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Alumni at the World Series
Nov. 2, 2014—by Sean Everton, MDiv’90, and Julian Wright, MDiv’92 We, Sean Everton, MDiv’90, and Julian Wright, MDiv’92, did not take the most conventional routes to Vanderbilt Divinity School. Everton played minor league baseball and worked as a CPA before enrolling at Vanderbilt. Wright came to VDS through the joint Law and Divinity program. Since rooming together in...
Three Questions with Michelene Pesantubbee
Oct. 29, 2014— Michelene E. Pesantubbee, the Associate Professor of Religious Studies and American Indian Native Studies, University of Iowa, will deliver the 2014 Howard Harrod Lecture, titled Native American Food Culture and the Industrial Food Complex: Bringing Back a Bison-Based Diet, on Thursday, November 6, 2014. For our readers to become acquainted with Professor Pesantubbee, we asked...
Friday Photo 10.24.14
Oct. 24, 2014—On Saturday, October 18th, the Department of Homiletics and Liturgics hosted Afrofuturism in Black Theology. This eventful symposium was filled with a panel discussion, and presentation of papers by religious scholars, artists, theologians, and critical thinkers in the field of religion, gender, sexuality, the Black Church, and Afrofuturism. The featured guest was Mr. George Clinton (Parliament...
Jennifer Lane: Military Ministry and Sister Saints in Sacrifice
Oct. 15, 2014—This season after Pentecost, the Spirit is speaking to me through sisterhood: the unique and powerful sisterhood I have found in the Army Chaplain Corps. Often these sister saints are other female chaplains like Mary Miriti, Sharonda Watson, Lauren Hughes, Brittney Wooten, Delana Small and Roxanne Birchfield (yes, the one from “Survivor Phillipines”.) However, sometimes...
READ THIS BOOK – October 2014
Oct. 12, 2014—Each month, we ask a member of the Vanderbilt Divinity School faculty to recommend a book they are currently reading. Our October recommendation is offered by David A. Michelson, Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity, Affiliate Faculty Member in Classics and Islamic Studies. My recommendation for this month is Saint Isaac of Nineveh, On Asetical...
Schola Prophetarum
Oct. 8, 2014—Schola Prophetarum: Language in the Global Health Arena for HIV/AIDS and Family Planning by: Jennifer Eaton Dyer, MTS’01, PhD’07 Eating lunch outside the refectory of Vanderbilt Divinity School, back around the turn of the millennium, I remember stumbling across the stone etching of Schola Prophetarum, the School of the Prophets. I am sure all who have...
VDS Miscellaneous News 10.5.14
Oct. 5, 2014—Reviews of Short Stories By Jesus by A.J. Levine by Jonathan S. Radford, MDiv’1 Vanderbilt Divinity School Professor, Amy-Jill Levine, recently released her latest book titled Short Stories By Jesus. Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies; the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies in the Divinity School; Professor...
VDS Friday Photo
Oct. 3, 2014—On Thursday, September 25, Dean Emilie Townes led an open forum in which she spoke briefly about her continuing vision for Vanderbilt Divinity School. Dean Townes opened the remainder of the breakfast to an open dialogue with attendees. Watch the Community Breakfast on our YouTube Playlist. Click here to view more photos from the breakfast.
SARAH GOES TO DIVINITY SCHOOL!
Oct. 1, 2014—Hello Everyone, Sarah here! I hope the beginning of your fall has been filled with sweaters you’ve thrifted from Goodwill, pumpkin spice lattes, and squash! In Nashville, fall(ish) began for us last week—something I have been looking forward to since the heat of August overcame our beautiful city! Well, technically fall began for me at...
Three Questions with Tex Sample
Sep. 24, 2014—Tex Sample, the Robert B. and Kathleen Rogers Professor, emeritus,of Church and Society at the Saint Paul School of Theology, will deliver the 2014 Cole Lectures at Vanderbilt University on October 2-3. For our readers to become acquainted with Professor Sample, we asked him to respond to three questions. 1. Name one or two places...