Distinguished Guest Scholars
New ideas and perspectives in the field of religious scholarship and emerging conversations.
Since opening its doors, the School of Divinity has hosted scholars from many disciplines and practitioners who are pioneers in community engagement. Dedicated to research, writing, and inspiring other faith leaders, they have helped our students engage academic excellence, global perspective, and spiritual growth as they are equipped to offer responses of justice, reconciliation, and compassion to the diverse needs and challenges of our world.
| Rev. Dr. Frederick Streets | 2001 | Guest Lecture |
| Dr. Jürgen Moltmann | 2002 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Elizabeth Moltmann-Wendel | 2002 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. JoAnne Terrell | 2003 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Carol Meyers | 2003 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Margaret Farley | 2003 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Katie Cannon | 2003 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Thomas Hearn | 2004 | Fall Convocation |
| Dr. Elaine Pagels | 2004 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Adele Reinhartz | 2004 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Riffat Hassan | 2004 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Letty Russell | 2004 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Miroslav Volf | 2005 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Mary Foskett | 2005 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona | 2005 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Deirdre Good | 2005 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Bernice King | 2006 | Spring Convocation |
| Dr. John Cobb | 2006 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Marjorie Suchocki | 2006 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas | 2006 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Elizabeth Bounds | 2006 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether | 2006 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Brian McLaren | 2006 | Worship in Wait |
| Mr. Bill Moyers | 2006 | |
| Rt. Rev. George Carey | 2007 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Bart Ehrman | 2007 | Voices of Our Time |
| Rt. Rev.John Shelby Spong | 2007 | Guest Lecture |
| Dr. Marin Marty | 2007 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Susan Niditch | 2007 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Kwok Pui Lan | 2007 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Mary Gordon | 2007 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Gail Ramshaw | 2007 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Molly Marshall | 2007 | Worship in Wait |
| Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown | 2007 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Anthony Campolo | 2007 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Don Saliers | 2008 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Mary Boys | 2008 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Susannah Heschel | 2008 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Yvonne Haddad | 2008 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Hibba Abugideiri | 2008 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Michelle Browers | 2008 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Rev. Dr. William Willimon | 2008 | Worship in Wait |
| Charles Adams | 2008 | Worship in Wait |
| Rev. Dr. Serenus Churn | 2008 | Opening Chapel |
| Rev. Dr. Peter Gomes | 2008 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Alton B. Pollard, III | 2009 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Elizabeth A. Clark | 2009 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Jane Crosthwaite | 2009 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Yvonne Chireau | 2009 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Emilie Townes | 2009 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Wilma Bailey | 2009 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Barbara Brown Taylor | 2009 | Worship in Wait |
| Predrag Cicovacki | 2009 | Guest Lecture |
| Dr. Emilie Townes | 2010 | Spring Convocation |
| Dr. Brad Braxton | 2010 | Worship in Wait |
| Rev. Dr. Tim Keller | 2010 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Christine Gudorf | 2010 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Margaret Miles | 2010 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Gail O’Day | 2010 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Ann Belford Ulanov | 2010 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Rev. Dr. Marcus Borg | 2010 | Steelman Lecture |
| Rev. Earl Palmer | 2010 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Elizabeth A. Johnson | 2011 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Daisy L. Machado | 2011 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez | 2011 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Susan R. Garrett | 2011 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. William Schweiker | 2011 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Harvey Cox | 2012 | Spring Convocation |
| Dr. Gary Gunderson | 2012 | Fall Convocation |
| William Lawson | 2012 | Worship in Wait |
| Dr. Ulrike Bechmann | 2012 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Ivone Gebara | 2012 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Hisako Kinukawa | 2012 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Mercy Amba Oduyoye | 2012 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Diana Butler Bass | 2012 | Steelman Lecture |
| Dr. Monica Coleman | 2013 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Serene Jones | 2013 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi | 2013 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Dr. Nelly Van Doorn-Harder | 2013 | Phyllis Trible Lecture Series |
| Melissa Rogers | 2013 | Fall Convocation |
| Rev. Dr. Luke Powery | 2013 | Steelman Lecture |
| Nadia Bolz-Weber | 2014 | Guest Lecture |
| Rev. Dr. William Barber, II | 2014 |
Mac Bryan Prophetic Preaching Series
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| Dr. E. Frank Tupper | 2015 | Fall Convocation |
| Rev. K. Killian Noe | 2016 | Fall Convocation |
| Dr. Elizabeth Johnson | 2016 | Steelman Lecture |
| Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer | 2016 |
Mac Bryan Prophetic Preaching Series
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| Dr. Samuel Pang | 2017 | Steelman Lecture |
| Andreas Weber | 2017 | Food, Health, and Ecological Well-Being |
| Rev. Minerva Carcaño | 2017 | Mac Bryan Prophetic Preaching Series |
| Dr. Carter Heyward | 2018 | Guest Lecture |
| Krista Tippett | 2018 | Voices of Our Time |