Rushing will serve as an artist-in-context at Duke Divinity School, studying the negro spiritual with faculty and developing a new iteration of his 2024 Ailey ballet "Sacred Songs" for debut at Duke in April 2026.
Christianity Today Publishes Article by DITA Th.D. Student
In "Disagreeing With You Feels Like Disagreeing With Myself," Andrew Hendrixson (Th.D. '26) sits down with theologian Miroslav Volf and artist Christian Wiman to explore their deep friendship built around mutual respect and a willingness to tackle life’s hardest questions.
DITA Director to Deliver Gifford Lectures
Dr. Jeremy Begbie, Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology and The McDonald Agape Director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts, will deliver the Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen in fall 2026.
DITA Co-Edited Volume Wins Reader's Choice Award
Co-edited by DITA Associate Director Dr. Daniel Train, "Naming the Spirit: Pneumatology Through the Arts" was the recipient of Intervarsity Press's Reader's Choice Award in the Arts & Humanities category.
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.
Jaden Dejesus Blango, M.T.S. '25, talks about how the Certificate in Theology and the Arts impacted his work as a visual artist—and all the opportunities he found at Duke University.
D’Andrea Fanning (M.Div. '23) shares how Duke Divinity School, DITA, and the Certificate in Theology and the Arts led her to an interdisciplinary career as a business owner, consultant, professor, and Church minister.
DITA Director Awarded Doctor of Divinity from University of Aberdeen
Begbie was celebrated in a series of ceremonies, uniquely curated to celebrate his accomplishments in the field of theology and the arts.
A mixed-media gallery of works by DITA doctoral student Andrew Hendrixson, Th.D. '26, is installed in the 00 Westbrook Hallway. Learn about the gallery and the artist's journey to Duke Divinity School.
DITA hosted best-selling author Dr. Iain McGilchrist for a public conversation about the arts, theology, and brain hemisphere theory wih DITA Director Dr. Jeremy Begbie.
Edeani, M.Div. '26, explores how the Certificate in Theology and the Arts program has impacted her faith, her photography, and her theology.
Read an interview with Emily Normand, a museum educator, academic, and art historian who earned the Certificate in Theology and the Arts while completing her M.T.S.
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.
Garde aims to investigate the biblical reader-text relationship through the lens of literary theory and semantic philosophy.
Read an interview with Kendall Vanderslice, a baker, writer, and food critic whose work blends her expertise in the kitchen with academic training and scriptural imagination.
Derek Uejo, M.Div. '23, is a seminarian whose theological and pastoral interests converge at the intersection of academic study and artistic affection.
Balasundaram sees art as a communal and healing practice and offers a wide variety of creative services to the public, the church, and schools, such as integrative curriculum, online workshops, and creative webinars.
Hannah Anderson talks about how the Certificate in Theology and the Arts program has impacted her writing, faith, and intellectual formation.
DITA welcomes Rafael Nieves-Rosario, incoming Th.D. student for the 2022–2023 academic year.
Students Sarah Neff, Andrew Hendrixson, and Jon Mansen join the cohort of doctoral students in theology and the arts.