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Celebrating a Legacy of Generosity  
January 20, 2025
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
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
Hays was an internationally recognized scholar of New Testament ethics and biblical studies and served as dean of the Divinity School for five years.

Feature Stories

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What Can You Do With a Duke Divinity Degree?
January 29, 2025
From leading churches to careers that bridge faith and professional practice, our alumni are serving churches and communities across the U.S. and the world in a variety of ways. Find out how our programs have prepared them to follow their call.
Alumni Spotlight: Tarsha Banister (D.Min. '24)
January 28, 2025
Tarsha Banister serves as the faith & health education manager at Wake Forest University School of Divinity’s Faith COMPASS Center, working at the intersection between faith-based leadership and public health advocacy.
Alumni Spotlight: Philip Huston (M.Div. ’08)
January 28, 2025
Philip Huston has been on a journey of integrating faith, vision, and action from his time at Duke Divinity School to founding Lifehouse, a nonprofit organization in Carlsbad, N.M. that addresses substance use and mental health challenges.

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The Headlines Reinforce Babel, but We Are in Pentecost!
May 13, 2024
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
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale argues that the church must develop a social justice ministry to be faithful to the call of Jesus.
Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric stands in front of the Pentecost Window at Duke Divinity School.
March 9, 2023
The case for Christian unity and dreaming in line with Pentecost, writes Duke Divinity School Dean Edgardo Colón-Emeric.

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DIVINITY Magazine

DIVINITY magazine represents the engagement of Duke Divinity School with important topics and invites friends, supporters, alumni, and others in our community to participate in the story of what is happening here.
Fall 2023
Volume: 22
Issue Number: 1

Recent Videos and Podcasts

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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
The Trinity Forum
What does faith offer those in the midst of such challenges? Two Christian psychiatrists explore the issues on The Trinity Forum.
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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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