The Divinity School Office of Black Church Studies will host a symposium March 4-5 featuring Ailey II, the young company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, to celebrate and explore the intersection of African American theology and the arts.
Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) is partnering with the Duke Chapel and the Nasher Museum of Art to host “Miserere et Guerre," a series of 58 intaglio prints by French artist Georges Rouault.
Join Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts for two days of fine art, stimulating lectures with renowned historians and theologians, and an exciting musical performance featuring more than thirty musicians from top orchestras in the nation.
Duke Initiatives in Theology & the Arts (DITA) marks a decade of scholarship with three days of conversation, worship, and art centered on the theme of Creation and New Creation.
The annual Study Day offers clergy, other ministry professionals, and students the chance to learn and reflect on a substantial topic relating to theology and ministry.
Duke Initiative in Theology and the Arts hosts the New Caritas Orchestra and the Raleigh Music Collective for Cries of Loss and Hope, a concert to commemorate the grief of the present and celebrate the hope of the future.
Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts will host poet Shane McCrae for a lunchtime lecture. McCrae is the author of eight books of poetry and the recipient of numerous awards, most recently the Whiting Writers' Award. He teaches at Columbia University and is the poetry editor for Image Journal.
Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite will offer a public lecture exploring how poetry shapes, forms, and creates an imagination for ministry, followed by a time of discussion and Q&A.
In partnership with Duke University Chapel, Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts hosts Vivian R. Jacobson, lecturer and author of Sharing Chagall: A Memoir, for a lunchtime lecture on Chagall's biblical imagination on March 29.
Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts and Duke Chapel present an exhibit of prints by the renowned modernist artist Marc Chagall.
Featuring players from the New Caritas Orchestra directed by Dr. Jeremy Begbie, the program will explore the power of music—along with words and images—to expand our theological imagination. The repertoire will be wide and diverse. From classical to contemporary, poetry to paintings, violas to timpani, the evening will invite us to experience God’s extravagance in fresh and compelling ways.
DITA and Duke University Chapel partner to present a premiere exhibition of sacred ink wash art by contemporary poet, painter, and critic DaoZi. On display until November 26, the exhibition is presented in two galleries in Duke University Chapel and Duke Divinity School's 00 Westbrook hallway.
Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts and Duke Divinity School partner with the Duke English Department to present a collaborative symposium on poetry and theology.
Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) hosts psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher, and literary scholar Iain McGilchrist for a public dialogue with DITA director Dr. Jeremy Begbie
An installation of mixed-media works by one of DITA's doctoral students, Andrew Hendrixson, Th.D. '26. The gallery is comprised of a variety of pieces taken from across Hendrixson's body of work, composed from 2010 to 2024.
Duke Divinity School will hold a Service of the Word in collaboration with Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts to celebrate the reception of The Saint John's Bible. Dr. Ellen Davis will preach.
Duke University celebrates the reception of a Heritage Edition of the Saint John's Bible in a series of events at Duke Divinity School and Duke University Chapel.