Events Category
The Braided Man – VDS Maymester Course part 5
Jul. 30, 2014—The Braided Man by Sarah Jennings, MDiv3 In May I was given a wonderful opportunity to participate in an immersion trip to the US/Mexico Border. Over the previous spring break, I had taken a group of undergraduates to Florida to learn about immigration policy and reform, but this was my first time to see the...
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 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...
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 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...
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...
VDS Events: Monday Forum
Oct. 6, 2013—by Amy E. Steele, Assistant Dean for Student Life In the common life of the Vanderbilt Divinity School community, there are three standing events that occur each week: the Monday Forum, the Wednesday Community Worship Service, and the Friday Coffee Hour. Each event begins at 10:10 a.m. and provides opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and friends...
VDS Events: The Cole Lectures
Sep. 29, 2013—Philanthropist Edmund W. Cole, president of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and treasurer of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, endowed the annual Cole Lecture Series in 1892 “for the defense and advocacy of the Christian religion.” Cole’s gift provided for the first sustained lectureship in the history of Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University Divinity School is...
VDS Events Week of 9.22.13
Sep. 22, 2013—Good afternoon. Each Sunday, VDS Voices will reflect on different events hosted by the Divinity School. We will share excerpts from lectures, descriptions and the history of many of our reoccurring events. Orientation for incoming students at Vanderbilt Divinity School is always a significant event in our common life. This year we began orientation activities...