Religion In The Arts And Contemporary Culture

Artists and social justice activists will come together at Vanderbilt Divinity School for an April 22–23 public conference to consider best practices and performances to create equitable change in Nashville. Read More

Bill Ivey will discuss the role of cultural heritage and creative practice in sustaining a high quality of life during a Religion in the Arts conversation Feb. 25 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

Thomas Merton's legacy as an influential Catholic author, artist and advocate for peace and civil rights will be celebrated at Vanderbilt the first week of December with events that include jazz and poetry performances. Read More

Musician Ivor "Jerry" Moore, one of the original Freedom Riders, will be featured at a Feb. 23 performance event sponsored by Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

Sign up now for Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning winter 2015 non-credit classes, which include contemporary international films, Irish comedy, and relationships between science and science fiction. Read More

Tracking Jesus in popular American music is the topic of the Dec. 3 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box event with singer-songwriter Dave Perkins, an associate director at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

Painter Jonathan Richter and poet DKM will discuss various pieces and processes involved in the creation of “Subjects With Objects: A Unique Collection of Art & Text by Jonathan Richter and DKM” showing at the Divinity School Art Room (G-20) from Sept. 4 through Nov. 13. This talk is free and open… Read More

“God-talk and Memoir Writing,” a roundtable conversation on the craft of memoir from a theological perspective, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Room G-20. The roundtable will feature the Rev. Becca Stevens, MDiv’90, the Rev. Ian Cron and musical artists Ashley… Read More

Landscape artist Ken Procter will lecture Jan. 13 on his exhibit "Duino Suite: Drawings Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's First Duino Elegy" at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read More

"Duino Suite: Drawings Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's First Duino Elegy," an exhibit of charcoal drawings by artist Ken Procter, is presented by Divinity's Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture from Oct. 2 through Dec. 4. Read More