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‘Poverty’

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,...

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READ THIS BOOK – October 2014

Oct. 12, 2014—Each month, we ask a member of the Vanderbilt Divinity School faculty to recommend a book they are currently reading. Our October recommendation is offered by David A. Michelson, Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity, Affiliate Faculty Member in Classics and Islamic Studies. My recommendation for this month is Saint Isaac of Nineveh, On Asetical...

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