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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.
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.
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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November 17, 2025
Nearly three years into the grant-funded initiative, Duke Divinity School’s Transformative Preaching Lab focuses on building community to support pastors as they address challenging topics in their preaching.
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.
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.

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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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Volume: 23
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Recent Videos and Podcasts

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

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