This five-week online course invites you to learn from experts in biblical interpretation and the arts to deepen your personal and communal engagement with the Psalms and the arts. In this course, you will meditate on psalms and artworks, engage with the Psalms theologically, explore artful interpretations of the Psalms, and examine the role of the Psalms in the life of the church.
Online
For Alumni
For Church Staff
For Clergy
For Laity
General Audience
About the Instructor
Ellen Davis
Ellen F. Davis is an American theologian who specializes in the Old Testament. Psalms & the Arts grew from a 2022 seminar course that Davis taught at Duke Divinity School. A lay Episcopalian, she has long been active as a theological consultant within the Anglican Communion.
Davis is the Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. She is known for preaching and lecturing on contemporary applications of the Old Testament, such as creation care and ecumenical dialogue.