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Newest faculty member featured in Faith in Practice series
Bruce Morrill discusses the individual and social phenomena of suffering, religious ritual and being the only Jesuit priest in Tennessee. Read more >>
Amy-Jill Levine brings New Testament into first-century context
The Jewish Annotated New Testament, co-edited by Levine, offers the relevant context in which first-century texts should be read. Levine discusses what our modern-day interpretations of the Christmas story may miss. Read more >>
Congratulations graduates!
Welcome the newest members of the Vanderbilt Divinity School alumni/ae family.
December 2011 graduates
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| Samuel L. Chambers Yong Seung Lee |
Julianne Noel Jarrett Snape |
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Master of Divinity |
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| Eric Matthew Burton-Krieger Chance Brett Dillon Angela Marie Flanagan Lindsay Little Gray |
Jane Myers Herring Jason Wallace Jones Luke Davis Townsend Charles Brock Warren |
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Resources from VDS faculty and alumni/ae
Read the case study by Monica A. Coleman, MDiv'98, on new media at Community Hope AME Church as a part of the New Media Project at Union Theological Seminary. Read more >>
Check out the new lectionary Preaching God's Transformative Justice, co-edited by Dale Andrews, PhD'98, that suggests to preachers that 22 new "holy days for justice" be included in the church calendar. Read more >>
Visit John McClure's blog for thought-provoking discussions of homiletics and other subjects. A recent post provides resources for preaching about sexual and domestic violence. Visit blog >>
Watch the interview with Dale Andrews, PhD'98, from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity School. Andrews addresses the need to balance the pastoral and the prophetic. Watch interview >>
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Please email us at AlumniDivinity@vanderbilt.edu.
Suicide prevention: warning signs
WTVF, Channel 5—Stephanie Barger, MDiv'06, talks about the responsibility of recognizing the warning signs of suicide in children and youth. Read more >>
Burmese refugees find safe haven in Kentucky
CBS News—Jason Crosby, MDiv'04, co-pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist Church, is featured in this CBS Nightly News story. Watch video >>
Vanderbilt raises pay after 'living wage' campaign
InsideVandy.com—Kyle Lambelet, third-year master of divinity student, talks about the Divinity School's Economic Empowerment Coalition's involvement in the campaign. Read more >>
Focusing on the Jewish story of the New Testament
The New York Times: Belief—Amy-Jill Levine discusses her co-edited book, The Jewish Annotated New Testament. The book is an edition of the Christian holy book edited entirely by Jews. Read more >>
Can Jews, Muslims and Christians all get along?
Nashville Scene—The Rev. Becca Stevens, MDiv'90, addresses the complexities of issues that has led to the rise of tensions between the three faiths as a part of an interfaith discussion. Read more >>
Douglas A. Knight: Wrong about Job
Publisher's Weekly—Douglas Knight says Job did not suffer in silence. The story of Job is just one that Knight seeks to illuminate in The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us, coauthored with Amy-Jill Levine. Read more >>
Huffington Post features discussion on The Meaning of the Bible
Biblical Israel's history viewed from inside and out.
The Bible and sexuality.
The Biblical views of God.
What does the Bible say about creation and evolution?
Divinity professors offer fresh interpretations to ancient texts
Listen to Doug Knight and Amy-Jill Levine explore the Bible's relevance to today's world. Listen now >>
A preaching 'genius' faces his toughest convert
CNN: Monday Profile—Fred Craddock, PhD'64, was profiled by CNN at the close of his formal preaching career. Craddock talks about his relationship with his father and his life in ministry. Read more >>
Religion and politics mix goes back to American Revolution
Associated Press—James Byrd lectured on the rhetoric of the American Revolution and the revivals of the Great Awakening. Read more >>
Yellow Ribbon Program helps veterans, families pursue education
Vanderbilt View—Laurie Hynson, third-year master of divinity student, is featured in a story about the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act's impact on Vanderbilt's campus. Read more >>
The Rev. Dr. Forrest Harris
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
February 6–9
Chicago, Ill.
Details
Graham Reside
Tobias Leadership Conference
February 23–25
Colorado Springs, Colo.
"Ethical Leadership and College Athletics"
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Marginalia and the Cal Turner Program Winter Clothing Drive
Through January
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Nashville's Need … Establishing a Housing Trust
The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership
Tuesday, January 17
5–6:30 p.m.
Flynn auditorium
Vanderbilt University Law School
Join us for a panel discussion of the consequences of Nashville's housing shortage and how developing a housing trust can help alleviate problems of homelessness in our city.
Register now
Leadership Workshop with Josh E. Perry
The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership
Practical Approaches to Ethical Dilemmas in the Life of a Professional
Saturday, January 28
9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Reading Room
Josh E. Perry, JD/MTS'02
Assistant professor of business law and ethics
Kelley School of Business at Indiana University
Register now
Lecture with Rev. James Lawson
Friday, February 3
6 p.m.
Benton Chapel
Reception to follow lecture
Hosted by Vanderbilt Divinity School, Black Seminarians and The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center
Leadership Workshop with Graham Reside
The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership
Saturday, February 18
Details
Save the Date:
38th Annual Antoinette Brown Lecture
Love Abyss: Preaching Desire in the 13th and 21st Centuries
March 22
7 p.m.
Benton Chapel
Amy Hollywood, Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity School
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