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VDS Friday Photo: 11.8.13
Nov. 8, 2013—Six students from Vanderbilt’s Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion participated this past summer in an archaeological excavation at Jezreel, Israel. The site famously connected in the Bible with the evil king Ahab and his scheming wife Jezebel, Jezreel has for years lain unattended by archaeologists despite its political and economic role in biblical...
VDS Feature: National Coming Out Week
Nov. 6, 2013— National Coming Out Week is full of celebrations around National Coming Out Day, October 11. This tradition began with the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on October 11, 1987. Organizers of the event and LGBTQI activists decided to designate October 11 as a day to celebrate coming out and to commemorate...
VDS Events: Community Worship
Nov. 3, 2013—by Amy Elizabeth Steele, MDiv’00, PhD’12 Assistant Dean for Student Life Vanderbilt University Divinity School What is Community Worship? Stained glass windows, American flags, and funeral home fans—these are not the accoutrements of All Faith Chapel. Some have referred to the room as a stripped-down space, an almost perfect square devoid of symbol, inviting pilgrims...
VDS Friday Photo: 11.1.13
Nov. 1, 2013—We have our first photo submitted by alumna, Blair Tolbert, MDiv’10. Thank you for sharing! Core members of L’Arche ATL, along with House Coordinator, Rev. Jessica Bridges MDiv’10, visited LaGrange College. They discussed with students a new understanding of diversity and service as it relates to the mission and work of L’Arche. Rev. Blair Tolbert,...
Feature: 2013 Cole Lectures Reflection
Oct. 30, 2013— The 2013 Cole Lectures were delivered on October 3-4 by renowned scholar Elaine Pagels, author of Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelation. In her first lecture titled “Art, Music and Politics in the Book of Revelation,” Pagels addressed the imagery, music, and questions about the author of Revelation before she...
VDS Events: Yoga with OWC
Oct. 27, 2013—by Katye Stone, MDiv3 and co-chair of OWC For the past three academic years, the Office of Womyn’s Concerns (OWC) has offered a yoga class to the Vanderbilt Divinity School community. During the fall semester, the class is conducted each Friday afternoon for an hour, beginning at two o’clock, in All Faith Chapel. This practice...
Friday Photo 10.25.13
Oct. 25, 2013—VDS Voices Friday photo submitted by Dan Joranko, Lecturer. Do you have a photo to share with the VDS community? Submit to michelle.bukowski@vanderbilt.edu
Feature: Marriah Vinson MDiv3
Oct. 23, 2013—In 2009, Vanderbilt Divinity School received a commitment of $5,000 per year for five years to provide opportunities for students to engage in learning and experiences to enhance global understanding. Small focused awards are made on an annual basis to students who, through proposals submitted to the Academic Programs Committee, outline a course of study,...
Events: Harrod Lecture
Oct. 20, 2013—The Howard L. Harrod Lecture was established to honor Harrod, the Oberlin Alumni Professor of Social Ethics and Sociology of Religion, who taught for more than 30 years at Vanderbilt. Harrod worked extensively in environmental ethics and activism and was an advocate for new ways of understanding the relationships of humans with the animal and natural...
Friday Photo 10.18.13
Oct. 18, 2013—Our first Friday Photo was submitted by a VDS student! Thank you Sarah Porter, M.Div. Dec ’14, for this fantastic photo! If you would like your photo to be considered for the VDS Voices blog, please email your jpgs to michelle.bukowski@vanderbilt.edu