birth of our nation. ONF is a secular non-profit organization that promotes the values of freedom, liberty and civic engagement through the interpretation and preservation of Old North Church and Historic Site, an enduring symbol of American independence. Details and How to Apply
University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, VA, is a progressive and welcoming & affirming congregation. The church has just begun searching for an Associate Minister for Students. The primary areas of ministry will relate to students at the University of Virginia and youth between 6th-12th grades.
Gathered by the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony in August 1629, the First Church in Salem, Unitarian Universalist is one of the oldest Protestant churches founded in North America and the first to be governed by congregational polity. They are a Liberal Christian congregation, espousing the values of freedom, reason, and tolerance. The Interim Director of Religious Education is a 20-30 hr/week position and will remain open until filled. Request More Information
Submission Deadlines for the BTI Newsletter for SPRING 2020: 3/6, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17, 5/1. Please send submissions (including graphics) to: btinews@bostontheological.org for inclusion in the newsletter. The BTI Newsletter is sent bi-weekly on Tuesdays.
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