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Luke Bretherton Named New Canon and Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford
June 13, 2024
Luke Bretherton Named New Canon and Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford
King Charles of England has approved Bretherton's appointment, which includes ordination as a Canon of the Cathedral and duties as a Church of England priest. Bretherton will also assume the role of director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life.
Divinity School Course Explores Christian Approaches to Mental Health Care
June 5, 2024
Divinity School Course Explores Christian Approaches to Mental Health Care
A new Divinity School course employs trauma-informed teaching to handle sensitive topics in online teaching.
Wylin Wilson Awarded Intellectual Community Planning Grant
May 29, 2024
Wylin Wilson Awarded Intellectual Community Planning Grant
The grant from the Office of the Provost will support Dr. Wilson's project, which addresses the Black maternal health crisis in North Carolina by engaging bioethics, healthcare, and Black churches. Read more from the Duke Office of Interdisciplinary Studies.

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Field Education Highlight: Logan Pollock
May 13, 2024
Field Education Highlight: Logan Pollock
Logan Pollock, M.Div. '25, served his field education placement at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in southwest Durham, where Rev. Stephen Elkins-Williams was his supervisor.
Portraits of the Class of 2024
May 7, 2024
Portraits of the Class of 2024
Our graduating students have come to Duke Divinity from a variety of communities and faith traditions to prepare for a wide range of ministries. Here are some snapshots of the Class of 2024. 
Fifteen Years of Prison Studies at Duke Divinity School
April 17, 2024
Fifteen Years of Prison Studies at Duke Divinity School
This year marks 15 years of transformative experiences intertwining prison and the academy at Duke Divinity School.

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The Headlines Reinforce Babel, but We Are in Pentecost!
May 13, 2024
The Headlines Reinforce Babel, but We Are in Pentecost!
In the midst of overwhelming news of the world, three enduring and reassuring teachings of Pentecost should prevail, writes Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric in Faith & Leadership.
Cynthia Hale preaches in Goodson Chapel
October 11, 2023
Why — and How — You Should Develop the Social Justice Ministry of Your Church
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale argues that the church must develop a social justice ministry to be faithful to the call of Jesus.
Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric stands in front of the Pentecost Window at Duke Divinity School.
March 9, 2023
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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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Re-Enchanting Podcast
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The Hill
Monday, June 10, 2024
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DIVINITY Magazine

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Fall 2023
Fall 2023
Volume: 22
Issue Number: 1

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Contemplation: The Movements of the Soul
Contemplation: The Movements of the Soul
Kevin Hart
Dark-Land: Memoir of a Secret Childhood
Dark-Land: Memoir of a Secret Childhood
Kevin Hart
The Prophetic Body: Embodiment and Mediation in Biblical Prophetic Literature
The Prophetic Body: Embodiment and Mediation in Biblical Prophetic Literature
Anathea Portier-Young
Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies
Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies
C. Kavin Rowe

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Luke Bretherton on the elections in the UK and U.S.
2024 will see more than sixty countries hold national elections and more than two billion people eligible to vote - including an imminent election in the UK and what looks to be a historic election in the US.
A Skeptic in Scripture with Dr. Brent Strawn
Regent College Podcast
Dr. Brent Strawn walks us through the wisdom of Ecclesiastics, discussing the place of the book in the Old Testament, trying to deal with the skepticism and existential questions of Qoheleth, and examining the theological themes and their cultural significance then and now.
Video: Theology, Art, and the Whole Brain
Theology, Art, and the Whole Brain
On April 3, 2024, Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts hosted Dr. Iain McGilchrist for a public conversation with DITA Director Dr. Jeremy Begbie.

Faith & Leadership

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