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Feature: International Interfaith Delegation to El Salvador Part 2
Jun. 11, 2014—This March four students took part in the first ever International Interfaith Delegation to El Salvador in support of LGBTQI activist and people of faith, and attended the inaugural Festival de Fe in San Salvador (this trip/event coincided with the annual recognition of the martyrdom of Monsignor Oscar Romero. The work happening in El Salvador...
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 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...
Feature: VDS Student Jonathan Edward Carle
Oct. 2, 2013—Every two years, Dr. Douglas Meeks leads students on an immersion trip to England. The trip involves extended stays in Oxford, Bristol and London and is concentrated on the Wesley historical sites. British church historians and church leaders lecture on Wesleyan and Methodist history and the group visits sites of contemporary British Methodist ministries to...