Methodist and Wesleyan Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School

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  • Classes

    Here you can find a couple of classes for ordination 

  • Faculty

    Find out and connect with UMC affiliated Faculty at VDS 

  • Community

    Find out more about the Methodist Student Group and other UMC Communities at VDS 

Methodist Affiliated Faculty

  • Joerg Rieger

    Distinguished Professor of Theology Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair in Wesleyan Studies Director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice Vanderbilt Graduate Department of Religion Affiliated Faculty Turner Family Center for Social Ventures, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University

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  • C. Melissa Snarr

    E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair of Ethics and Society Associate Professor of Ethics and Society Director, Doctor of Ministry Program Faculty in Graduate Department of Religion Affiliated Faculty, Community Research & Action, Women and Gender Studies

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  • James P. Byrd

    Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair of Wesleyan Studies Professor of American Religious History Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research in the Grad Dept. of Religion

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  • Herbert R. Marbury

    Associate Professor of the Hebrew Bible and Black Religious Studies

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Sample Classes