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VDS Feature: Field Education Supervisors
Dec. 11, 2013—Field education supervisors hear it all! As they mentor and guide divinity students in their field education contexts, they hear about the doubts as well as the accomplishments, the fears that sit alongside the confidence, the worries that keep folks up at night. Every week, supervisors take an hour out of their own busy, professional...
VDS Friday Photo 12.6.13
Dec. 6, 2013— Joshua DuBois, Former White House Director of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, spoke at the Vanderbilt Divinity School on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Addressing an audience of students, faculty and staff, and Nashville community members, Mr. DuBois read excerpts from his book and shared stories of his interactions with President Obama.
VDS Feature: Nathan Dryden MDiv3
Dec. 4, 2013—Each year the United States wastes over ninety-six billion pounds of food. Putting such a huge number in perspective requires an image, some reference to a concrete reality our minds can grasp. Here are a couple of my own attempts: ninety-six billion pounds is enough food to fill LP Field like a salad bowl every...
VDS Friday Photo 11.29.13
Nov. 29, 2013—VDS faculty and staff enjoy the opportunity to connect with students during coffee hour.
VDS Friday Photo 11.22.13
Nov. 22, 2013—This weeks photo was submitted by Priscila Dorcas Mojica, MDiv. Thank you for sharing.
VDS Feature: Sarah Porter
Nov. 20, 2013—Looking back on my time here, standing a few weeks from my graduation, I hold a couple things in mind: First, the academy is a disciplinary regime. Second, this time was a grace to my life. My first point: Getting a master’s degree is hard. Graduate and professional schools are made to mold students into...
VDS Events: UMSA Monthly Luncheons
Nov. 17, 2013—By Lora Andrews, MDiv3 The United Methodist Student Association (UMSA) provides opportunities for spiritual formation at VDS as well as for interaction with the wider United Methodist connection. One way we live out this mission is through our monthly luncheons. On the third Wednesday of each month, the UMSA gathers at noon in the reading...
VDS Friday Photo 11.15.13
Nov. 15, 2013—Thank you Nicole M. Malveaux, MTS2, for this weeks VDS Friday Photo. Amy Grant joins Dave Perkins, Associate Director of Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture, and the VDS Songwriting from a Theological Perspective class on October 22, 2013.
VDS Feature: The Jezreel Experience
Nov. 13, 2013—by Rhonda Siggers, MDiv2 When I was a child, my grandmother traveled the world. I remember vividly two trips she took. The first was her trip to Hawaii from which my gift was a hula skirt that I attempted to wear to school as clothing. The second was her trip to the Holy Lands which included...
VDS Events: Visit Days
Nov. 10, 2013—by Katherine Smith Director of Admissions It’s the time of year again for official Visit Days at most theological schools. All over the country, schools such as Vanderbilt Divinity School are making cases for why studying in their institutions is worth considering. This is one of my favorite times of the year because I get to...