Divinity

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. Read More

Four Vanderbilt alumni who devoted their lives to ministry, scholarship and social justice issues have been recognized as the 2023 Vanderbilt Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion Distinguished Alumni/ae. Read More

The Divinity School’s storied history and reputation for theological education—including advocacy for racial and social justice—were key to Yolanda Pierce’s move to Vanderbilt for the deanship. Read More

Dean Yolanda Pierce has undertaken several community outreach efforts this fall, with the goal of making “radical hospitality” a cornerstone of her tenure at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School will host the third part of a series exploring the realities of the Asian and Asian American diaspora on May 12 the with a 6 p.m. CT film screening and talkback about the documentary film "Far East Deep South." Read More

The first-ever Vanderbilt Giving Day, planned for April 21, will be a 24-hour campaign that draws alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and fans together to advance the mission of the university. Read More

Friday, October 9, 2015 in Benton Chapel A Young Black Woman Shimmy & Shakes a Flagpole and Finally Brings the Confederate Flag Down After One Hundred Years: Thoughts on Climbing, Not Waiting on the Calvary, Faith, and Manners, in the Contemporary South Poet Nikky Finney helped start the Affrilachian Writers… Read More

Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Benton Chapel A Young Black Woman Shimmy & Shakes a Flagpole and Finally Brings the Confederate Flag Down After One Hundred Years: Thoughts on Climbing, Not Waiting on the Calvary, Faith, and Manners, in the Contemporary South Poet Nikky Finney helped start the Affrilachian… Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity Professor Bruce Morrill, who is a Jesuit priest, can discuss expectations surrounding the highly anticipated U.S. visit of Pope Francis Sept. 22-27. Read More

VIDEO» Bruce Morrill discusses the impact and appeal of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit priest appointed Pope in Vatican history. Read More

To describe James Alexander Jr. as a self-motivated achiever doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of this remarkable young man who is taking part in the dual degree program offered by Vanderbilt Law and Divinity schools. Read More

Two Vanderbilt experts can comment on the pope's recent statement about the environment. Read More

Dennis Dickerson, Sandra Barnes and Jonathan Metzl are available to provide valuable context to the tragedy in Charleston. Read More

“Virgins, Mothers, and Martyrs: Women in Early Christian Africa,” delivered by Kate Cooper on April 27, 2015. This event was sponsored by Vanderbilt University’s Department of Classical Studies, The Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender and Sexuality at Vanderbilt Divinity School, and the Late Antiquity seminar at Vanderbilt’s Robert Penn… Read More

Divinity distinguished alumnus was strong voice for civil rights Divinity distinguished alumnus was powerful Christian personality and preacher Read More

GQ calls it “Nowville.” Time magazine has dubbed it “The South’s Red-Hot Town.” Indeed, these are heady times for Vanderbilt’s hometown, now one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities. The signs of ambitious new building projects are everywhere. In October the think tank City Observatory released a report identifying Nashville as second only to… Read More

Watch video of the Vanderbilt Divinity School Cole Lecture given by Rev. Dr. Tex Sample on October 3rd, 2014. Read More

Watch video of the Vanderbilt Divinity School Cole Lecture given by Rev. Dr. Tex Sample on October 2, 2014. Read More

Watch video of the Vanderbilt Divinity School Opening Convocation address by Emilie M. Townes, Dean of the Divinity School on August 22, 2014. Read More

James W. Barker, PhD'11, has been awarded the 2014 Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship. Barker, a visiting assistant professor of religion at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, was honored for his essay "Ancient Compositional Practices and the Gospels: A Reassessment." Read More