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Duke Divinity Announces New Faculty
May 22, 2024
Duke Divinity Announces New Faculty
Kevin Hart will be the Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor and Aaron Griffith will be assistant professor of American church history.
Celebrating the 2024 Graduates of Duke Divinity School
May 21, 2024
Celebrating the 2024 Graduates of Duke Divinity School
Duke Divinity School celebrated its 98th Baccalaureate Service on May 11 with a total of 180 Duke Divinity School students graduating and celebrated graduates with a Closing Convocation Service and two Graduate Cross Services (hybrid and residential).
Duke Divinity School Joins Community of the Cross of Nails
May 15, 2024
Duke Divinity School Joins Community of the Cross of Nails
The Community of the Cross of Nails is a worldwide community of organizations dedicated to the ministry of reconciliation.

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Field Education Highlight: Logan Pollock
May 13, 2024
Field Education Highlight: Logan Pollock
Logan Pollock, M.Div. '25, served his field education placement at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in southwest Durham, where Rev. Stephen Elkins-Williams was his supervisor.
Portraits of the Class of 2024
May 7, 2024
Portraits of the Class of 2024
Our graduating students have come to Duke Divinity from a variety of communities and faith traditions to prepare for a wide range of ministries. Here are some snapshots of the Class of 2024. 
Fifteen Years of Prison Studies at Duke Divinity School
April 17, 2024
Fifteen Years of Prison Studies at Duke Divinity School
This year marks 15 years of transformative experiences intertwining prison and the academy at Duke Divinity School.

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The Headlines Reinforce Babel, but We Are in Pentecost!
May 13, 2024
The Headlines Reinforce Babel, but We Are in Pentecost!
In the midst of overwhelming news of the world, three enduring and reassuring teachings of Pentecost should prevail, writes Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric in Faith & Leadership.
Cynthia Hale preaches in Goodson Chapel
October 11, 2023
Why — and How — You Should Develop the Social Justice Ministry of Your Church
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale argues that the church must develop a social justice ministry to be faithful to the call of Jesus.
Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric stands in front of the Pentecost Window at Duke Divinity School.
March 9, 2023
Christian Ecumenism and Extravagant Mercy
The case for Christian unity and dreaming in line with Pentecost, writes Duke Divinity School Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric.

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DIVINITY Magazine

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Fall 2023
Fall 2023
Volume: 22
Issue Number: 1

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The Prophetic Body: Embodiment and Mediation in Biblical Prophetic Literature
The Prophetic Body: Embodiment and Mediation in Biblical Prophetic Literature
Anathea Portier-Young
Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies
Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies
C. Kavin Rowe
Beyond Justification: Liberating Paul’s Gospel
Beyond Justification: Liberating Paul’s Gospel
Douglas Campbell
Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens
Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens
Kate Bowler

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Brent Strawn – Honest to God Preaching
OnScript
Strawn argues that keeping secrets makes us sick, and the Old Testament offers a way to speak honestly about the big things like sin, suffering, and violence.
Video: Theology, Art, and the Whole Brain
Theology, Art, and the Whole Brain
On April 3, 2024, Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts hosted Dr. Iain McGilchrist for a public conversation with DITA Director Dr. Jeremy Begbie.
Family, Faith, Fiesta, Forgiveness with Dean Edgardo Colon-Emeric
Table Talk
In this episode, Table Talk co-host Rev. Sam McGlothlin speaks with dean Edgardo Colon-Emeric about Wesleyan discipleship and its four healing gifts: faith, family, fiesta, and forgiveness.

Faith & Leadership

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Dean's Reports

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