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Honoring Frederick Herzog: Duke Divinity Reflects on a Legacy of Justice and Faith
October 21, 2025
Duke Divinity School marked the 30th anniversary of the death of Dr. Frederick Herzog with a special chapel service and lunch panel commemorating Herzog’s legacy of faithfulness to God’s call to the hard work of justice and mercy.
James Abbington, Inaugural Joseph B. Bethea Chair in Black Church Studies, Dies at 65
October 1, 2025
James Abbington, the first Bethea Professor of the Practice of Sacred Music and Black Church Studies, was a world-renowned musician and scholar of the traditions and contributions from music in the Black Church.
Fons Vitae Receives Grant to Launch Catholic Undergraduate Medical Humanities Fellowship
September 15, 2025
Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity School has received a grant to launch a new Catholic Undergraduate Medical Humanities Fellowship, open to undergraduates at Duke and UNC–Chapel Hill beginning Fall 2025.

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Rooted in Durham: Six Alumni Serving in Faithful Communities
November 11, 2025
For many of our remarkable alumni, their callings brought them to Duke Divinity, but what has kept them around is the city of Durham—a place rich with history, resilience, and creativity.
Equipped for the Unexpected
September 29, 2025
Rev. Ray Hausler, Hybrid M.Div. ’27, led multiple congregations through the local crisis of Hurricane Helene while also balancing coursework at Duke Divinity School.
New Faculty Bring Creativity and Expertise Across Theological Disciplines
September 5, 2025
The school welcomes Professors Nina Balmaceda, Natalie Carnes, Jonathan Cat Tran, Matthew Philipp Whelan to the faculty for the 2025–2026 academic year.

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The Council of Nicaea’s Lessons for Today
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.
Do Not Harm Yourself, for We Are All Here
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.
In Memory of Pope Francis
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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With a theological education, you'll have a strong foundation for wherever your call takes you. Professor Brent Strawn talks about why theological education matters, and what makes for a successful student.
At Duke Divinity, students like Meredith are learning from dedicated mentors like Sarah Jobe and gaining real-world experience in hospitals, prisons and the military—preparing to serve wherever God calls. Hear more about Meredith's journey.
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Adam Miller from the South Truth Interviews podcast sits down with Stephen Chapman to talk about the Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6. It’s often quoted but not understood in the modern Christian worl

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