Professor Wylin Wilson is interviewed about her new book on womanist bioethics and her research into maternal mental health.

Anjola Onadipe and Farr Curlin argue that by shifting their emphasis from detached concern to love, medical educators can re-enchant medicine for trainees by encouraging the human connections that make the practice of medicine its own reward.

At Duke Divinity School, field education is more than a program requirement—it’s a defining part of the seminary experience for students like Dylan O’Shell, M.Div. ’27, who embrace the time for learning, curiosity, and even failure.

Valerie Cooper, associate professor of religion and society and Black Church studies, is an inaugural senior fellow for a Templeton Foundation grant-funded program focused on theologies of hope.

Through two field education placements with Arise Collective in Raleigh, N.C., Elizabeth Deters found both a community and a deeper understanding of what ministry could look like with individuals impacted by incarceration.

The Rev. Dr. Prince Raney Rivers, senior pastor of Union Baptist Church in Durham, N.C, has been named the director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Duke Divinity School, effective July 1.

When Steve Flowers, M.Div. ’04 gave to Duke Divinity School, he wanted to ensure that Duke Divinity students continue to have access to the same excellence in formation that he experienced, empowering him to “preach the gospel with clarity and confidence.”

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale, M.Div. ’79, believes a God-orchestrated series of unlikely events overcame her hesitation to becoming a pastor. Now she hopes a gift to Duke Divinity School in her will can smooth the path for future clergy.

The five new faculty members bring expertise ranging from music and worship to constructive theology and ethics.

Duke Divinity School celebrated its 99th Baccalaureate Service on May 10 with 201 Duke Divinity School students graduating. Other events included Closing Convocation, an academic awards ceremony, and Graduate Cross services.

The hiring of Abbington as the inaugural endowed chair was made possible by a $5 million award from The Duke Endowment to boost Black Church studies at the school.

Paul’s cry to the Philippian jailer is a model for the church to respond to suicide in an America plagued by deaths of despair.

Theology and the Arts alumnus and documentary film producer Pilar Timpane talks about her time at Duke Divinity, her passion for social change in film, and the beginnings of her artistic career.

Whether they're full-time residential students or hybrid students who pair online learning with residential intensives, our graduates are prepared for wherever their call takes them. See snapshots of some of our new graduates.

Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric, who met with the pope twice as part of the Methodist-Catholic Dialogue, reflects on the pope's legacy as he traveled to his funeral.

Duke Divinity School announced the student recipients of several academic awards for the 2024-25 academic year at a special awards reception held on April 21.

Professor of Theology Peter Casarella reflects on the life and legacy of Pope Francis.

Divinity alumni Jacob Breeze and Lanecia A. Rouse bring art to the core of theology and community in this article from Faith & Leadership.

A NEH grant awarded to Professor Brent Strawn offers opportunities for students to contribute to first critical edition of the Psalms.

The Rev. Wes Neal, a D.Min. student in the missional innovation cohort, reflects on how God's grace has sustained him through challenging seasons of ministry.