Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Assistant Teaching Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology Melva L. Sampson was named to the Brite Divinity School inaugural cohort of the Gongloff Creative Worship and Prophetic Preaching Fellowship, a yearlong fellowship that brings together preacher-practitioners and […]
Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative (EEJI) will host its fourth annual Summer Institute in London from May 31 through June 4, 2026. Supported by a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the institute is designed to support environmental justice reporting and […]
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Wake Forest University School of Divinity is pleased to announce that Dr. Wynnetta Wimberley will serve as the commencement speaker for the 2026 Hooding and Commencement Ceremony. This year’s graduating class will join over six hundred alumni in the School’s ongoing commitment to forming “agents […]
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity celebrated a milestone evening at its 2026 Legacy of Faith Dinner, announcing that more than $3.2 million has been raised since August 2025 to support student scholarships and the Wake Div Promise, a signature initiative that […]
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity will host the 2026 Mac Bryan Prophetic Preachers Series on Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the historic Wait Chapel on the Reynolda Campus. This year’s program focused on the theme, […]
March 9, 2026 by Dean Corey D. B. Walker as published in The Conversation As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life. Since taking office […]
March 30, 2026 by Grace Ji-Sun Kim as published in goodfaithmedia With wars raging in Iran and Ukraine, a world tarnished by racism, the climate crisis upon us, and deepening inequalities across the globe, a recent Wake Forest University School of Divinity conference […]
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Winston-Salem, N.C. — The Wake Forest University School of Divinity will host the 2026 Margaret A. Steelman Lecture on Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Broyhill Auditorium at Farrell Hall. The theme for this year’s lecture is “The Future(s) of Liberation […]
Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Assistant Teaching Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology Melva L. Sampson will deliver the 2026 Presbyterian Lectures at Columbia Theological Seminary. The lectures titled, “Digital Insurgent Homiletics: Afro-Womanist-Futurist Strategies for Preaching Liberation,” will explore how preaching […]
Washington, D.C. — On January 12, scholars, policy officials, and members of the public gathered at the Brookings Institution for a timely conversation on religious freedom and executive power in the United States. Co-hosted by the Governance Studies program at Brookings and the Wake Forest University […]
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