The Wake Forest University School of Divinity conferred Master of Divinity degrees upon thirty students at the school’s twelfth commencement ceremonies held May 18-20. One student received the dual degree Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Counseling. On Saturday, May 18, the graduating class gathered with faculty, family, and friends in Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel to receive their masters’ hoods. Held on Pentecost Eve, the ceremony reminded graduates’ of their call to carry God’s fire into the world through the ways they live their lives. E. Frank Tupper, Professor of Theology, was the class-selected speaker and gave…
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May 24, 2013
Author, eco-theologian, and Director of the School of Divinity’s Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership Initiative Fred Bahnson will be a featured guest speaker at this year’s Wild Goose Festival being held August 8 – 11 in Hot Springs, NC. This year’s festival will engage questions surrounding the care of creation and each morning Bahnson will be speaking on food, justice, and sustainability. To find out more about the festival and its remarkable lineup of musicians and speakers, visit www.wildgoosefestival.org. Bahnson is the author of the forthcoming Soil & Sacrament: Food, Faith, and Growing Heaven on Earth (Simon & Schuster, Aug. 2013) and…
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May 6, 2013
Wake Forest University School of Divinity is pleased to welcome two new faculty members. These scholars will add to our already accomplished and distinctive faculty, as they both bring engaged teaching, scholarly depth and creativity, and a serious commitment to the church and community. After serving as the Henry Luce Diversity Fellow in Theological Education at the School of Divinity for the past two years, Derek S. Hicks has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Religion and Culture. His research considers the impact of religion on those engaged in social, cultural, and political struggle. Particularly, he is interested in issues related to religion and race…
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May 2, 2013
Congratulations, Class of 2013! In a few weeks, you will commence. We often think of commencement as the end of something, and our school’s formal commencement activities do mark the conclusion of your Master of Divinity degree program. The truth, however, is that to commence really means to begin. Even now as we count down the final days of the spring 2013 semester, your feet are poised for next steps. For now, at least until graduation day on May 20, most of you have not yet entirely stirred the dust on roads that lead away from Wake Forest School of…
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April 28, 2013
(Winston-Salem, N.C., April 25, 2013) – The Wake Forest University School of Divinity will offer several opportunities for study this summer. From students who need to complete requirements for ordination or fulfill courses for a degree program, to those who are interested in diverse topics of study, including ministers and lay leaders, the School’s summer courses offer unique learning opportunities both online and in the classroom. The 2013 summer session unfolds over two terms. Session One begins May 29 and concludes July 3. Session Two begins July 8 and concludes August 10. This summer the following courses are available: Online…
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April 25, 2013
The Wake Forest University School of Divinity has received a worship renewal grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW) in Grand Rapids, Mich. The grant will fund a year-long project through which the School of Divinity will offer a series of worship practicum courses to provide students with hands-on experiences in worship leadership. The project will give ministry students opportunities to practice and reflect theologically about how worship leaders “do,” or embody, theology in worship. It will also invite students to explore relationships between public leadership, worship leadership styles, and varied worship traditions. The grant is one of…
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April 23, 2013
The 2013 spring semester is drawing to a close. Of course, many tasks await our attention before we officially proclaim that the semester has ended. Student, staff, and faculty calendars are packed with meetings, due dates, exam schedules, commencement events, and more. Perhaps one way to generate energy for a strong finish to the spring semester is to look back over our calendars and be reminded of just how far we’ve journeyed since this academic year began last fall. Lectures, workshops, classes, seminars, and many other activities season our academic year professional calendars. Personal calendars have added to those activities…
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April 21, 2013
by Christopher T. Copeland, Assistant Director of Leadership Development Over 50 theology students arrived on the campus of Wake Forest University School of Divinity on March 22, 2013 to participate in the inaugural gathering of Community Engagement Fellows. These Fellows – graduate students from ten seminaries and divinity schools – have expressed a deep commitment to the work of social justice in their schools and communities. They gathered for a weekend conference to share their experiences of community engagement, to engage more deeply in social issues, and to reflect on how to ignite a larger movement of social justice among…
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April 17, 2013
