Haley Warren

Every four years, scholars and students in North American join across institutions to discuss the study of Syriac language and culture. The North American Syriac Symposium, held since 1991, brings together the brightest in the field to discuss topics related to the language, literature and cultural history of Syriac Christianity, extending chronologically from the first centuries C.E. to the present day. … Read More

I say I’m studying religion — we’re at the crest of summer here at our riverside restaurant in Maine, and, as a bartender, I don’t often have the time while pouring drinks to describe the difference between religion and theology, so I go with the former because I, for some… Read More

Before boarding a bus for a tour of historic Nashville Civil Rights sites, local community members met at Vanderbilt Divinity School to learn about the School’s history with Civil Rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. Director of the James Lawson Institute, Taure Brown, welcomed the participants before setting out on… Read More

Divinity Dean Yolanda Pierce gives lecture on “Women of Spirit” theme. Read More

Divinity alum, Logan Robertson, describes the nonprofit and nomadic Methodist church as a “bit out of step.”… Read More

The 227th General Assembly honored James Hudnut-Beumler, emeritus professor, for his scholarship and his commitment to theological education in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Read More

Professor Bruce Morrill shares updates from the biennial Jungmann Society congress at the College of the Holy Cross. Read More

As part of the Treaty of Tripoli, 1797, President John Adams approved the following statement: “The government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” Yet that didn’t mean Christianity wasn’t influential during the Revolutionary era, and the relationship between religion and… Read More

Dean Yolanda Pierce speaks on the historic role of women in ministry. Read More

Taure Brown, Director of the James Lawson Institute hopes that Voices of Resilience inspires change. Read More