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Harrod Lecturer seeking ‘Beloved Community’ in 21st century
Marcia Y. Riggs, whose areas of expertise include womanist ethics, moral education and public policy, will deliver the Howard L. Harrod Lecture at Vanderbilt Divinity School Nov. 9. Read MoreNov 6, 2017
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Cole Lectures to examine unorthodox religious practices in the borderlands
Daisy L. Machado will examine what lived religion looks like in the borderlands, including unorthodox practices, when she delivers the Divinity School's Cole Lectures Oct. 26-27 at Benton Chapel. Read MoreOct 23, 2017
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Divinity School lecture April 13: Using liturgy to empower the oppressed
Ann Hildalgo, a specialist in Latin American feminist theology, will deliver the inaugural Vanderbilt Divinity School Emerging Scholar Lecture April 13. Read MoreApr 7, 2017
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Black girlhood as a theological problem focus of Antoinette Brown Lecture
Eboni Marshall Turman, a womanist scholar with a strong passion for helping black women rise above gender bias and racism, will deliver the Antoinette Brown Lecture March 23. Read MoreMar 21, 2017
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Social justice in politically turbulent era focus of Bogitsh Lecture
Stacey Floyd-Thomas will discuss "It's a Surreal World After All" when she delivers the Mafoi Carlisle Bogitsh Memorial Lecture March 2 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreFeb 28, 2017
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‘Vocations in Racial Justice’ topic of community breakfast
A Vanderbilt initiative to develop a model curriculum for social justice work will be the focus of a Nov. 8 Divinity School community breakfast. Read MoreNov 1, 2016
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Vanderbilt Divinity School dean to reflect on troubling times
The public is invited to hear Dean Emilie Townes speak at a Vanderbilt Divinity School community breakfast Sept. 20 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Read MoreSep 14, 2016
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Ties between Nashville art and activism subject of conference
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 MoreApr 14, 2016
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Activist who took down Confederate flag will speak at Vanderbilt
Bree Newsome, who became the face of the movement to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds when she scaled a 30-foot flagpole last June, will speak at Vanderbilt University's Benton Chapel March 22. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright featured at Vanderbilt Divinity social justice forum
The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr. will address "Prophetic Faith for Social Justice" when he speaks at Benton Chapel Monday, Nov. 16, as part of a forum hosted by Vanderbilt's Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies. Read MoreNov 16, 2015
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Relevant Religion class looks at connection between faith and social justice
How to sustain movements for social change is the focus of a Nov. 14 Relevant Religion class open to the community at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreNov 10, 2015
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Global efforts against human trafficking topic of Vanderbilt Divinity breakfast
Historian Paul Lim will speak at the Oct. 30 Divinity School community breakfast about his current research on the role of evangelical nonprofit organizations in Nashville and around the world to combat human trafficking. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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Poet Nikky Finney to deliver 2015 Cole Lectures
An acclaimed poet who came of age in the South during the turmoil and unrest of 1960s and '70s civil rights struggles will deliver the 2015 Cole Lectures at Benton Chapel Oct. 8 and 9. Read MoreSep 28, 2015
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The Rev. Joseph Breen to speak on immigration at Vanderbilt Divinity Breakfast
A Vanderbilt Divinity Community Breakfast that will focus on immigration and the church features the Rev. Joseph Breen. Read MoreApr 8, 2015
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Musician George Clinton part of Vanderbilt black theology event
Legendary singer-songwriter George Clinton will speak at a Vanderbilt symposium Oct. 18 on "Afrofuturism in Black Theology." Read MoreOct 2, 2014