For Ken and Kristi Spencer, Duke Divinity School was such a gift in their lives. Now they're giving back to help the next generation through a tithe on their estate.

Several dozen Duke Divinity students learned about church governance, met with bishops, and expressed hope for their vocational call in a course to prepare for the United Methodist Church General Conference.

Congregations that remained with the United Methodist Church in North Carolina during a 2019 schism over gay marriage and ordaining LGBTQ+ clergy are more politically and theologically diverse than those that left, according to a report by the Religion & Social Change Lab at Duke.

The Women's Center, established 50 years ago at Duke Divinity School, serves as both a healing place for women-identifying people and as an educational space for everyone in the Divinity School community.

The Sankofa Alumni Preaching Series, established in 2014 during Black History Month, is hosted by the Office of Black Church Studies to celebrate the distinct contributions of the school’s alumni of African descent.

The new certificate is designed to engage students in the study of the global Catholic experience, practices, and teachings over the centuries and in the present.

A national leader in the study of homiletics, Powery has ensured that Duke Chapel continues to be a centerpiece of the community both at Duke and in Durham. Read more in Duke Today.

Dr. Norbert Wilson has been named a fellow in the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Leaders Network. Learn more about the fellows in an article in Duke Today.

Promotion or appointment to full professor requires an extensive review and recommendation from faculty peers both inside and outside Duke and approval from academic leadership from the department or division, the school, and Duke University.

Two Duke Divinity School faculty members have been named to the prestigious program to promote leading research in the area of law and religion. Read more on the Emory University website.

A service in Goodson Chapel was held at the culmination of the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18–25) to dedicate a relic of Saint Óscar Romero.

The climate fellowship, developed as a partnership between Duke Divinity School and Faith for our Planet, is co-hosted by Duke Divinity Professors Norman Wirzba and Abdullah Antepli. Read more on Duke Today.

Duke alumnus and noted activist will support classes and research on environmental justice and racial equity.

Norman Wirzba, Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology, has been named the director of research for the office of climate and sustainability, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Read the article on Duke Today.

The DITA visiting artist presented two paintings to the Divinity School during his guest lecture, one of a series of events held for the U.S. premiere of his exhibition Transcendence + Immanence at Duke.

The highest award presented by the Duke University Alumni Engagement and Development recognizes outstanding contributions in their field, to the university, and for the betterment of humanity.

Maddox, William Kellon Quick Professor Emeritus of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies, was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by the General Commission on Archives and History.

Duke Divinity School’s 97th Opening Convocation welcomed 215 new students as the school approaches “a season of centennials."

The grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will support the first robust critical edition of the first 50 chapters of the book of Psalms.

The certificate aims to prepare students to provide spiritual care in a variety of settings, including hospitals, hospice, prison, higher education, and the military.