Alumnus Bishop Staccato Powell, presiding prelate of the Western Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AME Zion) has been elevated to the position of president of the Board of Bishops.
The Feb. 20-22 event will feature Duke Divinity Professor Kate Bowler as keynote speaker along with a number of Divinity School graduates as speakers.
The gift from alumnus A. Morris Williams will support graduate students at Duke Divinity School.
The Fayetteville Friendship House, which opened late last year, is the brainchild of Scott Cameron, a physician and a graduate of Duke Divinity School.
Lynn Holmes chose Duke because of the field education requirement, which she is serving with the Congregation at Duke Chapel.
Dr. Scott Bullard, M.Div '02 will become the 11th president of Pfeiffer University.
Recently, members of the Duke Divinity National Alumni Council met for their spring meeting at Duke Divinity School.
The Rev. Christopher Donald has been named the university chaplain and director of the Office of Religious Life at Vanderbilt University.
On March 29 at 7 p.m., Duke Initiatives in Theology in the Arts (DITA) at Duke Divinity School will host an evening of music and conversation reflecting on the lives and legacies of martyrs.
The Rev. Elizabeth Henry of Jackson has been named program director of Thriving in Ministry, a new ecumenical program offered by the Center for Ministry at Millsaps College that will support clergywomen across the South.
Thomas McGolthlin won the award for his published work, “Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism.”
Baxley will be the fourth executive coordinator to lead the 1,800-church network and will start his role in March.
William J. Barber II, M.Div. '89, has been named The News & Observer’s 2018 Tar Heel of the Year.
The recordings from “Neighboring in a Post-Christendom World” include audio of David Goatley and Gregory Jones.
Barber, architect of the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina and leader of the resurgent Poor People’s Campaign, will receive a grant of $625,000 paid over five years.
Rutter will participate in a two-week program in Germany and Poland that reflects on contemporary professional ethics.
The event will feature lectures and workshops from pastors, scholars, activists, and organizers.
Alexandra Tranvik will participate in an international summer program with the Fellowships at Aushwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics.
The Reverend Ernest Andrew Brooks III, M.Div. '11, named president of the Academy of Preachers, an organization that seeks to support young people in their call to preaching.
Throughout February, the Divinity School will feature the Sankofa Black Alumni Preaching Series to celebrate the distinct contributions of the school’s alumni of African descent.