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  • Creating Change – Sarah Jordan

    Creating Change – Sarah Jordan

    The National Conference for LGBT Equality: Creating Change is an annual event. It’s truly a one-of-a-king organizing and skills-building event for the LGBTQ community and allies. The 28th annual Creating Change conference was held in Chicago, Illinois, this year. Vanderbilt Divinity School student delegates Shakiya Canty, Levi Dillard, Sarah Jordan,… Read More

    Mar. 23, 2016

  • Creating Change – Marty B. Tracy

    Creating Change – Marty B. Tracy

    The National Conference for LGBT Equality: Creating Change is an annual event. It’s truly a one-of-a-king organizing and skills-building event for the LGBTQ community and allies. The 28th annual Creating Change conference was held in Chicago, Illinois, this year. Vanderbilt Divinity School student delegates Shakiya Canty, Levi Dillard, Sarah Jordan,… Read More

    Mar. 16, 2016

  • Giving Tuesday – Cameron Barr, MDiv’12

    Giving Tuesday – Cameron Barr, MDiv’12

    Our monthly Alumni/ae Tuesday Guest Post has expanded! We’re proud to present #VDSGiving. We have invited VDS and GDR alumni/ae to write about what their Divinity School education meant to them, and to also write about the impact of the scholarship assistance they received. Our goal is to demonstrate how scholarship support… Read More

    Mar. 15, 2016

  • “Laudato Si: On Care For Our Common Home.”

    “Laudato Si: On Care For Our Common Home.”

    As my yearlong research leave from the Divinity School was winding down this past summer, I found myself imagining how I might put some of the resources in my endowed chair to work for the benefit of our school and the wider community. The notion… Read More

    Mar. 9, 2016

  • Creating Change 2016 – Levi Dillard

    Creating Change 2016 – Levi Dillard

    The National Conference for LGBT Equality: Creating Change is an annual event. It’s truly a one-of-a-king organizing and skills-building event for the LGBTQ community and allies. The 28th annual Creating Change conference was held in Chicago, Illinois, this year. Vanderbilt Divinity School student delegates Shakiya Canty, Levi Dillard, Sarah Jordan,… Read More

    Mar. 2, 2016

  • Giving Tuesday – Amanda Hartman Westmoreland

    Giving Tuesday – Amanda Hartman Westmoreland

    Our monthly Alumni/ae Tuesday Guest Post has expanded! We’re proud to present #VDSGiving. We have invited VDS and GDR alumni/ae to write about what their Divinity School education meant to them, and to also write about the impact of the scholarship assistance they received. Our goal is to demonstrate how scholarship support… Read More

    Jan. 19, 2016

  • Alumni Tuesday, Erin Guzman, MDiv’15

    Alumni Tuesday, Erin Guzman, MDiv’15

    Our monthly Alumni/ae Tuesday Guest Post series on the VDS Voices blog highlights posts written by VDS and GDR alumni/ae. Hear firsthand about their important work in the community, collaborations with other alumni/ae and faculty, and much more. Be sure to also check out the Divinity School Instagram feed every Tuesday… Read More

    Nov. 10, 2015

  • Alumni/ae Tuesday – Khette Cox, MDiv’09

    Alumni/ae Tuesday – Khette Cox, MDiv’09

    Our monthly Alumni/ae Tuesday Guest Post series on the VDS Voices blog highlights posts written by VDS and GDR alumni/ae. Hear firsthand about their important work in the community, collaborations with other alumni/ae and faculty, and much more. Be sure to also check out the Divinity School Instagram feed every Tuesday… Read More

    Oct. 13, 2015

  • Imagination Grant: Community Engagement and Religion in Yaxhachen, Yucatán, Mexico

    Imagination Grant: Community Engagement and Religion in Yaxhachen, Yucatán, Mexico

    The Imagination Grant seek to advance global learning, theolog­ical reflection, and leadership skills and support creative, non-credit bearing projects proposed by students.  The funds can be used to cover travel and expenses for global immersion experiences, and are typically utilized during summers. by Chelsey Overstreet Hedglin, 2nd Year… Read More

    Oct. 7, 2015

  • The Church and the Urban Community

    The Church and the Urban Community

    The Church and the Urban Community course, taught by Professor Daniel Joranko,  is an immersion experience where students visit and interact with exemplary urban ministries and community-based nonprofits throughout Nashville. An emphasis is placed on programs that ministry with the poor and socially marginalized. Read More

    Sep. 23, 2015