Divinity Library
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Vanderbilt Divinity Library’s Revised Common Lectionary improves access, enhances Christian worship
The Divinity Library has launched a new version of its popular Revised Common Lectionary website. The RCL is a collection of weekly Bible readings centered on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ adopted by numerous church bodies and individual congregations to read concurrently each Sunday throughout the liturgical year. Read MoreAug 26, 2024
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New Heard Libraries’ exhibit celebrates 50 years of theological reflections by women
“Celebrating 50 Years of Antoinette Brown Lectures” will be on display in the second-floor gallery of the Central and Divinity Libraries Building. A preview of the exhibit will be from 2 to 4 p.m., with the grand opening and a reception at 8 p.m. The Divinity School’s 50th annual Antoinette Brown Lecture featuring ethics professor Grace Y. Kao will be at 7 p.m. at Vanderbilt Divinity School’s “The Space,” Room G-29. Read MoreMar 1, 2024
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New photography exhibit at Divinity School documents life during COVID-19 pandemic
The work of Nashville artists Joon Powell, Bill Steber, Dawn Majors and John Partipilo is featured in a new exhibit at Vanderbilt Divinity School titled “Nashville: A Pandemic Observed.” Students and community members will have the opportunity to attend a gallery talk featuring the artists and Vanderbilt scholars on Tuesday, March 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. Read MoreMar 10, 2022
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‘Trash Heap of History’ exhibit spotlights 1989 fall of Communism in Romania
Previously trashed items that offer insight into Romanian life during the overthrow of its totalitarian dictatorship in 1989 comprise a new exhibit at the Divinity Library. Read MoreDec 4, 2019
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‘Cultures in Clay’ exhibit showcases 4,000-year-old writing system
"Cultures in Clay," a new exhibit at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, spotlights a 4,000-year-old cuneiform writing system on tablets used by ancient Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians. Read MoreDec 11, 2017
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Preserving the history of Syriac Christianity in the Middle East
An international collaboration that includes Divinity scholar David Michelson has published three new reference works to help preserve Syriac, an endangered Middle East language and culture. Read MoreFeb 8, 2017
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Valerie Hotchkiss named Vanderbilt’s university librarian
Valerie Hotchkiss, a library director and professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will join Vanderbilt Aug. 1 in the role of university librarian, with responsibility for nine divisional libraries and the Television News Archive. Read MoreApr 21, 2016
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Studio arts class invites you to ‘Dis-connect’ at Vanderbilt Libraries
A studio arts class taught by Mel Ziegler has created a series of installations called "Dis-connect" at the Central and Divinity libraries that explores how rapid advances in technology have impacted our perceptions of libraries in general. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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Vanderbilt Zimmerman Judaica Collection: 70 years in the making
A new exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the Mary and Raymond Zimmerman Judaica Collection is open to the public at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Read MoreMay 1, 2015
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Listen: Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere
Lenn Goodman (Steve Green, Vanderbilt) Lenn Goodman, professor of philosophy and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, has a new book, Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere (Cambridge University, 2014), in which he argues that our commitments to our own ideals and norms need not mean… Read MoreApr 3, 2014
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Two Vanderbilt librarians selected as ARL fellows
Vanderbilt Heard Libraries' Bill Hook and Larry Reeves are among 26 fellows participating in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellows Program for 2013-15. Read MoreNov 19, 2013
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Libraries, dining halls modify hours over Fall Break Oct. 10-13
(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) You might notice students with bags in hand, packing car trunks or hopping cabs over the next few days. The Vanderbilt campus will be a bit quieter as students enjoy a fall break from classes Oct. 10-13. All residence halls will remain open throughout the weekend. However,… Read MoreOct 9, 2013
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Listen: VU Arts and Science professor discusses ‘unsayable’
William Franke, professor of comparative literature, Italian and religious studies, discusses the research behind his forthcoming book, "A Philosophy of the Unsayable." Read MoreJul 24, 2013
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Progress continues on construction projects this summer
Alumni Hall’s yearlong renovation is nearly complete, while construction on the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center reaches a milestone. Read about these projects and more. Read MoreJun 21, 2013