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This is for those who have submitted their applications, waded into the ankle-deep waters around their home or on the street, looked up through the trees, and turned down the music on the drive home to find the way around the neighborhood of their heart (see previous blog post). Read More

Joerg Rieger, Distinguished Professor of Theology and Cal Turner Chancellor’s Professor of Wesleyan Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School, has been busy. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School is excited to host Rep. Harold Love Jr., (MTS ’98) as its Spring 2026 Practitioner-in-Residence (PIR). Each semester, the Divinity School invites a member of the clergy, a nonprofit leader, or a community activist to be “in residence” with its community. The PIR hosts sessions about their… Read More

A folk musician is pursuing her doctorate in religion with a focus on American religious culture. A multimedia artist builds creative partnerships in Nashville and beyond. A United Methodist pastor uses leadership and marketing skills to grow her congregation. And a Christian hip-hop artist and life coach has published an… Read More

At this year’s Fall Faculty Assembly, Professor David Michelson received the Chancellor’s Award for Research,  recognizing his outstanding contributions to scholarship and creative expression. Dr. Michelson was one of ten faculty recognized for their significant impact in their field of study and for their advancement of human understanding of the… Read More

Earlier this month, Dr. Kyung-dong Yoo, the President of Methodist Theological University in South Korea, along with Provost Hae-jeong Park and Dr. Hyung-jin Cho, Dean of External Affairs and Development, visited the Vanderbilt Divinity School campus to meet with Dean Yolanda Pierce, students, and faculty. This visit signals a strengthening… Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School is pleased to announce two events that will bring award-winning director, writer, and producer Nicholas Ma to campus. The producer of Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, the highest grossing biographical documentary ever, has released a new documentary called Leap of Faith. Twelve… Read More

What do events that featured the late Rev. James Lawson, entertainers George Clinton and Garth Brooks, poet Nikki Finney, author Jim Wallis and other distinguished individuals all have in common? They are among many community-centered programs at Vanderbilt Divinity School that Sha’Tika Brown has helped craft and elevate. As senior program manager, Brown is committed to building and strengthening the Divinity… Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from the Wabash Center to study artificial intelligence and its impact. The project, “We Can Wait No Longer: Educating Theological Educators About Artificial Intelligence,” seeks to inform Divinity faculty of the mechanics behind AI and the latest advancements. As ethicists and… Read More

A new book from Stephanie Budwey, an assistant professor of the history and practice of Christian worship and the arts, discusses the erasure of intersex people in the areas of science, law, culture, and theology due to the assumption that all humans are either ‘female’ or ‘male.’ Read More