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April 13, 2026
Duke Divinity School announced the student recipients of several academic awards for the 2025-26 academic year at a special awards reception held on April 13.
April 2, 2026
At Duke Divinity School’s annual Jill Raitt Worship and Lecture, the community gathered to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jill Raitt, who was a pioneering scholar and advocate for women in theological education.
March 23, 2026
The new certificate can be earned alongside a degree and is aimed at students who are interested in working in advocacy, public witness, peacebuilding, and reconciliation.

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March 25, 2026
For students who are also working as pastors and other Christian leaders, the DMin program brings their most pressing ministry questions into conversation with faculty, peers, and theological tradition.
March 19, 2026
Duke Magazine
Professor Kate Bowler explores the mystery of joy—and why it endures even in life’s hardest moments.
March 11, 2026
Dr. Natalie Carnes talks about the beginning of her interest in theology and the arts and how creativity impacts her approach to the classroom.

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October 14, 2025
Faith & Leadership
Reflecting on the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric points to how the making of the creed can guide Christians today.
May 6, 2025
Christianity Today
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.
April 28, 2025
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.

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DIVINITY Magazine

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Volume: 23
Issue Number: 1

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Love Your Neighbor podcast
Ellen Davis joins the Love Your Neighbor podcast to discuss how scriptures approach such questions in a conversation about how congregations can care for the ecosystems around them, about Old Testament scriptures, and communal discernment.
The first semester at Duke Divinity School can be really hard, but it will challenge you to develop a closer relationship to God and a deeper understanding of the church—equipping you to do incredible work in the world. Hear more from Anathea Portier-Young, professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School.
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Duke Divinity student Emily Magen explains how the rigor of the first year becomes a foundation for lifelong learning and friendship, in rooms filled with whiteboards, big questions, and voices from different traditions learning side by side.

Faith & Leadership

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Eric Williams wearing black clothing and glasses sits in front of Durham Civil Rights mural with his arms folded

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