Dr. Vilma “Nina” Balmaceda is a scholar-practitioner whose work focuses on civic leadership development and education for justpeace and reconciliation. She is the director of the Americas Initiative for Transformation and Reconciliation, and of the Certificate in Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation program, and co-director of the graduate certificate program in Faith-based Organizing, Advocacy and Social Transformation; a member of the Duke Climate and Sustainability Advisory Council, and of the Duke Human Rights Center’s faculty board. Dr. Balmaceda also serves as president of Peace and Hope International, a Christian organization dedicated to address injustice and preventing violence against vulnerable communities in Latin America.
News and Stories
Balmaceda and Reconciliation Featured in China Christian Daily
Nina Balmaceda, the Irene and William McCutchen Associate Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation and director of the Center for Reconciliation, discussed reconciliation in diverse contexts and hope for dialogue in the global church.
New Faculty Bring Creativity and Expertise Across Theological Disciplines
The school welcomes Professors Nina Balmaceda, Natalie Carnes, Jonathan Cat Tran, Matthew Philipp Whelan to the faculty for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Duke Divinity Announces New Faculty
The five new faculty members bring expertise ranging from music and worship to constructive theology and ethics.