Dan Culpepper, Author at Wake Forest University School of Divinity

Wake Forest University School of Divinity to Convene National Leaders on Strengthening Solidarity and the Future of American Democracy

August 21, 2026

“Reminagining Solidarity, Strengthening Democracy: New Visions of the Common Good” will explore how we hold a diverse American democracy together at 250 and beyond Winston-Salem, N.C. — As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, Wake Forest University School of Divinity will bring together nationally […]

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Professor Melva L. Sampson named to inaugural cohort of Gongloff Creative Worship and Prophetic Preaching Fellowship at Brite Divinity School

June 12, 2026

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 […]

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Wake Forest University School of Divinity to Convene Leading Voices on the Future of Liberation Theology

March 5, 2026

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 […]

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Professor Melva L. Sampson to deliver 2026 Presbyterian Lectures at Columbia Theological Seminary

February 20, 2026

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 […]

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Dean Corey D. B. Walker’s opening remarks at the Brookings Institution

January 17, 2026

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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Professor Derek Hicks on communities making meaning through faith and food

January 15, 2026

Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Associate Professor of Religion and Culture Derek Hicks is featured in Emory News for his scholarship at the intersection of Black faith, food, and cultural meaning. Drawing from lived experience, history, and theology, Hicks shows how meals—Sunday […]

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School of Divinity and Brookings Institution panel reviews Trump administration’s executive actions on religion

January 12, 2026

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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Professor Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo on Venezuela crisis

January 12, 2026

Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Earley Associate Professor of Catholic and Latin American Studies Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo, told Sojourners that claims that the U.S. will rule Venezuela after the capture of Maduro and Flores are “extreme extensions of more than a century […]

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Statement from Dean Corey D. B. Walker on the Passing of Rev. Dr. Douglass M. Bailey ’60

November 22, 2025

Winston-Salem, N.C. — “The Wake Forest University School of Divinity community remembers the life and witness of the Reverend Dr. Douglass M. Bailey ’60. Doug was a cherished member and dedicated faculty member of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity community. He brought wisdom, compassion, […]

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Wake Forest University School of Divinity Announces 10th Annual John W. Hatch Lecture and Symposium

November 21, 2025

Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity will host the 10th Annual John W. Hatch Lecture and Symposium on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s […]

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