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This spring, Jaydra Hamid applied for a fellowship that would organize, catalog and digitally preserve materials from Vanderbilt Divinity School’s long-running Antoinette Brown Lectures, which bring distinguished women theologians to campus each year to speak on concerns for women in ministry. Read More

“Your leadership is tied to what you can imagine,” said Professor of Religion, Psychology, and Culture Jaco Hamman when addressing a room of faith leaders, alumni and faculty at a recent Vanderbilt Divinity School community breakfast. Hamman also serves as the director of the program in theology and practice… Read More

Graduate and professional students share how they've become more of the person they want to be while at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School celebrates the induction of Dean Yolanda Pierce, Professor Victor Anderson, and Professor Lisa Thompson into the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity, Collegium of Scholars this week. The honor is part of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. College of Ministers… Read More

Read what inspires and motivates these graduate and professional students to make a positive impact. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — April 1, 2026 — Vanderbilt University Divinity School has received a generous commitment from an anonymous donor family to establish the Clearing the Path Fund, created to help current Divinity students navigate unexpected financial challenges while continuing their theological education and formation. The Clearing the… Read More

Joerg Rieger, Distinguished Professor of Theology and Cal Turner Chancellor’s Professor of Wesleyan Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School, has been busy. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School is excited to host Rep. Harold Love Jr., (MTS ’98) as its Spring 2026 Practitioner-in-Residence (PIR). Each semester, the Divinity School invites a member of the clergy, a nonprofit leader, or a community activist to be “in residence” with its community. The PIR hosts sessions about their… Read More

A trailblazing educator whose vision has shaped generations of African American religious leadership and an eminent historian of Christianity are the 2025 Vanderbilt Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion Distinguished Alumni/ae. Nominated by their peers, mentors and community members, the Rev. Forrest Harris, MDiv’83, DMin’91, is this year’s recipient… Read More

A folk musician is pursuing her doctorate in religion with a focus on American religious culture. A multimedia artist builds creative partnerships in Nashville and beyond. A United Methodist pastor uses leadership and marketing skills to grow her congregation. And a Christian hip-hop artist and life coach has published an… Read More