VDS Voices

                      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,… Read More

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… Read More

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. photo credit D. Lashae'        … Read More

This is the second in a three part series of sermons delivered during the Academy of Preachers by academy members James W. Dennis, Lauren McDuffie and Shantell Hinton. For the second year in a… Read More

Kap Sum and friends played a gig last week at B.B. King’s. The band consisted of 7 people, 6 from the Divinity School. The songs included pop, covers, love songs, and 2 original compositions form Dr. Perkin’s “Songwriting from a Theological Perspective.” The crowd received us well, and we had… Read More

The Academy of Young Preachers is a trans-denominational organization that seeks to identify, support, and inspire young preachers and their calls to preaching.  Founded by Dwight Moody in 2010, the academy holds nationwide conferences when young preachers are invited to preach sermons on the theme of conference. This year,… Read More

Happy Friday! We reached 1000 likes on Facebook this week! Thank you to all who follow us and read about our daily life here at VDS. And thank you for all the wonderful comments you share with us. Read More

The journey to divinity school has been a long, winding road spanning nearly twenty years. I first felt the call to ministry in 1995 through a class meditation in a required course on religion. Through a series of choices and by learning to hear the Divine voice… Read More

Thank you to all who participated in our First Annual Instagram Holiday Campaign. We had over 200 photos submitted using #VDSholidays. Enjoy a selection of these fun photos (and thanks to Julia Nusbaum for putting this together!)… Read More

Although I am a published songwriter and music publisher with an SESAC affiliation, eventually the business of music on “Music Row” offered more than I could endure. While I realize that my journey to Vanderbilt from 16th to 21st Avenue is one measured in a lifetime rather than any perceptions… Read More