Kevin Hart is Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor in the Divinity School. He has a secondary appointment in the Department of English. His most recent scholarly books include his Gilson Lectures at the Institut Catholique de Paris, L'image vulnérable: Sur l'image de Dieu chez S. Augustin (Presses Universitaires de France, 2021), Maurice Blanchot on Poetry and Narrative (Bloomsbury, 2023), Lands of Likeness: For a Poetics of Contemplation (Chicago UP, 2023), which consists of his Gifford Lectures given at Glasgow University, Contemplation: The Movements of the Soul (Columbia UP, 2024), and his edition, The Bible and Western Christian Literature, vol. 5 (T. and T. Clark, 2024). His poetry is partly collected in Wild Track: New and Selected Poems (Notre Dame UP, 2015) and Barefoot (Notre Dame UP, 2018). Dark-Land: Memoir of a Secret Childhood appeared with Paul Dry Books in 2024.
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News and Stories
An Interview With Kevin Hart, Theologian and Poet
We interview new faculty member Kevin Hart, Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor, on the layers of his scholarly work, his involvement with Catholic initiatives at secular universities, and the themes from his latest book.
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.