Noteworthy

05/05/08 Healthcare Institute Honors Professor Stanley Hauerwas

Award recognizes contributions to American healthcare ethics and law

05/05/08 Divinity School Baccalaureate at Duke Chapel on May 10

Professor J. Warren Smith will preach at the 6:30 p.m. service

04/15/08 Play Examines Family’s Struggle with End-of-Life Issues

The Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life hosts a performance of “Vesta” April 22 at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Theater

04/15/08 Theological Reflections on Creation and Sciences Draws More Than 600

See photography from the joint meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and the Wesleyan Theological Society

04/09/08 Closing Convocation April 17

Service begins at 11 a.m. in Goodson Chapel; Professor J. Kameron Carter to preach

04/02/08 Episcopal Bishop to Speak at Duke Divinity School

Anglican Episcopal House of Studies hosts open house featuring the Right Rev. Michael B. Curry on April 10

04/02/08 Divinity School Broadway Revue

Event to benefit Durham AIDS Alliance and Hillcrest AIDS Center in South Africa

03/31/08 New Faculty, Senior Administrative Leadership Appointments

Faculty members bring interests ranging from history to homiletics; Lifelong Learning has new associate dean

03/19/08 2008 Kenneth W. Clark Lectures Online

Hear or download audio of “The Historical Jesus and the Theological Jesus”

03/17/08 Professor Grant Wacker Speaks on Billy Graham’s America

March 27 talk will include insights drawn from his book project “Billy Graham and the American Moment”

03/06/08 Divinity School Presents Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards

Winners are Yonat Shimron of The News & Observer and Cindi Herr of the Cherokee Scout

03/04/08 Conference to Explore Aspects of Domestic Violence

Register now for “Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: Providing Competent Medical and Spiritual Care”

02/29/08 Sing Me to Heaven: The Story of a Marriage

Margaret Kim Peterson, who authored a memoir about her marriage to a man who died of AIDS, speaks March 6

02/27/08 Theological Reflections on Creation and Sciences

Duke Divinity School hosts joint meeting of Society for Pentecostal Studies and Wesleyan Theological Society

02/25/08 Transition to Practicing Ministry

Seminars aimed at helping students move from school to full-time ministry

02/23/08 Bishop Kenneth L. Carder’s Inaugural Lecture

Read full text of the lecture, presented at the Divinity School on Feb. 12

02/20/08 What is Duke Theology?

Series examines how the Divinity School reacted to various theologians and theological movements

02/19/08 American Society of Church History Honors Richard Heitzenrater

Special session offers critical appreciation of a lifetime of scholarship

02/08/08 Women Clergy: Are There Cracks in the Stained Glass Ceiling?

Duke Divinity School hosts a panel discussion on female clergy Feb. 14

02/08/08 Bishop Kenneth L. Carder Presents Inaugural Lecture

Bishop Kenneth L. Carder, the Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, will present an inaugural lecture Tuesday, Feb. 12

02/06/08 2008 Kenneth W. Clark Lectures: The Historical Jesus and the Theological Jesus

Dale C. Allison Jr., professor of New Testament exegesis and early Christianity, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, presents lectures on Feb. 27-28

01/15/08 The Price of Her Life

Art Show on AIDS and the Church Displays Work of Divinity Student

01/15/08 Duke Divinity School to Establish Initiative for Christian Leaders

A $14 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. supports the project

01/09/08 Harvard Theologian Visits for Spring Semester

Peter J. Gomes to serve at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill as Nannerl O. Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor

12/13/07 Events from Center for Reconciliation’s Teaching Communities Week Online

Hear keynote speakers preacher and civil rights activist John Perkins and theologian and professor Charles Marsh, as well as a workshop and worship service.

12/11/07 Academy of Homiletics Honors Professor Richard Lischer

Lifetime achievement award recognizes Lischer’s three decades of teaching and scholarship in preaching

12/10/07 Listen to Deans’ Dialogues Session with L. Gregory Jones and Sam Wells

Audio available from Dec. 5 dialogue addressing the question “what would you do with $100 million?”

12/07/07 Art Show Features Work of Divinity Student Spouse

View paintings in the Divinity School Library through January 3, 2008

12/04/07 What Would You Do with $100 Million?

Deans’ Dialogues series continues Dec. 5 at Duke Divinity School

11/20/07 Dr. Jeremy Begbie to Lecture Nov. 29

“Sound Mix: ‘Thinking Together’ Through Music”

11/19/07 Duke Divinity School Names William K. Warren Foundation Professor of Catholic Theology

Paul Griffiths of the University of Illinois in Chicago joins The Divinity School in January

11/15/07 Read Professor James L. Crenshaw's Retirement Lecture

Professor Crenshaw delivered "The Reciprocating Touch: Revelation in Wisdom Literature" on Nov. 8

10/24/07 James L. Crenshaw Retirement Lecture Nov. 8

“The Reciprocating Touch: Revelation in Wisdom Literature”

10/17/07 Faith in the News

An Associated Press reporter speaks Oct. 24 about why the media often don’t “get” religion

10/12/07 Center for Reconciliation Leads Week of Discussion, Worship, Reflection

Guest speakers Nov. 4-7 include preacher and activist John Perkins, theologian and professor Charles Marsh

10/12/07 Gardner C. Taylor Distinguished Lecture Online

Hear or download “Images of African American Preachers: Refocusing for a Righteous Revolution”

10/02/07 Rev. Dr. Camille Ogle Yorkey D ’85 Receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Author of “A Voice in the Wilderness,” Yorkey served as a chaplain at Ground Zero in New York City following 9-11

10/01/07 Concert Celebrates 300th Anniversary of Charles Wesley’s Birth

Duke Divinity alumni S T Kimbrough Jr., baritone, and son Timothy E. Kimbrough, pianist, will perform “Music of the Heart” on Nov. 1

10/01/07 The State of Duke Divinity School

Dean L. Gregory Jones Presents His Annual Report on the School

09/17/07 Theologian from Sudan to Share Experiences at Duke Divinity School

Fr. Joseph Garang Atem’s visit to Durham, Sept. 18-20, continues partnership between Duke Divinity and Renk Theological College in Sudan

09/12/07 Vanderbilt University’s Brad Braxton to Lead 2007 Gardner Taylor Lecture

Register now for the Oct. 2-3 event

09/04/07 Register for 2007 Convocation & Pastors' School

The program, Oct. 8-10, features author Wendell Berry, environmentalist Wes Jackson and theologian Norman Wirzba

08/24/07 Methodist Church of Peru Seeks Help Following Earthquake

UMCOR responds to devastating quake that killed hundreds, left thousands homeless

08/10/07 Register Now for 2007-08 Lay Academy of Religion

Classes begin Sept. 5 and run through April

08/10/07 Opening Convocation Aug. 29

Service to be held in Duke Chapel

07/10/07 Statewide Initiative Will Study, Improve Clergy Health

The Divinity School and The Duke Endowment are partnering with the United Methodist Church in North Carolina on the $12 million, seven-year project

06/14/07 Hispanic Summer Program Comes to Duke

The two-week event offers study with top Hispanic and Latino Scholars in Religion

06/06/07 Divinity School Addition Wins Durham Building Award

Goodson Chapel and the Westbrook Building Recognized with Golden Leaf Award

06/06/07 Notes from the Field

Read and post comments to Divinity field education blogs this summer

05/29/07 Charles Wesley at 300

Conference from June 22-24 at Duke Divinity School Celebrates Wesley's life and works

05/24/07 Watch the Divinity School's 2007 Baccalaureate

The May 12 service was held in Duke Chapel; commencement ceremonies were May 13

05/02/07 Kenneth Carder Named Ruth W. & A. Morris Williams Chair of the Practice of Christian Ministry

The distinguished professorship focuses on preparing students for parish ministry

05/02/07 Divinity School to Host Conference for Rising African-American Scholars

Fund for Theological Education to present “Teaching Religion and Theology in the 21st Century” June 1-3

04/26/07 Three Short Years

Matthew B. Rawle's April 19 address to fellow seniors at the Duke Divinity School Class of ’07 senior banquet

04/24/07 Regional Alumni Meetings, 2007

Gather with Duke Divinity School friends around the country

04/20/07 Duke Divinity School’s Closing Convocation Service Online

Hear or download the scripture lesson (1 Kings 17) by student Dunc Williams and homily by Professor Amy Laura Hall

04/17/07 Prayer Vigil for Virginia Tech Victims

Service begins at 2 p.m., April 17, on Duke Chapel Steps

04/09/07 Magnified and Sanctified: Jewish Ritual, Reality and Response at the End of Life

Register now for this May 31 conference to explore Jewish traditions and practices around illness, death and grieving

04/09/07 Dramatic Reading of End-of-Life Play “Vesta” at Duke Divinity School

The Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life and HOLD, a student interest group, lead this event April 12, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

04/03/07 ABC News Primetime Producer Presents “Poverty, Responsibility and the Press”

Brownbag talk on April 10, including video presentation, focuses on intersection of poverty, society, media and church

04/24/06 Duke Divinity's MLK Jr. Lecture Online

Hear or download “Suffering, Solidarity, and the Cross”

03/26/07 Kenneth Carder to Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon

Event is May 12, 6:30 p.m. in Duke Chapel

03/23/07 Recording of the 1st Annual Peter Storey Conversation Now Online

Hear or read Storey’s sermon "Seeing with the Second Touch of Jesus" and watch video of the conversation “Lessons of Caution and Promise from South Africa and Greensboro for Durham”

03/22/07 M. Shawn Copeland of Boston College to Present Martin Luther King Jr. Lectures

Please register by March 26 for the lecture series, which will be April 3-4

03/19/07 Closing Convocation April 19

Service begins at 11 a.m. in Goodson Chapel; Professor Amy Laura Hall to preach

03/19/07 Register Online Now for Duke Reunions

Events scheduled April 13-15, 2007

03/19/07 Lessons of Caution and Promise from South Africa and Greensboro for Durham

The 1st Annual Rev. Peter Storey Conversation, March 21

03/08/07 Divinity School Goes to Broadway

March 23 show to support Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolinas

03/08/07 Three-Time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Elias Chacour Speaks at Duke Divinity School

Listen to the March 7 comments by Chacour, archbishop of Galilee (Israel) of the Melkite Catholic Church and founder of the Mar Elias Educational Institutions in the Galilee area.

02/27/07 Lenten Lay Academy Offering

Join us for “Conversations on the Way,” taught by Rev. Susan Pendleton Jones

02/27/07 Under the Baobab Tree

A periodic reflection on the life of Duke Divinity School by Dean L. Gregory Jones

02/23/07 Divinity School Presents Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards

Winners are Yonat Shimron of The News & Observer and Hilary Snow of The State Port Pilot

02/19/07 Three-Time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Elias Chacour to Preach at Duke Divinity

Chacour, archbishop of Galilee (Israel) of the Melkite Catholic Church, also will participate in interfaith dialogue and other events at Duke March 4-7

02/09/07 2007 Kenneth Willis Clark Lectures: The Gospel of Mark and the Media Revolution

Margaret Mitchell, professor of New Testament and early Christian literature, University of Chicago, presents lectures on March 21-22

02/07/07 Former Archbishop of Canterbury Speaks at Duke Divinity School

Read text and see video of the Feb. 7 address by Lord Carey of Clifton, "Anglican Communion: Past Blessings, Present Challenges and Future Hopes"

01/31/07 In Life and Death We Belong to God

The Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life Hosts a Conference in March with Presbyterian Church (USA)

01/17/07 Lecture by Former Archbishop of Canterbury

Lord Carey of Clifton presents “The Anglican Communion: past blessings, present challenges, future hope,” on Feb. 7

01/12/07 Divinity School Announces Five January Lectures

Speakers to address issues ranging from divine healing to various aspects of spirituality

01/10/07 Framing the Family: Theological Visions for the 21st Century

Lecture series begins Jan. 17

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