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Patrick Smith Named Hastings Center Fellow

Professor Smith joins a group of more than 200 fellows whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology.

Rev. Jason Villegas poses in front of his church in this black-and-white image

Ministering to Ministers

The Clergy Health Initiative helps pastors find strength amid stress. Duke Magazine writes about the initiative.

Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric stands in front of the Pentecost Window at Duke Divinity School.

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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Duke Divinity School Receives Grant for $1 Million to Strengthen Preaching Program

The grant from the Lilly Endowment's Compelling Preaching Initiative will help launch the Transformative Preaching Lab to prepare theologically informed and culturally competent preachers.

Patrick Smith Named 2023 Fellow in the ACC Academic Leadership Network

Fellows from all ACC institutions will meet throughout the year to engage with peers across the ACC and discuss academic leadership and issues in higher education.

Karen Westerfield Tucker, M.Div. '79) Receives Berakah Award

Tucker, M.Div. '79, is the 2023 recipient of the prestigious award presented by the North American Academy of Liturgy to liturgical scholars and practitioners in recognition of distinguished contribution to the profession.

Clergy Learn Ways to Tackle Stress to Better Serve Others

A Duke project is teaching stress reduction techniques to help North Carolina ministers cope with the demands of their calling.

Casarella Meets with Pope for Ecumenical Dialogue

Professor of Theology Peter Casarella met with Pope Francis as part of the Baptist-Catholic International Dialogue.

Duke Divinity School Celebrates Advent

This Advent, the Duke Divinity community is spending time in shared reflection and joy-filled traditions with faculty devotions, decorated hallways, and cookie recipes.

Charles Campbell Honored with Homiletics Lifetime Achievement Award

Campbell was honored by the Academy of Homiletics for his lifetime of work focusing on the biblical, theological, and ethical dimensions of preaching.

Baptist Alum Charts New Path for Historic Church

Rev. Dr. Chauncey Harrison, D.Min. '21, is charting a new path for Zion Baptist Church in Philadelphia.

Eric Lewis Williams, M.Div. '05, Curates Faith Exhibit for Smithsonian

“Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism and Popular Culture” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture highlights the religion and resiliency of Black Americans.

Abdullah Antepli Receives Daniel Pearl Award from Anti-Defamation League

The award honors his work in building bridges of understanding between Jews and Muslims and for promoting peace and religious tolerance.