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Dr. Brent Strawn and graduate Caleb Strawn at the 97th Baccalaureate Service

Celebrating the 2023 Graduates of Duke Divinity School

The school celebrated its 97^th Baccalaureate Service on May 13, with Dr. Warren Smith, professor of historical theology and director of the Th.D. program, preaching.

Williams to Direct the Office of Black Church Studies

Williams, who currently serves as curator of religion for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, will assume the role on July 1.

Colón-Emeric Appointed to 5-Year Term as Dean of Duke Divinity School

A global leader in ecumenical dialogue and scholar of reconciliation theology, Colón-Emeric has been at the Divinity School since 2007.

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Grant Wacker Receives Writing Award from Evangelical Press Association

Professor Wacker’s essay in Christianity Today reviewed a new book on charismatic healing evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman.

Will Willimon Selected to Give 2020 Lyman Beecher Lectures

Professor Willimon will deliver this year’s lectures for the most prestigious and historic lectureship on preaching in America at Yale Divinity School in October.

New Faculty Appointments Announced at Duke Divinity School

Duke Divinity School welcomes eight new faculty members in 2020.

Offering Hope and Help

Pandemic response requires more than words of encouragement for those who are suffering. It requires concrete steps to undo systemic injustices, writes the David Emmanuel Goatley, director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School.

Dying Gives Us a Chance to Confront Truth

Since my wife entered hospice, we’ve grown closer together and deeper in our faith, writes Professor C. Kavin Rowe in the Wall Street Journal.

400 Years After the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Why Does It Matter to Christian Higher Education?

Professor David Emmanuel Goatley and alumnus Michael Battle took part in a panel discussion on the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and its relevance for Christian higher education.

The ‘Tie That Binds’: Fellowship is Disrupted and Distanced, But Not Destroyed

We do not have to let social distancing disrupt or destroy “the tie that binds” and “the fellowship of kindred minds,” writes Professor David Emmanuel Goatley in Baptist News Global.

Being a Resurrection People in a Time of Death

Professor Valerie Cooper on how the black community in the United States has grown expert at enduring the unendurable.

Duke Awards 29 University Distinguished Professorships

Professors Luke Bretherton, Xi Lian, and C. Kavin Rowe are among those honored.

Duke Divinity Student Awarded Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) Doctoral Fellowship

Th.D. student Aminah Al-Attas Bradford received the fellowship to support her doctoral work past the coursework stage.