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VDS Feature: Where Do We Go From Here?
Mar. 12, 2014—by Shelby Lucas, MDiv3 My personal journey through theological education is not unlike that of many of my colleagues. After earning my baccalaureate in 2009, I took a few years off from higher education to discern where I wanted to be vocationally. I moved to Nashville. I taught preschool. I practiced being an adult. I...
VDS Friday Photo 2.28.14
Feb. 28, 2014—The VDS Office of Womyn’s Concerns hosted a dialogue with feminists/Womanists/&Mujeristas about #selfies and how important it is for people of color to see themselves refelcted in selfies througout the internet. Further, it is an intentional movement that embraces the “radical politics” of the selfie to dare ourselves to love ourselves and feel good about...
VDS Feature Alumnus Seth Kohrman
Feb. 26, 2014—Religion and spirituality always have been central aspects of my person. I grew up in a conservative Christian environment. I loved it. It was one of the greatest driving forces in shaping the person I was. I was especially passionate about Christian Scripture. This love led me to want to build a professional career out...
Friday Photos 2.21.14
Feb. 21, 2014—Bishop Joe Pennel opened the Community Breakfast with a prayer on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Professor Bruce Morrill presented “Evangelization and Social Justice: Fundamentals of Pope Francis’s Mission.” Visions: A Community Art Show opened on February 13, 2014 with a reception. Nineteen...
VDS Feature: Gabriel Horton, BA’11, MDiv3
Feb. 19, 2014—These days, I leave too many Divinity School discussions in exasperation. My blood pressure can’t take it. Just the other day, a dispute about climate change nearly lost me a friendship. I should eat more spinach, or perhaps dark chocolate, to help decrease anxiety. I suppose I could learn also to accept that we all...
Friday Photo 2.14.14
Feb. 14, 2014—The 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change took Houston, Texas by storm on January 29 through February 2, 2014. Nearly 4,000 people from all over the country attended the five-day program that featured over 390 workshops, training sessions, meetings and events. Plus there were four unbelieveably spectacular plenary sessions, including the opening plenary...
VDS Feature: Considering Chaplaincy
Feb. 12, 2014—After graduating from VDS in 2011, I pursued a ministry in clinical chaplaincy, or what has also started to be known as spiritual counseling. I’m writing to those of you considering the field and even to those of you who aren’t. I am incredibly happy with the work that I do, even though I had...
VDS Friday Photo: Alumna Tara Lentz
Feb. 7, 2014— Members of the crowd show their excitement as they greet President Barack Obama after his speech he delivered at McGavock High School on Tuesday, Jan 30, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt University Divinity School alumna, Tera Lentz (MDiv11), center, was among his supporters. Photo...
VDS Feature: “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?”
Feb. 5, 2014—This is the final in a three part series of sermons delivered during the Academy of Preachers by academy members James W. Dennis, Lauren McDuffie and Shantell Hinton. The Academy of Young Preachers has become a sacred and special space for me. As someone who has continually questioned my own call to ministry as a young...
Friday Photo 1.31.14
Jan. 31, 2014—Vanderbilt Divinity School is pleased to announce: Herbert Marbury has been granted promotion with tenure from Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible on the tenure tract to Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible with tenure effective the beginning of the spring semester 2014. ...