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Celebrating a Legacy of Generosity  
January 20, 2025
Celebrating a Legacy of Generosity  
The Divinity School hosted a small ceremony to honor James A. Gray, whose legacy of generosity continues to shape the experience of theological and religious education at Duke.
ATS Accreditation Visit
January 14, 2025
ATS Accreditation Visit
The school is hosting a comprehensive evaluation visit for reaffirmation of accreditation by the ATS Commission on Accrediting on Feb. 25-28, and comments may be submitted in advance.
Richard Hays, Former Dean and Professor of New Testament, Dies at 76
January 6, 2025
Richard Hays, Former Dean and Professor of New Testament, Dies at 76
Hays was an internationally recognized scholar of New Testament ethics and biblical studies and served as dean of the Divinity School for five years.

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Memorial Service for Richard Hays Held at Duke Chapel
March 11, 2025
Memorial Service for Richard Hays Held at Duke Chapel
A Service of Death and Resurrection was held at Duke University Chapel on Feb. 28 for Richard B. Hays, former dean and George Washington Ivey Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Duke Divinity School.
Field Education Highlight: Al Dean Jr.
February 27, 2025
Field Education Highlight: Al Dean Jr.
Dean believes it's vital to know the people and recognize the history of the places that he serves in ministry, and his field education placement at Mt. Bright Missionary Baptist Church in Hillsborough, N.C. gave him the space to build relationships and have courageous conversations.
Jaden Dejesus Blango: The Theological Aesthetics of Hope
February 24, 2025
Jaden Dejesus Blango: The Theological Aesthetics of Hope
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.

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First, Do No Harm (to the One You Train)
January 23, 2025
First, Do No Harm (to the One You Train)
TMC alumni Brewer Eberly and Ben Frush write that teaching physicians might consider “first, do no harm” not only when considering their patients but also when considering the moral formation of their trainees.
The Headlines Reinforce Babel, but We Are in Pentecost!
May 13, 2024
The Headlines Reinforce Babel, but We Are in Pentecost!
In the midst of overwhelming news of the world, three enduring and reassuring teachings of Pentecost should prevail, writes Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric in Faith & Leadership.
Cynthia Hale preaches in Goodson Chapel
October 11, 2023
Why — and How — You Should Develop the Social Justice Ministry of Your Church
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale argues that the church must develop a social justice ministry to be faithful to the call of Jesus.

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Virtues & Vocations
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Sounds of Faith Podcast
Monday, February 17, 2025
Visually Sacred Podcast

DIVINITY Magazine

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Fall 2023
Fall 2023
Volume: 22
Issue Number: 1

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Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality, and Black Women’s Health
Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality, and Black Women’s Health
Wylin D. Wilson
Holy Ground: Climate Change, Preaching, and the Apocalypse of Place
Holy Ground: Climate Change, Preaching, and the Apocalypse of Place
Jerusha Matsen Neal
Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis
Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis
Norman Wirzba
Changing My Mind: The Overlooked Virtue for Faithful Ministry
Changing My Mind: The Overlooked Virtue for Faithful Ministry
William Willimon

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A Fresh, Poetic Translation of the Bible’s Psalms with Ellen Davis
Sounds of Faith Podcast
In the latest episode of Duke University Chapel’s Sounds of Faith podcast, Dr. Ellen Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at the Divinity School and Dr. Allison Hamm discuss their significant scholarly and artistic achievement of translating and then pointing the entire biblical Psalter.
Peter Casarella on Visually Sacred Podcast
Visually Sacred Podcast
In this conversation, Peter Casarella joins the host to explore the relationship between art and theology with a focus on both theological aesthetics and the prophetic role of art.
How Scripture Reads Scripture: Understanding Biblical Intertextuality
The Biblical Mind Podcast
Dr. Brent Strawn joins The Biblical Mind Podcast to explore intertextuality—the ways biblical authors intentionally or unconsciously connect their writings to earlier texts

Faith & Leadership

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Dean's Reports

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