Our initiatives keep us in touch with real human needs of society, helping us to see how God is at work in the world and how our interpretation of the gospel must be shaped in order to respond faithfully to our time.
As these initiatives take the wisdom of the Christian tradition into the world, they enable us to grasp the world’s complexity, pain, and beauty. That process of witness and learning helps our faculty and students become wiser and more compassionate teachers and ministers.
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity aims to create lasting change in U.S. congregations by supporting Christian leaders and the institutions they serve. Leadership Education offers online resources, designs programs and training, and facilitates networks of institutions. It also publishes Faith & Leadership, a learning resource for Christian leaders and their institutions.
The Center for Reconciliation inspires, forms, and supports leaders, communities, congregations, and students to live as ambassadors of reconciliation by engaging with communities in real-world situations of pain and conflict.
The Theology, Medicine, and Culture initiative works with individuals, congregations, and communities to reimagine health and healthcare in light of Christian tradition and practices.
DITA promotes a dynamic interplay between Christian theology and the arts within the Divinity School by exploring the contours of creative theological expression and enriching theological education within the church, academy, and society.
CSWT is an internationally acclaimed center that oversees our Methodist and Wesleyan offerings, supports educational outreach, develops research resources for students and scholars, and produces critical editions of John and Charles Wesley texts.
The Thriving Rural Communities Initiative works to foster thriving rural North Carolina communities by cultivating faithful rural Christian leadership and fruitful rural United Methodist congregations. With support from The Duke Endowment, the initiative also prepares a select group of students for effective ministry in rural North Carolina.
The Duke Clergy Health Initiative is an $18 million, multi-year program intended to improve the health and well-being of United Methodist clergy in North Carolina.
The Duke Youth Academy is a year-long program for high school students to experience an intensive encounter with Christian life for one week of residency at Duke University and one year of ongoing engagement and practice. The program reflects the Divinity School’s aim to support the next generation of Christian leaders.
