VDS Voices

Field education supervisors hear it all! As they mentor and guide divinity students in their field education contexts, they hear about the doubts as well as the accomplishments, the fears that sit alongside the confidence, the worries that keep folks up at night. Every week, supervisors take an hour out… Read More

Dean Emilie Townes and Joshua DuBois 12.4.13   Joshua DuBois, Former White House Director of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, spoke at the Vanderbilt Divinity School on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Addressing an audience of students, faculty and staff, and Nashville community members, Mr. DuBois read excerpts from his book… Read More

Each year the United States wastes over ninety-six billion pounds of food. Putting such a huge number in perspective requires an image, some reference to a concrete reality our minds can grasp. Here are a couple of my own attempts: ninety-six billion pounds is enough food to fill LP… Read More

VDS faculty and staff enjoy the opportunity to connect with students during coffee hour. L to R: V Matson, M Bukowski, S Brown, A Dillon and K Smith… Read More

This weeks photo was submitted by Priscila Dorcas Mojica, MDiv. Thank you for sharing. Latin@/American@ seminarians lunch with Iliff School of Theology ethicist: Dr. Miguel De La Torre 11.19.13… Read More

Looking back on my time here, standing a few weeks from my graduation, I hold a couple things in mind: First, the academy is a disciplinary regime. Second, this time was a grace to my life. Disciplinary Regime 1: Library, December 2012. Photo credit Brandy Daniels My first point:… Read More

photo by Carlos Uroza By Lora Andrews, MDiv3 The United Methodist Student Association (UMSA) provides opportunities for spiritual formation at VDS as well as for interaction with the wider United Methodist connection.  One way we live out this mission is through our monthly luncheons. On the third Wednesday of… Read More

Thank you Nicole M. Malveaux, MTS2, for this weeks VDS Friday Photo. Amy Grant joins Dave Perkins, Associate Director of Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture, and the VDS Songwriting from a Theological Perspective class on October 22, 2013. Photo by Nicole M. Malveaux… Read More

by Rhonda Siggers, MDiv2 When I was a child, my grandmother traveled the world.  I remember vividly two trips she took.  The first was her trip to Hawaii from which my gift was a hula skirt that I attempted to wear to school as clothing.  The… Read More

by Katherine Smith Director of Admissions It’s the time of year again for official Visit Days at most theological schools.  All over the country, schools such as Vanderbilt Divinity School are making cases for why studying in their institutions is worth considering. … Read More