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Honoring legacies and changing lives: During the first community breakfast of the spring semester, the Rev. Dr. Forrest E. Harris Sr., assistant professor of the practice of ministry and director of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies (KMSI), marked the beginning of a celebration to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the institute. His lecture recapped the evolution of KMSI, commented on its prophetic work and examined the institute's future in context of the challenges of the black church. Read more >> |
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Open my eyes In an examination of Jesus at the Festival and healing the blind man found in John 7-9, third-year master of divinity student Niger Woodruff preached at Vanderbilt Divinity School's Community Worship in September. In his sermon, Niger called for the VDS community to open our eyes and see the world in a new light. Read more >> |
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![]() Placing limits on God's love The Tennessean: Opinion—Chris McCain, a second-year master of divinity student and Carpenter Scholar, wrote an opinion piece responding to another opinion concerning Belmont University's inclusion of sexual orientation in the university's nondiscrimination policy. Read more >> A place of hope for homeless female veterans Your News Now—The Rev. Kelly Ayer, MDiv'04, is director of Zion House, one of only two transitional living homes for homeless female veterans in the country. Read more >> Finding Dr. King's "strength to love" The Tennessean: Opinion—To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Rev. Dr. Forrest E. Harris Sr., assistant professor of the practice of ministry and director of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies, wrote an op-ed piece characterizing America's need to remember and embrace the teachings of King in today's political discourse. Read more >> VDS alumnus reflects on the Volunteer state's work in Haiti The Tennessean—Jenny Eaton Dyer, MTS'01 and PhD'07, executive director of Hope Through Healing Hands, reflected on the group's Tennessee Global Health Coalition's relief work in Haiti a year after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Read more >>
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![]() Community Breakfast 7:30–8:30 a.m. Antoinette Brown Lecture 7 p.m. |
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Save the date: Homecoming 2011 We hope you can make plans now to attend Homecoming 2011. Please look for information in the coming months about the great opportunities planned to reconnect you with VDS/GDR and your classmates. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Meagan Burton-Krieger or call |
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