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Dr. Priscilla Pope-Levison —

Research Professor of Practical Theology Priscilla Pope-Levison will present “The Emergence, Growth and Decline of the International Methodist Deaconess Movement” at the Institute of Historical Research’s Modern Religious History Seminar on March 4, 2026, in London and in hybrid format. The lecture draws on her recent book and examines the global development and legacy of the Methodist deaconess movement.

Dr. Jack Levison and Dr. Priscilla Pope-Levison —

W. J. A. Power Professor of Old Testament Interpretation and Biblical Hebrew Jack Levison and Research Professor of Practical Theology Priscilla Pope-Levison will present papers at Developing a Christian Mind: Seeking Wisdom, held March 20, 2026, at New College, Oxford. They will also join the Philosophy & Theology stream alongside Mark Wynn, Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oxford University, and Markus Bockmuehl, Dean Ireland’s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at Keble College, Oxford, for an interdisciplinary panel on faith and scholarship.

Dr. Priscilla Pope-Levison  

Research Professor of Practical Theology Priscilla Pope-Levison’s latest book, No Man’s Land: The International Methodist Deaconess Movement, 1874–1918, has been selected as a January Book of the Month by the American Society of Church History. The recognition highlights the book’s significant contribution to the study of global Methodism and women’s religious history.

Pope-Levison was featured in an article on the website of Martha-Maria, a German Methodist hospital in Nuremberg, highlighting her work on the Methodist deaconess movement. During a recent visit to Nuremberg, she presented a signed copy of her book, No Man's Land, to Sister Roswitha Müller, one of the few remaining active deaconesses, and was granted open access to the hospital’s archives, founded in the late nineteenth century by the first generation of German Methodist deaconesses.

Harold J. Recinos —

Professor of Church and Society Harold J. Recinos has released The Bags We Carry, a new poetry collection exploring public culture, belonging, and the human condition. Writing from the margins, the poems invite readers to imagine beyond cultural limits, engage questions of truth and justice, and reflect on the sacred in lived experience. The book was released by Wipf and Stock.

Dr. Susanne Scholz —

Professor of Old Testament Susanne Scholz’s forthcoming book, 1 Samuel: A Conceptual Feminist Interpretation (Fortress Press, November 2025), offers a groundbreaking feminist reading of the biblical text. Praised by scholar J. Cheryl Exum as “a revolutionary development in commentary writing,” the book sets a new standard for political, theoretically sophisticated, and critically engaged approaches to Old Testament interpretation.

Dr. Alyce McKenzie —

On Dec. 5, the Academy of Homiletics honored Alyce McKenzie with its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating her enduring impact as a scholar, teacher and preacher. Presented by Dr. Wes Allen, the award recognizes McKenzie’s decades of leadership in homiletics and her long-standing service to Perkins School of Theology and the wider academy.

Dr. Harold Joseph Recino —

Bridging Visions: Prophetic Voices, Pastoral Hearts is a three-day United Methodist conference on preaching and change, hosted by Discipleship Ministries and taking place January 15–17, 2026. The gathering brings together pastors, preachers, and leaders from across the connection for preaching, workshops, and fellowship, and includes a tribute to Dr. Joseph Lowery honoring his legacy of prophetic leadership grounded in pastoral care.