The Church and the Urban Community
Sep. 23, 2015—The Church and the Urban Community, taught by Professor Joranko The Church and the Urban Community course, taught by Pr is an immersion experience where students visit and interact with exemplary urban ministries and community-based nonprofits throughout Nashville. An emphasis is placed on programs that ministry with the poor and socially marginalized. by Dori Schaffield,...
In Search for Destiny
Sep. 16, 2015—Each year, VDS invites returning students to offer words of advice to the incoming class. We hope these stories and lived wisdom will help you navigate your own path at Vanderbilt! “Ask what makes you come alive and go do it.” –Howard Thurman by Ella Bernadette Clay, MTS2 After many years of working as an...
READ THIS BOOK – September 2015
Sep. 13, 2015—Each month, we ask a member of the Vanderbilt Divinity School faculty to recommend a book they are currently reading. Our September recommendation is offered by Trudy Hawkins Stringer, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Ministry and Associate Director of Field Education. Estuaries and Hope Abundant Humidity veiled the air and clung to...
The Choice is Yours
Sep. 9, 2015—Each year, VDS invites returning students to offer words of advice to the incoming class. We hope these stories and lived wisdom will help you navigate your own path at Vanderbilt! by Luis Vargas, MDiv2 The best education in film is to make one. I would advise any neophyte director to try to make a...
Alumni/ae Tuesday – Sarah Porter, MDiv’13
Sep. 8, 2015—Our monthly Alumni/ae Tuesday Guest Post series on the VDS Voices blog highlights posts written by VDS and GDR alumni/ae. Hear firsthand about their important work in the community, collaborations with other alumni/ae and faculty, and much more. Be sure to also check out the Divinity School Instagram feed every Tuesday for our Alumni/ae Instagram Takeover Day....
Welcome Class of 2018
Sep. 2, 2015—Each year, VDS invites returning students to offer words of advice to the incoming class. We hope these stories and lived wisdom will help you navigate your own path at Vanderbilt! by Robles, MDiv’17 As a people of many beliefs, ideas, identities, experiences, and walks of life, may I be able to use this reflection...
Let it go, and Relax
Aug. 26, 2015—Each year, VDS invites returning students to offer words of advice to the incoming class. We hope these stories and lived wisdom will help you navigate your own path at Vanderbilt! by Sharah Dass, MDiv2 To the incoming class at Vanderbilt Divinity School, My name is Sharah Dass, and I am from Pakistan. As I started...
Welcome to VDS
Aug. 19, 2015—Each year, VDS invites returning students to offer words of advice to the incoming class. We hope these stories and lived wisdom will help you navigate your own path at Vanderbilt! Welcome to VDS by Hayley Elliott, MTS2 I can still see how the words looked as I read them and how they felt on my...
READ THIS BOOK – August 2015
Aug. 16, 2015—Each month, we ask a member of the Vanderbilt Divinity School faculty to recommend a book they are currently reading. Our August recommendation is offered by Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Associate Professor of Ethics and Society. Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me By Stacey Floyd-Thomas On the first day of every ethics course...
Alumni/ae Tuesday – Sarah Pinson, MDiv’14
Aug. 11, 2015—Our monthly Alumni/ae Tuesday Guest Post series on the VDS Voices blog highlights posts written by VDS and GDR alumni/ae. Hear firsthand about their important work in the community, collaborations with other alumni/ae and faculty, and much more. Be sure to also check out the Divinity School Instagram feed every Tuesday for our Alumni/ae Instagram Takeover Day....